Crafty Brands (SXOLLIE Xider)

Cidery in Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦

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Grabouw, South Africa
Description
Not quite sure where this brewery is actually based.

A now merged brewery came in as being from Nederburg, South Africa but the 'Crafty Brands' located there is permanently closed, according to Google Maps, whereas the website seems quite alive.

Another address that I found is "Wildepaardejacht, Klein Drakenstein, Nederburg", but that's on a different location.

Both locations are in the city of Paarl, but the one I merged into is in Grabouw, where it currently is residing for BV.

The website claims the company to be based in London ( SXOLLIE, 15 Spring Bridge Mews, Ealing, W5 2AB )

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6

Sweet, apple, light

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2025 at 18:52


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Morrisons, Sheldon, Birmingham where I have found over the last year there is a larger volume of different ciders available although not necessarily any better quality. Pale straw colour with brief fizz. Fragrant sweet fruity apple, quite mellow with light chemical note. Taste again quite mellow and sweet, slightly watered down but fruity with a bit of a citric tang to it. Light bodied, moderate carbonation. Its decent enough, quite refreshing. More for the hot weather rather than a January evening in Birmingham.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Tesco. Clear pale yellow in colour, lots of visible carbonation. Aroma very much golden delicious apple juice, sugars. Taste is sweet and has a clean apple juice although a light fruity-yeast and semi-dry finish. Body is light although slightly oily. Easy drinking, simple cider but fairly tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear and very pale, slight yellow tinge, breif bubbly head. Aroma is very much granny smith apple juice, sugars, floral blossom. Taste is sweet and tart apple, apple peel with slight bitter note, icing sugar. Quite good.

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:23


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear pale straw with no head, lots of carbonation bubbles. Fresh apple aroma, moderately fizzy with a fresh medium sweet apple taste, just a touch of acidity/tartness that I remember of Granny Smith’s, which I haven’t eaten for years

Tried on 13 Oct 2024 at 16:07


7

Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2024 at 20:36


6

Light, dry, oddly clear

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2024 at 19:06


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Sainsbury's, Salford Quays. Pale clear yellow in colour. Full apple taste, with the Granny Smith variety very evident in its aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2024 at 17:14


6

Bottle Morrisson 2024-05-23 Port William AR: light crisp, green apples AP: pale hint of green, fizzy head F: light crisp, green apples

Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2024 at 18:41


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

How: Bottle.
Where: Had in a hotel room at The Grand Trafalgar Square, London.
Appearance: Very pale yellow colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Apples, sweet.
Body: Light to medium body, lively carbonation.
Flavour: Apples, sweet.

Tried from Cask on 23 Apr 2024 at 22:23