Crafty Brands (SXOLLIE Xider)

Cidery in Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

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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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5.3/10 β€” Appearance 2 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Tried on 25 Jul 2026 at 14:57

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried on 25 Jul 2026 at 14:47

5.9/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ Fierce, Edinburgh. Clear very pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, apple and lemon. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Light dry and light acidic finish. 250726
Tried from Draft at Fierce Bar Edinburgh on 25 Jul 2026 at 14:46

6/10
Sweet, apple, light
Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2025 at 18:52

6/10 β€” 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

6.5/10 β€” 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

6.8/10 β€” 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

6.6/10 β€” 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 from Bottle from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 13 Oct 2024 at 16:00

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2024 at 20:36

6/10
Light, dry, oddly clear
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2024 at 19:06