Purbeck Cider Company

Cidery in Wareham, Dorset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2008

Contact
Lower Scoles Farm, Kingston, Wareham, BH20 5LG, England
Description
Purbeck Cider Company is the brainchild of Joe Hartle, son of Peter and Hazel Hartle of Purbeck Ice Cream. Joe returned from travelling New Zealand to his family farm on the Jurassic Coast with the idea of making magnificent farm pressed cider and apple juice as well as continuing his sheep farming.

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle from Orchard Explorers. Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of fresh mint, apple, alittle funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, mint, with some underlying funk and drying tannins. Medium bodied, light to medium carbonation, dry tannic finish. Abit of a strange combination, its like drinking cider straight after brushing your teeth!
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2021 at 18:20

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bag in the box at The Carnival Inn (JDW), Bridgwater. July 2016. Pours clear pale gold with no head. Aroma: apple pie, apple skin, earthy, musty, sherbety vibes. Taste: mellow, dry, tart, apple skins, white grape, gooseberry, light tannins. Medium bodied, no carbonation, dry finish.
Tried on 25 Jan 2021 at 21:21

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bag in a box at Carnival Inn (JDW), Bridgwater. Nov 2015. Pours slightly hazed pale yellow. Apple-y aroma and taste (there's a surprise), drying finish. Medium body with low carbonation. OK
Tried on 25 Jan 2021 at 21:07

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
30/10/2020. From BIAB at the Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Pours slightly hazy golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of semi-sweet apple, touch of citrus, funk and a hint of berry. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 30 Oct 2020 at 16:08

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Bottle at the Cellar Bar, Mowlam Centre, Swanage. Pity they put feckin ice cubes in it. Musty apply peel aroma. A light and pale gold. No head. Light-medium sour. Some underlying sweetness comes through. Light. Thin, with a soft chalky mouthfeel. Flat carbonation. Long somewhat dry finish. Perfectly pleasant but all a bit too laidback.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2020 at 18:41

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Wetherspoon Autumn Beer Festival 2018. Box @ Percy Shaw, Halifax. Hazy straw-blonde with a juicy apple flavour. Has a strength to it, but it does not compromise its taste.
Tried on 09 Jul 2020 at 22:10

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Box @ Stable, Birmingham. Clear, pale straw yellow appearance. Nice medium fruit on the nose. Clean, balanced medium character, pleasantly sweet, nicely fruity, with a nice apple linger and gentle acidity. Nicely rounded, good stuff.
Tried on 24 Feb 2020 at 10:27

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Box @ Stable, Birmingham. Pours unclear reddish orange. Assorted red berries / minty nose. Taste has a quite prominent, pokey mint presence, noticeable cucumber with some berries mingling about. Is this cocktail a thing in bars? Can't imagine why these three elements should ever need to be with each other in a drink.. very odd.
Tried from Can on 29 Aug 2019 at 20:28

6/10
Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2019 at 14:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Pinkish golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of sweet apple, hints of sulphur. Taste is sweetish, fruity apple, berry hints, sugary, some tartness. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, semi-sweet finish. Quite OK
Tried on 23 Jul 2019 at 20:40