Old Monty Cider

Cidery in Montgomery, Powys, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Established in 2006

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Glascoed, Garthmyl, Montgomery, SY15 6RT, Wales
Description
Since 2006, Old Monty Cider has been crafted in Mid-Wales using only traditional methods and the finest hand-picked apples. In this time we have won multiple awards for our ciders and perries, and we currently hold the title of Champion Cidermaker of Wales.

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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

9/10/2025. From BIAB at the 2025 Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival.

Tried from Draft on 09 Oct 2025 at 17:05


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

BIAB at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2025. Golden oramgey colour, no head and aroma of apple, fruit, iodine hint. Taste is sweet, tangy, appley, tart, fruity, iodine note, acetic funk, with some tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying tart tannic finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 14:56


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

9/10/2025. From BIAB at the 2025 Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival.

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 14:51


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

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Orange golden colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, funk. Taste is sweetish, tangy, tart, appley, fruits, with some funk and bittersharp tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium drying tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 01 Sep 2025 at 21:22


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

6/8/2025. From BIAB at GBBF 2025. Rich apple, petroleum, funky, caramel, citric aroma. Medium sweet. Dry tangy finish. Hint of ripe banana. Likeable.

Tried on 06 Aug 2025 at 18:36


7

Bag-in-a-box vist. Hapukas, magus, õunane, vesine, puuviljane, kerge funk, vürtsikas. Ok

Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2025 at 19:28


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

5.5% BiB. Hazy yellow gold with a bubbly white head. Moderately sweet apple juice with a touch of acidity, just a hint of fruit on the nose.

Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2024

Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 26 Sep 2024 at 09:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

1/9/2022. BIAB serving shared by danlo, cheers Ed. Pours slightly hazy golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is funky, mucky, apple, straw, vanilla, touch of citrus. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, oily, spritzy carbonation. Dry, woody, tannic finish.

Tried on 19 Sep 2022 at 10:56


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

BIAB at Welsh Cider and Perry Festival, 03Jun2022, Caldicot Castle, Wales. Orangey gold colour, no head and aroma of fruity apple, oak, vanilla. Taste is fruity apple, vanilla, oak with alittle funk and drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry mellow tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 09 Jun 2022 at 20:19


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

BIAB at Welsh Cider and Perry Festival, 03Jun2022, Caldicot Castle, Wales. Gold colour, no head and aroma of apple, oaky. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, with woody oak notes and alittle tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 09 Jun 2022 at 20:16


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