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I am Steve Hughes, a farmer’s son with an MBA. Ex factory worker. Not scared of hard work. Rosie was our Jack Russell and used to help me plant the orchard. A brilliant little dog whose name lives on.
After my initial 5 gallons of cider made in 2005, I started planting up cider orchards. We now have over 1000 standard apple trees made up of 69 different varieties, all trying their best to cling on at 1000 feet above sea level. I have now got a feel for those apple varieties that work well up here (and the ones that rather wish they lived further South).
After my initial 5 gallons of cider made in 2005, I started planting up cider orchards. We now have over 1000 standard apple trees made up of 69 different varieties, all trying their best to cling on at 1000 feet above sea level. I have now got a feel for those apple varieties that work well up here (and the ones that rather wish they lived further South).
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet apples, fruits and suplhur. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jul 2017
at 13:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Slightly hazy golden without head. Aroma is sweet apples, tart apples and fruity. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 250717
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jul 2017
at 13:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From box @ Admiral Benbow, Shrewsbury [050417]
Golden straw, light hazy, no head
Aroma of tart soft dry apple, tangy
Taste of soft apple, quite tangy, some sweet apple fruits, nice flavour, quite juicy
Palate - Light body, some nice sweetness in there. Finish is a little dry, soft sweet apple
Overall - Decent cider...crap at rating ciders which is why I don’t do it very often
Golden straw, light hazy, no head
Aroma of tart soft dry apple, tangy
Taste of soft apple, quite tangy, some sweet apple fruits, nice flavour, quite juicy
Palate - Light body, some nice sweetness in there. Finish is a little dry, soft sweet apple
Overall - Decent cider...crap at rating ciders which is why I don’t do it very often
Tried
on 01 May 2017
at 18:11
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gbbf. Klares hell goldgelbe Farbe. Geruch nach trockenen reifen sauren Äpfeln. Geschmack mild säuerlich, süße reife Äpfel.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2016
at 05:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
at GBBF 2016 ... golden amber .. thin white lacing ... dry apple rtanin nnose .. dry apple fruit .. long dry tanins
Tried
on 26 Aug 2016
at 01:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF day 1. Clear golden color, no head. Sweet aroma, sweet ripe apples. Taste is pretty sweet, sweet ripe apples, sugar. Somewhat dry finish but mainly sweet. Ok.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2016
at 08:22
6/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2016
at 08:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bag in a box at The Berry Walmer. Hazy gold colour. Sweetish apple pie some peach even clean cider. Too sweet some brown sugar. Easy drinking though. Tasty if sweet. Some peach some stewed apple with brown sugar.
Tried
on 04 May 2015
at 09:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at SRAF 2012. Pours clear pale yellow, nose is yeasty, pear, taste is similar, sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2015
at 06:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Admiral Benbow, Shrewsbury. Extremely sweet with vanilla, a pronounced rum influence and a few tangy chewits thrown in. Has definite character.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2013
at 01:29