BEARDspoon Beer & Cider Works

Cidery in Ashford, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2011

Contact
14 Butt Field Road, Ashford, TN23 5EF, England
Description
BEARDspoon Real Kentish Cider, a small award winning Artisan Real Cider maker based in Sellindge, Kent. We produce our Cider not for profit but for the enjoyment of others and to spread the word about Real Cider and its Apple'y Goodness!

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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

poly pin at Nottingham beer festival 2025 ..hazy amber ..thinest white lacing ...soft sweet caramel toffee apple juicy apple nose ..big juicy apple juice ..Just apple juice

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 13:50


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

BIAB at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2025. Orangey gold colour, some bubbleson top and aroma of apple, fleshy, funk, stone fruit hints. Taste is sweet, fruity, apple, peachy hints, with biscuity note and some mellow acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet & drying appley finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 13:33


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

BIAB at Ciderdog Fest, Miller pub London. Clear golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, floral, funk hint. Taste is sweet, zingy, apple, fleshy, elderflower note, with drying tartness and hints of tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet tart finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 20 Jul 2024 at 12:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can online from The Cat in the Glass. Pours gold with translucent bubbles. Aroma: apple, apple skin. Taste: light to moderate sweet, towards dry, apple, some caramel, light tartness. Medium body with low carbonation.

Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2023 at 11:53


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml bottle from Cider Vault at Fram Ferment. Hazy orange gold colour, thin white foam head and aroma of apple, fruit, floral, orchardy, light funk. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, fleshy fruity, citrus, wood, vanilla with hint of leathery funk and mellow drying acidity. Medium bodied, light soft carbonation, dry finish. Well balanced, nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2023 at 17:01


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

750ml bottle from Scrattings. Yellow colour, no head and aroma of pear, fleshy, solventy funk. Taste is tangy, pear, fruity, some tartness, with leathery funk, tinned pineapple hints and citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2021 at 19:23


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

750ml bottle from Scrattings. Sparkling, orangey gold colour, short-lived thin white foam head and aroma of fruity, apple, fleshy, apricot, citric. Taste is fleshy apple, fruity, with strawberry, peach & apricot hints, some funk, citric acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry tart & light tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2021 at 19:18


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

500ml bottle from Scrattings, shared with Soph. Misty yellow appearance. Gentle apple fruit on the nose. Light watery body, but nice natural medium dry apple fruit emerges. Nice easy-going, fruity natural cider.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2020 at 17:10


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

75cl bottle from Scrattings, shared with Soph. Misty gold. Crisp on the palate, spritzy.. with light lemon zest, apple skin, fairly dry overall. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2020 at 17:27


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

750ml bottle from Scrattings. Hazy orange gold colour, short-lived foamy white head and aroma of orchardy apple, caramel, vanilla, some funk. Taste is tart, zesty, apple, fruity, with caramel & vanilla, funk and citric acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry citric finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2020 at 18:05