Rich's Cider

Cidery in Highbridge, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Richs Farmhouse Cider

Established in 1954

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Rich’s Cider Farm, Watchfield, Highbridge, TA9 4RD, England
Description
There have been many changes since Gordon Rich started pressing cider apples at Mill Farm, although essentially the production of the juice is still traditional.

We are a family run business producing traditional farmhouse cider and farm pressed apple juice, with locally harvested Somerset apples.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle, drank in my back garden on 2nd June 2024, fourth and final cider in a mini-tasting with myself. Found this OK, full of apples!
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2024 at 08:01

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle, unsure where from. Pours a hazed deep orange. Aroma of apple mush, hay, farmyard. Flavour profile presents quite a pleasant rough scrumpy side for an AF cider, with soft tannins, apple pomace, caramelised scuzzy fruit, well carbonated. Pretty decent.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2024 at 20:06

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750ml bottle from Rich's Cider. Hazy amber golden-brown colour, no head and aroma of apple, spice, cinnamon. Taste is sweet, apple, strudel, cinnamon, ginger, clove, sugar, with some citric tartness and light tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, mulled spice finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2023 at 18:24

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Truckles, Burnham-on-sea. Aroma is sweet with a slight bite. Clear very light gold. A thin mm translucent white band for a head. Light bitter. Peel. Tannin. Develops low key sweetness and a sour edge. Light. Thin. Slightly sticky. Flat-average carbonation. Nice enough but not particularly invigorating.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2023 at 20:07

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle bought at the cidery. Aroma has sweet juice alongside a dry peel and tannin. Clear gold. Foamy white head retreats to the rim. Initial sweet sugariness. Then develops a dry peel and tannin streak. Yes, I have just described the aroma again. Light. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long slightly dry finish. Nice enough if kinda watery.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2023 at 19:40

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Cask at Euston Tap West, Euston, London, 18 May 2023) Hazy golden colour with no head. Fruity nose with apples, citrus and an almost silage like yeast touch. Fruity, tart taste with notes of apples, citrus, hay, apple skin tannins and a generous acidity in a dry finish. Medium body, quite dry. Solid and well made. Nice one.
Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2023 at 18:05

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2023 at 18:51

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Wise Bartender. Hazy golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of apple, fruity, funk hint. Taste is sweet, juicy apple, fruity, citric, with some light funk and drying tannin. Slightly watery, medium bodied, light carbonation, medium finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2023 at 15:56

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours murky dull gold with no carbonation. Aroma is sweet, musty apple juice with a touch of the barnyard. Taste has sweet musty apples, rustic flavours.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2023 at 20:26

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
25/1/2023. Bottle shared by Colin, cheers. Pours clear dark gold with a minimally bubbly head. Aroma is rich apple, toffee, funky, light wood, slightly mucky notes increasing. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Medium body, oily, very soft carbonation. Dry tannic finish. Enjoyed this.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2023 at 12:22