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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19/07/2018. HALFWAY HOUSE, Pitney Hill, PITNEY, Somerset, England
Tried on 24 Jan 2023 at 08:18

11/10/2018. IVOR DAVIES, 243-249 Cowbridge Road East, CARDIFF, Cardiff, Wales (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried on 24 Jan 2023 at 08:14

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle sample courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Amber gold colour, short-lived thin white foam head and aroma of ripe apple, juicy, some funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, tangy, orchardy funk, wood, leather, toffee & caramel hints, with bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2022 at 20:23

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home, from Elston & Son, 11/12/22. Clear golden to light amber with a good sized (for a cider) just off white head that still retains as a swirl and edgework 10 or so minutes later. Nose is caramel, toffee apple, sugars, light orchard wood, straw. Taste comprises tangy apple, earthy, residual sugars, tannins, light farmyard edge. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2022 at 17:39

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bladder bag at Pigs Ear '22, day one, 29/11/22. Moderately hazed golden with a white cap that soon vanishes. Nose is tangy apples, hay bale, crisp apple skin, wooded notes. Taste comprises sharp apples, tannins, vinous, orchard wood trace. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent.
Tried on 30 Nov 2022 at 09:44


6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A pale red cider. The aroma has notes of raspberries and apples. The flavor is sweet with notes of lemons, raspberries, and apples, leading to a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2022 at 14:40

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A cloucy golden cider. The aroma has notes of apples, wood, and hints of brett. The flavor is sweet with notes of apples and wood, leading to a very dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2022 at 13:22

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A light golden perry with no head. The aroma has notes of pears. The flavor is sweet with notes of pears, sugar, and wood, leading to a dry finis.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2022 at 15:14

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A golden cider with a thin bubbly head :The aroma has notes of apples and sugar. The flavor is sweet with notes of apples, wood, and a bit tartness, leading to a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2022 at 15:10