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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Scrattings. Pours clear gold, gently sweet aroma. Taste presents a decent showcase of Chisel jersey, has an interesting sweetness, woody hints, gentle caramel stewed apple glimpses on the finish, minimal tannin. Drinks very well for a 6.7% cider.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2019 at 17:23

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Wetherspoon Autumn Beer Festival 2018. Box @ Time Piece, Dewsbury. Hazy golden with nice apple flavours. It’s quite dry with an interesting lightly burnt aroma and taste.
Tried from Cask at Woodrow Wilson (JDW) on 05 May 2019 at 22:41

6/10
Tried on 08 Feb 2019 at 13:45

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours a slightly hazy pale golden colour with no head. Aroma is apples and musty used straw. Taste is initially a moderately sweet apple juice with some tannin coming through a dry finish.
Tried on 03 Nov 2018 at 12:08

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
BIAB as Rich's Legbender at Tanners Hall JDW Darlington. Slightly hazy golden colour, no head and aroma of barnyard, fruity apple. Taste is tangy apple, leathery funky barnyard, woody with drying tannins. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tangy tannic finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried on 28 Oct 2018 at 13:25

6/10
Tried from Cask at Armoury on 09 Jun 2018 at 17:35

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bag in a box at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Hazy gold colour no head. Decent cider. Good cider apple flavour. Good skins good tannins. Good dryness. Pretty decent.
Tried on 26 Apr 2018 at 17:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
on tap oro carico velato succo mela buccia medio dolce fruttato Poco gasato
Earlier Rating: 10/30/2016 Total Score: 3.5
oro aranciato velato praticamente piatto lieve succo mela filo ossidazione non molto secco lieve acidita buona bevaN
Tried from Draft on 24 Aug 2017 at 17:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
on tap oro velato quasi piatto note astringente leggero vinoso media acidita secco
Earlier Rating: 10/25/2016 Total Score: 3.5
bottle bb 19/7/17 oro velato praticamente piatto leggere ossidazione legno mela grattuggiata piuttosto tannico buona secchezza ma anche leggere note dolciastre
Tried from Draft on 24 Aug 2017 at 17:28

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Gravity dispense (bag-in-box) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Richs Legbender Cider - Dry ].ABV: 6.0%. Unclear matt medium orange yellow color with a small, virtually none white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy apple, sweet apples, scrumpy apples. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet apples, thin, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20161013] 7-2-6-2-13 Earlier Rating: 8/7/2006 Total Score: 2.6From a gallon plastic container. Gold colour. Aroma is fresh and fruity. The aftertast is fruity and very dry.
Tried on 20 Mar 2017 at 06:10