Rich's Cider
Cidery
in
Highbridge,
Somerset,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Richs Farmhouse Cider
Established in 1954
Contact
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.
We are a family run business producing traditional farmhouse cider and farm pressed apple juice, with locally harvested Somerset apples.
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Orchard Box. Deep orange golden colour with a white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of fruity apple, oak and barnyard. Taste is tangy apple, woody, funky, leather, rubber, earthy with some dry tannins. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2017
at 16:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Orchard Box. 2013 vintage. Pours a golden colour with a white foam head that dissipates away. Nose has some funk, rubber and mellow apple. Taste is tangy apple flesh, alittle apple skin, dry, fruity and bittersweet, with some funky & woody oak notes. Medium bodied, low to medium carbonation, dry funky finish. Nicely drinkable cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 11:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Box @ Stable, Birmingham. Pours murky orange with a musty apple fruit aroma. Taste is rather dry, lightly sour with a medicinal touch.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2016
at 15:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle bb 14/3/17 oro limpido mela matura poco tannico secchezza media finaevcorto piuttosto gasato
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2016
at 11:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Box @ Leeds Station Wetherspoon, Leeds. Hazy yellow coloured cider. It’s quite dry and this dryness lingers. It’s apple has a sweetness to it.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2016
at 06:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the William Dampier, Yeovil, 13/07/16. Lightly hazed orange with little in the way of a head. Nose is apple orchard, straw, light smoke. Taste comprises earthy apples, light pork, apple pulp, straw. Medium bodied, fone carbonation, drying close. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2016
at 14:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Polypin at standing order.. Golden yellow Amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet floral apple fruit nose.. Soft sweet apple md.. Soft fruit
Tried
on 13 Jul 2016
at 12:20
6/10
Bag in box at the standing order. Pours hazy yellow, nose is light apple, taste is sweet, little dry, juicy apple.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2016
at 09:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Box @ Shrewsbury Hotel, Shrewsbury. Pours hazy yellow, light apple orchard aroma. Taste is mild farmhouse fuzz and some syrupy sour tannins. Ok.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2016
at 17:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bag in a box at County Hotel Ashford JDW. Hazy orange gold some white bubbles. Some decent apple character and tannin. Some dryness a little funky tannin. Bit sweet. Giod character though.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2016
at 06:39