Three Cats Cider

Cidery in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2004

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Morley, Ilkeston, England
Description
Cats Cider Co. bridges together the collective experiences of farmer Keshia Krucker and brewer Zach Vernon. Together they turned a year of excess apple production on Keshia’s family farm, Manorun, into a creative endeavour. Their philosophy is quality, sustainability, and community. Three Cats Cider company focuses on sustainability from sourcing ingredients directly from her family farm, to responsibly packaging and using environmental cleaning solutions. Their business will launch with a bottle shop and expand into a taproom offering on-farm experiences.

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

BIAB at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2025. Yellowy golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, straw, funk. Taste is sweetish, tart, appley, acetic funk, with drying acidity and tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying acetic tartness at the finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 13:07


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

poly pin at Nottingham beer festival 2025 Thursday ...golden yellow ...no head ...soft sweet tropical apple fruit nose ...soft dry fruit ..dry juicy fruit ..big sweet apple

Tried on 09 Oct 2025 at 13:01


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

Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, mucky funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruit, with a solventy edge, funky notes, some acidity and drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 13 Sep 2024 at 21:30


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bladder bag at the 30th Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, 06/09/24.
Almost clear golden orange topped with a thin off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is tangy apples, straw, hedgerow, orchard wood.
Taste comprises apple skins, herb, grass, light funk.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Decent.

Tried on 05 Sep 2024 at 23:00


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bladder bag at the Kings Ditch, Tamworth, 06/09/24.
Almost clear golden blonde with an off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is tangy apples, light funk, hedgerow.
Taste comprises straw, apple pulp, caramel, tannins, light acidic tickle.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Not bad.

Tried on 05 Sep 2024 at 23:00


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bladder bag at the 30th Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, 06/09/24.
Almost clear golden topped with a thin white head.
Nose is apple skins, straw, herb, tannins.
Taste comprises caramelised apples, earthy, light funk, herb.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Decent ... quite raw and earthy.

Tried on 05 Sep 2024 at 23:00


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

BIAB at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2023. Pale golden colour, no head and aroma of acetic funk, wood barrel, apple. Taste is sharp, acetic, funky, with juicy apple, fruity and drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sharp funky tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried on 12 Oct 2023 at 17:23


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

BIAB at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2023. Pale yellow gold colour, no head and aroma of pear, citric, floral. Taste is sweet, pear, fruity, fleshy, hint of biscuit and some lemony citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet & acidic finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 12 Oct 2023 at 11:04


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bladder Bag at the GBBF Winter 2023 Festival, day 2 at Burton On Trent Town Hall, 17/02/23. Clear golden with a thin off white cap. Nose is sweet apple, sugars, straw, light funk. Taste comprises apple pie mix, tannins, grains, straw, light funk. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Decent.

Tried on 28 Feb 2023 at 16:36


3.3
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13

BIAB at CAMRA Winter Ales Festival 2023, Burton on Trent. Pours light hazed yellow gold with no head. Aroma: fruity apple, sweet apple. Taste: moderate sweet, fruity apple, light acidity, low tannins. Medium body with no carbonation.

Tried on 27 Feb 2023 at 22:49