Lilley's Cider

Cidery in Frome, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Lilley's Cider

Established in 2007

Contact
Roewood Farm, Bunns Ln, Frome, BA11 5ES, England
Description
Owned and ran by father and son, Chris and Marc Lilley. Our Cidery is based in the heart of Somerset, England. Since starting the business in 2007, Chris and Marc Lilley still have a very active role within the business where they share their cider knowledge with the team and head all current development of new and old ciders alike. They are passionate about creating modern English cider pushing beyond traditional styles by incorporating only the most delicious fruit and ingredients to make delightful, memorable cider.

We create modern English ciders and perries that push beyond traditional styles by incorporating only the most delicious fruit and ingredients to make delightful, unique and memorable cider. With an range of over 33 Ciders and Perries to choose from.

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5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
500ml bottle. Hazy bright yellow-green colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of lemon-lime flavouring. Taste is very sweet, then some tart lemon flavour, with juicy lime and gingery hints. Syrupy cordial-like mouthfeel, light to medium bodied, medium carbonation, sweet lemon-lime finish. Too sweet, an alco-pop.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2019 at 20:51

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bag in a box at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Clear pale gold no head. Apple pie and custard aroma. Sweet in mouth. Too sweet. OK but sweet you can almost taste the sugar. A little bit of pear flesh in the flavour
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2019 at 15:32

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
500ml bottle from BEER:Shop St Albans. Pale yellow colour, fizzy white foam head that rapidly dissipates away and aroma of juicy tropical fruits, pineapple. Taste is sweet, syrupy with tinned tropical fruit juice flavours, pineapple, peach, alittle apricot. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, slightly spritzy carbonation, sweet fruity finish. OK, very sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2019 at 19:55

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bag in a box at PoW, Farnborough. Sweet apples and pear aroma with bit of peel chucked in. Very pale gold. No head. Very sweet and sugary. Light-medium bodied. Slick and sticky. Flat bodied. Abrupt finish. Ok if super sweet.
Tried on 18 Jan 2019 at 13:37

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Half-pint, keg at Craft Beer Co Old Street. Clear pale yellow coloured body, no head, no lacing. Sweet and dry pears on the nose. Taste of sweet pears. Lingering end. Just alright, but far too sweet in the long run. (London 11.01.2019).
Tried on 17 Jan 2019 at 10:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours cola brown with no carbonation. Aroma is Coke and sweet apple. Taste has Coca-Cola throughout with a sweet apple finish. I get liked this but it should probably be carbonated to make it a bit more Coke like.
Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2018 at 10:47

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at the chanter. Pours hazy orange, nose is Apple, funk, taste is sweet apple, juicy, crisp.
Tried on 19 Dec 2018 at 08:59

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at the chanter. Pours hazy orange, nose is musty, funky, pear and raspberry, taste is juicy raspberry, some toffee and apple. --- Beer merged from original tick of Pear & Raspberry on 11 Jan 2019 at 10:18 - Score: 6
Tried on 19 Dec 2018 at 08:59

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Baginabox at the Chiltern Taps, High Wycombe. Deep gold, no fizz. Sweet from the off but not sticky or syrupy. Was expecting some ghastly, sickly sweet seasonal thing with cloying overdone spices, but there's none of that nonsense. In fact, there's actually a bit of bite, and some tannic apple skins; to my surprise it actually tastes something like a Proper Cider. Very much a dessert one, granted, but I actually rather enjoyed it as a post-Christmas dinner tipple. One of the better sweet ciders I've tried.
Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2018 at 22:15

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle. Pours hazed golden orange. Vibrant musty medium sweet rustic apple fruit nose. Taste is smooth, relatively light, farmhouse sweet cider, bright rustic sweetness, apple skin, pear drops. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2018 at 21:59