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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3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Mini-box @ The Abbey. Pours hazed orange, a geuinely bizarre taste, with pickled onion and almost no apple fruit coming through. Exceptionally dry, light on the palate, really odd.
Tried on 19 Aug 2018 at 21:35

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Mini Box @ The Abbey. Pours clear pale, light fruity nose, taste is oily, slick, with soft pear light apple fruit, a little sticky sweet, not particularly vibrant or clear. Easy-drinking I guess, juicy.
Tried on 19 Aug 2018 at 21:34

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Three Pigeons, Halifax. Clear ruby-red and sweet juicy, with mostly apple in aroma and berry in taste.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2018 at 19:44

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Box bag at PoW, Farnborough. Floral aroma before the tart rhubarb aroma kicks in.light orange. No head. Not very sour. More sugary sweet. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft to flat carbonation. Abrupt finish. OK but not tart at all, more alcopop.
Tried on 31 Jul 2018 at 17:45

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
(Cask at Lyric, Soho, London, 28 May 2018) Hazy yellow colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with notes of sweet pears, green apples and white bread. Fruity, sweet taste with pears, yellow apples, bread, dough, lemon peel and a sweetish finish. Medium body, quite sweet. On the sweet side, but tasty and refreshing. Quite nice.
Tried from Cask on 28 Jul 2018 at 20:01

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bag in a box at Yard of Ale St Peters, Hazy Cloudy thick red gold orange colour lasting white bubbles. Sultana and apple aroma. Some sweetness in the mouth. Some dryness on finish. Fleshy fruit mouthfeel. Hides abv well. Not very funky but there is some tannin to attack the gums. I ended up respecting it rather than liking it.
Tried on 28 Jul 2018 at 13:09

6.5/10
Tried from Cask at Glengower on 14 Jul 2018 at 17:00

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Riverhead Brewery Tap, Marsden, called Lilley's Lemon & Ginger. Yellow coloured with its ginger dominant in its nose, but not overbearing in its taste where lemon is prevalent and provides a sweetness to the cider.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2018 at 13:18

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
BIAB at Half Moon, Darlington. Pale clear gold colour, no head and elderflower aroma with slight vinegar notes. Taste is floral elderflower, sweet, abit sugary with some slightly tart and citric apple. Syrupy mouthfeel, light to medium bodied, low carbonation, semi-dry finish. OK.
Tried on 28 Jun 2018 at 12:47

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Cross, Oldswinford at 8.4%. Pours hazy dark orange with no carbonation. Aroma is sweet and sour apples. Taste is sweet and sour woody apple juice.
Tried from Cask on 25 Jun 2018 at 20:05