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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6

Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:54


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

Bottle from Morrisons at 3.4%. Clear gold, a brief white head. Aroma is sugary with fruity passionfruit and no green funky notes you can get from tropical. Taste has a decent fruity passionfruit, lime, reasonable vermouth flavouring but with a sugary sweet syrup element. A low ABV somewhat nullifies the syrupiness by having a lightish body in mouthfeel. It's ok but I can't taste any apple.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4

Bottle from Morrisons. Pours a dark cola colour, no head. Aroma of cola and some apple coming through. Taste of fairly sweet cola, some caramel, odd spiciness, maybe a hint of apple skin but cola dominates entirely. Somewhat oily, lightly carbonated, leaves a sugary residue around the palate. Poor.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Morrisons. Cloudy pale yellow, brief fizz. Certainly pina colada in aroma - struggling to pick any undercurrent of apple with an intense pineapple and desiccated coconut. There is a hint of apple skin in the flavour but again its predominantly pineapple juice and a nice coconut in the aftertaste. Not really picking up rum. Light bodied with a touch of sugar syrup slickness, refreshing. To be fair its quite tasty and far better than their cola one.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Morrisons. Clear gold, some bubbles around the edges. Quite a nice sweet mango aroma - very fruity and none of that green funky element. Taste is very nice also with hint of apple but has a syrupy tooth decaying cloyingness which meant I had to brush my teeth straight after this one. Subtle carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Clear gold, still. Aroma of overripe apples and pears, light caramel, some funk. Taste is the same but quite subtle and filtered to the extent of being a little bit cardboard like. Medium bodied smooth. Very average.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


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

Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Mine coming in at 6.8%. Pours a pale clear gold with some light brief foam on top. No big aromas but picking up pear cores and skins, brown sugars, some alcohol. Taste has a very nice pear fruitiness, quite tangy although then gives way to a fruity sugar syrup finish. Body is slightly syrupy but still maintains a nice smoothness and refreshing quality. A bit mixed but I enjoyed it, quite tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


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

Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pale yellow clear pour. Aroma of pear skins, caramelised sugars and custard with vanilla. Taste is sweet and syrupy with a fruity pear and skins dominating over apple notes. Reasonable fruitiness but too sweet and not balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


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

Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a cloudy gold, still Aroma of dessert apples, pear, vanilla, icing sugar. Quite fruity and sweet in the taste, with the apple and pear coming through well. Some vanilla and lime. Smooth medium body. Very quaffable.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a cloudy dull orange. No big aromas but getting stewed tangy red apple juice and skins. Taste is fruity apples, caramel, tingle of spice, sweet but a dry finish. Light bodied, refreshing with a gentle carbonation which works well. Arguably lacks some depth but its tasty, very sessionable and easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03