Mac Ivors Cider

Cidery in Portadown, Armagh, Northern Ireland

Established in 1855

Contact
Ardress Rd. East, Portadown, BT62 1SQ, Northern Ireland
Description
Our farm was established in 1855 in the townland of Ardress. Our cider takes its name from our Cider Maker, Greg Mac Neice’s grandmother Annie Mac Ivor. Annie, her husband Matt Mac Neice and their nine children had a passion for apple growing. Her son Sam and her grandson Greg continue that tradition, farming over 100 acres of prime Armagh orchard, packing and processing the apples grown and now making great craft cider too!

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5.2
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draught @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Pours very light pale greenish yellow, no head. Aroma of apples, juice, apple peel, light tartness. Flavor is light sweet, apples, applepeel. Thin body, flat carbonation. 160915

Tried on 19 Sep 2015 at 07:23


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

Keg at Olbaren, RBESG ’15 day 3, 22/08/15. Clear light golden with no head. Nose is apple orchard, earthy, straw, light smoke. Taste comprises apple pulp, sweet and sour notes, straw, orchard wood, shades of smoked gammon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent enough cider.

Tried on 18 Sep 2015 at 02:04


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tap @ Fermentoren, Aarhus 4.8%. Clear pale yellow with no head. Aroma is apple, juice, little apple peel and a little sugar. Flavour is apples, juice, sweet, sugar, little apple peel and a little tart.

Tried from Draft on 14 Sep 2015 at 08:51


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

Tap @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Clear pale yellow without head. Aroma is sweet apples and apple juice. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 140915

Tried from Draft on 14 Sep 2015 at 08:49


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

Tap during RBESG2015, Day 3, Copenhagen - clear golden yellow pour with small white bubbly head. Aroma and taste is prominent dry apple, light acidic, crisp on the palate, apple skin, citric dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2015 at 09:57


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft @ Ølbaren, Copenhagen. Pours a pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy weak sweetish apple aroma. Fruity spicy slightly sweetish apple flavor. Has a fruity spicy slightly sweetish apple finish.

Tried from Draft on 30 Aug 2015 at 05:56


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. A yellow cider with a fast disappearig head. The aroma has notes of over ripe apples. The flavor is sweet with notes of over ripe apples, leadinng to a sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2015 at 15:02


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

From tap. Pours pale yellow, no head. Mild fruity and slight sweet. Juicy, crisp apples. Sweet and light citrusy. Smooth fruity and sweet citrusy fruity apples finish.

Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2015 at 11:58


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

Polycask @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As MacIvors Cider - Dry (4) ].ABV: 5.6%. Unclear light medium green yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, green apples, apple peal - skin, manure, horse blanket. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average duration, dry, apple, apple skin. Body is medium to light, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20140813]

Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2015 at 02:37


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From cask. Pours cloudy pale yellow with no head. Aroma is citric apples,zesty and fruity. Dry, citric and zesty apples fruity. Dry and citric apples.

Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2014 at 17:47