McCrindle's Cider

Cidery in Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

Contact
Little Loiterpin, Blakeney Hill, Blakeney, GL15 4AH, England
Description
James McCrindle personally selects fruit from his orchard in the Forest of Dean to create ciders and perries with a modern twist

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

Tried from Cask on 13 Jun 2025 at 12:59


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

500ml bottle from Darts Farm Shop, Exeter. Clear golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, pulpy. Taste is sweet, fruity, apple, some core, caramel, and with drying tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, sweet tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2023 at 19:22


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

Cask at GBBF 2019. Pale gold, almost clear, flat. Touch of acetone in the nose, light vinegar, pear, lemon. Tannnic with light acid. Silky smooth body, light, low fruit.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2019 at 10:10


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

BIAB sample from Grumbo, cheers Graham! Pale yellow gold colour, no head and aroma of pear, sweetish fruity with light woody hints. Taste is sweet, fruity pear, with some tartness and woody fleshy pear notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, mellow medium-dry finish. Quite OK.

Tried on 26 Feb 2019 at 18:50


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

23/2/2019. From bag in box at the Great British Winter Beer Festival 2019, Norwich. Pours very slightly hazy golden with minimal head. Aroma of medium sweet pear and apple with light caramel. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft to flat carbonation. Semi-dry finish.

Tried on 24 Feb 2019 at 21:14


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Polycask @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As McCrindle’s Cider (4) ].ABV: 6.0%. Unclear matt medium yellow orange color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, barnyard - manure. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, dry, apple, sweet apples. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20140815]

Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2015 at 07:12


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

2012 Vintage. Really took me by surprise how good this cider is, considering it’s such as small producer. Crisp clean taste with mild dusty tannin and gorgeously sweet vintage apple crunch, without the oak barrel edge of other vintages which actually i prefer. Very nice blend which I shall definitely be drinking again.

Tried on 19 Sep 2013 at 11:38


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

Bottle that I picked up from the Hop Pocket, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, summer 2011 consumed 10.11.11 Pours rusty/gold excellent clarity and with some light carbonation. Very moreish, nice soft juicy apples but also a slight aged soft woodiness to this, tangy and crisp but also juicy with long good slightly dry tannic end to this. Nice stuff. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.5

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2011 at 12:20


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 3. Pours pale, white-yellow with a film of a head. Mild funky aroma, some spices. Sweet flavor with nice sugary notes. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light warming finish, good sugar. A pretty solid perry, amigos.

Tried from Cask on 21 Sep 2011 at 14:09


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6


From a plastic barrel @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Unclear matt light grey yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate pear, vinegar notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a long to average duration, aceton notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110804]

Tried on 04 Sep 2011 at 08:38