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Almost 70 years after the family’s ancestors started farming at Pine Trees Farm, Rob Payne became the 5th generation to join the family business.
The fruit industry, particularly for smaller farms, is a struggling sector in UK agriculture, but Rob was determined to find a way to pay his wage and continue farming.
Making cider seemed like a natural progression. Using apples grown on the farm, Rob made his first small batch of cider in 2009 to sell at local farmers’ markets.
The fruit industry, particularly for smaller farms, is a struggling sector in UK agriculture, but Rob was determined to find a way to pay his wage and continue farming.
Making cider seemed like a natural progression. Using apples grown on the farm, Rob made his first small batch of cider in 2009 to sell at local farmers’ markets.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
BIAB at Station House, Durham. Hazy gold colour, no head and aroma of fruity apple. Taste is sweet, apple, fruity, some skin and core, with alittle tartness & tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
on 16 Jul 2022
at 20:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Polycask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Cloudy yellow pour. Spicy pear nose. Taste is dessert pear. Very easy drinking given the strength.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2022
at 20:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Box @ Two Halves, Margate. Golden cider with a low and easy texture and strength, but it's very salted with lots of caramel, so I don't expect anyone to be making a session with this.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2022
at 13:03
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Box @ Ales of the unexpected, Margate. Pale red with the cherry just about usurping its apple, but the blend works well here. Is sweet tasting.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2022
at 11:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bladder Bag at GBBF '19, day 3, 08/08/19. Pale golden with a thin white crown. Nose is sweet apple, sugars, caramel. Taste comprises bitter sweet apple, apple pie, tannins, sweet edged. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Pleasant enough number and not silly sweet.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2022
at 11:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at the walkhampton Inn dartmoor. A clear very pale petrol coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, flint, bark, apple juice,. Flavour is tart lemon juice, crisp apple, pinch of vinegar, dry finish some tannin. Palate is tart and tangy, low carbonation. Pinch of acid. Not a fan.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2022
at 13:08
6/10
Third of a pint at the Doncaster brewery. Almost no head. Clear golden pour. Light apricot.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2022
at 16:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bladder bag at the Chiltern Taps, HW, 19/05/22. Pale golden yellow with a white cap. Nose is sweet apple, caramel, sugar, straw. Taste comprises apple pulp, hit of salted caramel, tannins, sugars. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light drying close. Not as bad as i thought it would be.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2022
at 16:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bag in a box - Pours a clear pale golden colour with no head. The aroma is desert apples and straw. A sweet appley taste, stewed and pulpy apple flavours with some light tannins and apple peel in a drying finish. A bit sweet but goes down easy.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 18:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at lost in leith. Pours clear golden amber, nose is apricot, apple, taste is juicy apricot, apple, sweet.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2021
at 16:07