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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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
3/10/2019. Growler sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear with an extremely pale golden tint and no head. Aroma of sweet apples, citrus, hard bolied apple sweets and light stable straw. Medium plus sweetness, minimal tartness. Moderate body, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Juicy sweet apple finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 03 Oct 2019
at 18:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BIAB to growler fill from Caps Off, Bishop Auckland. Pale golden colour, no head and aroma of juicy green apple. Taste is fleshy, green apple, some core and skin, with citric and light funk notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Growler
on 27 Sep 2019
at 20:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
BIAB to growler fill from Caps Off, Bishop Auckland. Pale golden colour, no head and aroma of leather, citric. Taste is mellow, sweet, apple, with some tart citric resiny hop notes. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry oily hop finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Growler
on 27 Sep 2019
at 20:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Box @ Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Pours a clearish gold. Light apple fruit on the nose. Taste presents crisp fleshy pure fruit, low acidity, low tannin, naturally sweet. Pretty good.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2019
at 19:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2019. Pale gold, light haze, flat. Acetic nose, sweet pears. Quite sweet, with pear, fruity. Soft and silky simple but awesome mouthfeel and fruitiness with low tannins and acid but not super sweet. Lovely.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2019
at 10:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bag in a box at The Made Inn Ashford. it's a decent cider some good tannin some character some sweetness as an entry level medium cider it's fine. pretty good grew on me. I thought decent. yes. not too bad.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2019
at 18:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bag in box at the jolly judge. Pours clear ruby, nose is cherry, almond, Apple, taste is juicy cherry, sweet, light apple. --- Beer merged from original tick of Cherry on 28 May 2019 at 08:31 - Score: 8
Tried
on 19 May 2019
at 09:11
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Box @ Stable, Birmingham. First half out the box. Pours clear gold, big creamy thorntons toffee nose. Taste is similarly smooth, sweet with smooth clotted cream toffee and salted caramel notes. No tannin or acidity present. I can see its appeal and I'm sure this cider has its crowd, but it's not really for me.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2019
at 16:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Box @ Stable, Birmingham. Pours clear gold, strong floral apricot, clean fruity apricot to taste, moderately sweet, a touch sticky, but generally nicely rounded with good apricot notes.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2019
at 16:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at Station House Spring Fest 2019, Durham. Clear golden colour, no head and aroma of hay, straw, apple. Taste is sweet, juicy apple, mellow, ripe apple with honey-like notes and slight hint of funk. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet finish. OK, abit sweet
Tried
on 17 Mar 2019
at 14:27