Farmer Jims

Cidery in Newton Abbot, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2014

Contact
Dacombe, Newton Abbot, TQ12 4ST, England
Description
Farmer Jim is a third generation cider maker from Devon. We use apples from the farm as well as neighbouring farms to make our traditional Devon Cider.

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Bladder bag at the Prince Of Wales BF, Farnborough, 16/10/21. Clear golden with a touch of white spotting/bubbles. Nose is mellow apple, grass, straw, light herb, earthy notes. Taste comprises straw, apple skins, orchard wood dusting, tannins. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light drying close. Decent enough middle of the road cider.
Tried on 19 Oct 2021 at 07:54

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BIAB: Poured a clear golden with no head to bubbles. Aroma is pears, tannins. Taste is very pear, little tangy.
Tried on 09 Oct 2021 at 14:51

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BIAB: Poured a ruby red with bubble somewhat pink white head. Aroma is loaded with berry fruits, light apples. Taste is berry, blackcurrant, really fruity, light apples but afterthought.
Tried on 09 Oct 2021 at 14:08

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7/10/2020. From BIAB at the Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Pours clear pale red with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of red apple, light citrus, berries and sweet caramel. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Nice tart fruity finish. Liked it.
Tried on 07 Oct 2020 at 19:51

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Half-pint from a hand-pull in The Pied Bull, Chester on 20th Sep 2020. Tasted of apples and mangos.
Tried on 22 Sep 2020 at 12:00

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Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge. Pours pinky orange with no carbonation. Aroma has cherries and apple. Taste is sweet with cherries and apple, slightly rustic.
Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2020 at 07:22

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Box @ Tap and Can. Reddish gold, clear. Nice prominent raspberry aroma. Taste presents a good natural raspberry character, a little thin bodied perhaps, and not as sweet as other Farmer Jims fruit ciders. Good drinkability. One of the better fruit ciders.
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2020 at 12:33

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BIAB at Spilt Chimp, Newcastle. Slightly hazy golden colour with pinkish tinge, no head and aroma of rhubarb, vanilla, caramel, apple. Taste is sweet, fruity apple with rhubarb, vanilla, caramel toffee, and alittle tartness. Medium bodied, low carbonation, rhubarby finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 07 Feb 2020 at 16:35

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Tried on 30 Aug 2019 at 23:45

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bag in box chiaro oro limpido succo di pera leggero tannico medio dolce buccia
Tried on 30 Aug 2019 at 23:39