Tutts Clump

Cidery in Reading, Berkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2006

Contact
Travellers Rest Farm, Hungerford Lane, Reading, RG7 6JH, England
Description
Tutts Clump Cider is a family business that was set up in 2006 by Tim Wale. Tim (who is an Agricultural/Motor Engineer by trade) was born in the hamlet of Tutts Clump, West Berkshire in 1957 and still lives there. Tim is assisted by his wife and five daughters - two of whom are full time.

Cider making started as a hobby with production of some 25 litres. By 2013 we were using around 90 tonnes of home counties grown apples and crafting some 60,000 litres of Proper Cider which is increasing year on year (71,000 litres in 2019). We do not filter, pasturise or carbonate our products and the only additives are sucralose and sulphites in small quantities. We do everything in house and package in bottles, cans, bag in box, pouches, casks and kegs.

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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Not bad, some apple skins, mellow apple juice, soft carb. Dry and lightly musty. Highly drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2025 at 18:15


3.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

Bottle from the farm shop at Hare Hatch Garden Centre near Twyford. First from this producer. Pours a pinky-orange with an obvious fizz. Fruity aroma has ominous overtones of nail varnish remover. The acetone dominates the taste with tart rhubarb and sweet orange struggling to show up against it. Grim, couldn't finish it. I normally like rhubarb ciders, but this is a rare exception. Maybe there was something wrong with this bottle, but you have to rate 'em as you find 'em.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2025 at 18:01

gave a cheers!

6

Hapukas, õunane, vesine, vanilje, kerge kohupiim, nats happeline. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2025 at 13:09


6

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:35


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Wellington Farm Shop which is located somewhere between where I stand and Aldermaston. Aroma has a sweetness alongside sour juice. Clear amber gold. No head. Dry. Sour juice plus tannin. Underlying sugary juice is not intrusive. Light. Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Pleasant medium-dry cider.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2024 at 18:35


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500ml bottle. Pours a misty gold with a rosey tint. Strong rhubarb aroma. Vivid rhubarb definition, excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2024 at 06:24


6.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Wellington Farm Shop.in the wilds of Berkshire. Aroma combines sweetness with a fruit vinegar streak. Opaque dull gold. No head. Medium-heavy spit with some.syruoy pear sweetness. Vinous. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Punchy Perry.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2024 at 17:23


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

500ml bottle from Sandy Balls Holiday Village. Pours a clear deep pink. Aroma of dark fruit syrup. Tangy introduction on the palate, breezy sharp apple fruit with moderate dark fruit flavouring. There are other sweeter, more syrupy offerings out there, this isn't too bad.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2024 at 18:59


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

Bladder Bag at GBBF'23, day three, 03/08/23. Berkshire rating #1,000. Pale yellow with no head. Nose is sharp pear, tannins, straw, hedgerow, light funk. Taste comprises bitter sweet pears, vinous, orchard wood, light farmyard notes, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Not bad.

Tried on 19 Sep 2023 at 16:34


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Tutts Clump. Pale yellow gold colour, no head and aroma of apple, fleshy, fruity. Taste is tart, tangy, apple, fruity, fleshy, with mellow citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying fruity finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2023 at 21:22


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