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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.
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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bag in a box at EBF XV, 09/08/13. Hazed pale yellow akin to weak lemon squash and no head. Nose is light apple, earthy, orachard fruits, sugar. Taste follows, notes of pears and apples, sugars but not overly sweet. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry finish. Ok.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2013
at 23:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy pale golden color. Lovely tannic nose. Very tart lots of tannins and lots of pear and stewed pear notes. Fantastic. Very tannic but sweet balances it out. Wow.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2013
at 09:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From bag in a box. Pous hazy yellow with a small white. Aroma is peachy and golden yellow with small white head. Sweet, fruity, wooden and light toasted malty. Bitter, mild citric. Smooth fruity into the finish. Wooden and light citric.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2013
at 10:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From bag in a box. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet and light fruity. Bitter, toasted and crisp fruity into a medium dry finish. Bitter, citric and mild fruity finish.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2013
at 10:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Polycask @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Hazy matt medium yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, baking yeastm apple porridge - mash. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, apple porridge, apple, thin, gritty, vanilla notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20120505]
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2013
at 10:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle that I picked up from Millets Farm, Frilford Heath, Nr Abingdon, Oxon, Saturday 6th April 2013 consumed at home on Thursday 11th April 2013. Pours clear gold with very, very little carbonation. More medium sweet than medium dry, the rum cask ageing leaving a distinctive edge to this, very much pear drops on nose and also in mouth. I have to say that I am not a fan of Rum cask aged beers and therefore assumed that I would feel similarly about this, however it fascinates me. It is a very flavoursome cider, tangy but a sweet tanginess, the sweetness is a little too much at time and I wish there was a little more juicy appleyness.On reflection I think that the Rum cask ageing is doing this a disservice, a very good cider is now not quite so good, message to oneself avoid Rum cask beers, ciders anything like the plague. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov11 3.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2013
at 13:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml.Unclear matt medium yellow colour, sparkling, with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, sweet red apples, wrinkled apples, white sugar, barnyard notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light light acidic with a long duration, apple porridge, apples. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to lively. [20120502]
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 08:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bag in box @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow color with no head. Has a fruity sweetish apple aroma. Sweetish fruity ripe apple flavor. has a sweetish fruity apple finish.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2012
at 01:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bag in box @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours a hazy pale yellow color with no head. has a fruity slightly citric pear aroma. Fruity slightly dry pear flavor with citric hints. Has a fruity medium dry pear finish.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2012
at 08:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From bag in a box at Egham 13. Pours cloudy yellow to greenish, no head. Aroma is citric and light fruity. Citric and perry fruity. Light tartness. Citric and dry perry finish.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2012
at 04:08