Old Monty Cider Reviews

Grumbo	3.2 Old Monty High and Dry 1/9/2022. BIAB serving shared by danlo, cheers Ed. Pours slightly hazy golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is funky, mucky, apple, straw, vanilla, touch of citrus. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, oily, spritzy carbonation. Dry, woody, tannic finish. Monday, September 19, 2022
danlo	3.6 Old Monty High and Dry BIAB at Welsh Cider and Perry Festival, 03Jun2022, Caldicot Castle, Wales. Orangey gold colour, no head and aroma of fruity apple, oak, vanilla. Taste is fruity apple, vanilla, oak with alittle funk and drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry mellow tannic finish. Nicely drinkable. Thursday, June 9, 2022
danlo	3.2 Old Monty Oakey Cokey BIAB at Welsh Cider and Perry Festival, 03Jun2022, Caldicot Castle, Wales. Gold colour, no head and aroma of apple, oaky. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, with woody oak notes and alittle tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry finish. Quite drinkable. Thursday, June 9, 2022
FatPhil	3.4 Old Monty Pearygl Draught (Gallows Bird Real Ale Festival 2020, Espoo) (7:3:7:3+:14=3.4+) Lovely sharp perry scrumpy aroma, fruity and tart. Light palate, gentle skins dryness, and acidic bite. No alcohol detected. Fleshy pear taste, plenty of tannins, and a tingle down the spine - great perry! Sunday, January 10, 2021
Iznogud	3.6 Old Monty Oakey Cokey On tap at Robin Hood Beer Festival 2019. Hazy orange, no head. Fruity, apples, medium tartness, some rum. Medium bodied. Sunday, December 22, 2019
danlo	3.4 Old Monty Medium Dry Cider Sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Golden colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of woody apple, vanilla hints. Taste is sweetish, fruity, apple, with some light mellow funk, oak and vanilla. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry finish. Quite drinkable. Friday, August 2, 2019
minutemat	3.5 Old Monty Dispear Polypin @ Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival 2019, Day 2. Pours a misty golden yellow. Aroma is lightly woody perry pear fruit. Taste is moderately sweet, syrupy with a firm tang. Decent pure fruit perry. Saturday, July 27, 2019
minutemat	3.5 Old Monty Happy Medium Polypin @ Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival 2019, Day 2. Pours misty gold. Nice moderately rich high juice character with some floral, woody hints. Restrained acidity. Decent. Saturday, July 27, 2019
danlo	3.2 Old Monty Dispear BIAB at 2018 Welsh Perry & Cider Festival, Caldicot. Golden colour, no head and fruity pear aroma. Taste is sweet, oily, pear with some vinegary funk and drying tannin. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, semi-dry finish. Quite OK. Sunday, May 27, 2018
fonefan	3.3 Old Monty Happy Medium Gravity dispense (bag-in-box) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Old Monty Happy Medium ]. Clear light to medium orange yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy apple, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, apple, wood, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20160809] 7-2-7-3-14 Monday, March 5, 2018
rlgk	3.4 Old Monty Happy Medium Sample at GBBF 2016, Tuesday. Hazy golden color, almost no head. Fruity apple aroma, tart, slightly yeasty, some grapes. Fruity apple flavor, woody notes, caramel, some raisins. Quite ok. Sunday, August 21, 2016
cgarvieuk	3.3 Old Monty Happy Medium 20 cask at GBBF 2016 .. Golden amber... Thin white lacing soft sweet apple pie nose... Soft sweet apple.. Big fruit.. Light dry apple Thursday, August 18, 2016
Benzai	3.4 Old Monty Happy Medium Sampled @ GBBF day 1. Clear golden color. Smell and taste apples, sweetish, some sugary notes. I like it actually. Saturday, August 13, 2016
Beerhunter111	3.2 Old Monty Happy Medium Gbbf. Fast klare goldene Farbe. Geruch nach reifen süßen Äpfeln, mild säuerlich. Geschmack mild säuerlich fruchtig, reife Äpfel, leicht holzig. Saturday, August 13, 2016
minutemat	2.3 Old Monty Pearygl Half-pint jug @ Shrewsbury Food Festival 2015. Pours hazy gold. Aroma is sweet perry pear juice. Taste is super-sweet, a bit too much so with desert apples and a tart, astringent edge. Not too keen on this. Sunday, June 28, 2015
minutemat	3.1 Old Monty Sweet Anita Half-pint @ Shrewsbury Food Festival 2015. Pours a cloudy deep burnished orange. Aroma is sweet mushy apples. Taste is sweet, tart, high-juice cider, lightly acidic with hints of Cheddar Valley. Great on a sunny day like today, but couldn’t drink another. Sunday, June 28, 2015
minutemat	3.4 Old Monty Medium Dry Cider 2 pint unlabelled jug from the producer @ Shrewsbury Food Festival June 14. Pours a deep orange, mushy overripe aroma. Fairly thin, diluted juice mouthfeel with a juicy fruitiness but lacking punch. Minimal tannins and a dry finish. A cider made for quaffing by the jug on a sunny day! Tuesday, July 1, 2014
minutemat	3.4 Old Monty Rum Cask Cider 2 pint jug @ Shrewsbury Food Festival. Pours deep copper, musty apple aroma. Couldn’t pick out any hint of rum whatsoever. Still, a nice mushy apple taste with some faint dusty tannins and a little wood. Monday, June 30, 2014
apickles	2.9 Old Monty Medium Dry Cider Very traditional cider smell. Also quite vinegary. Very smooth in the mouth. Quite a lot more subtle in flavour than expected. Refreshing. Sunday, November 24, 2013
jfb	3.2 Old Monty Kingston Black Medium Cider (draught) pours a hazy golden colour with a small white head. aroma of skunky barnyard and earth, vanilla, cherry pulp, sweet apples and light milk chocolate. flavour is quite acidic, with lots of sour green apples, vanilla and a hint of green olives. light-bodied with soft carbonation. Monday, June 11, 2012
chriso	3.4 Old Monty Rum Cask Cider From the barrel at the Great British Beer Festival, 3 August 2006. Straw colour. Heavy rum aroma which tends to obscure pretty much everything else. Appealing mix of apple and rum in the flavour. Some light tannin. Whether you enjoy this or not will depend entirely on whether you like the rum. I do, so it was pretty good for me. Monday, February 22, 2010
DJMonarch	3.2 Old Monty Medium Dry Cider Cask Stillage at the GBBF Earl’s Court, London 09/08/2008 (As Medium Cider ABV 6.3%) Fruity aroma. Golden coloured and hazy in appearance. Smooth on the palate with a hint of rum in the finish. Thursday, August 13, 2009
KimJohansen	3 Old Monty Medium Dry Cider Hazy orange with no head. Sweet aroma with apple notes. Sourish flavor with apples and wood. Tuesday, September 16, 2008
MesandSim	3.6 Old Monty Medium Dry Cider A Mes rate: barrel at GBBF. Slightly hazy mid yellow brown. Dusky apples in the aroma with some good ballsy boozy notes. Lovely flavour with a good sour kick that is well balanced with the sweetness. Fantastic mouthfeel. Very tasty. Wednesday, August 27, 2008
oh6gdx	3.2 Old Monty Medium Dry Cider @GBBF2008 (6.3%). Hazy yellowish golden colour. Aroma is egg, apples, spices and some vanilla. Flavour is the same without the eggyness. Quite sweetish sour feeling to it and ends dry. Friday, August 22, 2008
hughie	3.6 Old Monty Medium Dry Cider Bedford Beer Festival ’07. Hazy greyish gold. Strong, sweet, slightly astringent aroma. Taste is sweet with sourness and a dry finish. Top cider! Saturday, October 6, 2007
Rastacouere	2.7 Old Monty Rum Cask Cider Appearance Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3 Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 1 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1 Aroma Intensity : 4 Yeast : 5 Bread : 2 Hay: 3 Brett : 4 Floral: 2 Wood: 4 Leather: 3 Barnyard : 2 Medicine : 3 Phenols: XX Cheese : 2 Vinous: 3 Notes: Caramel : XX Honey : XX Applesauce: XX Appleskin : 2 Pear : XX Tropical FruitsXX Flavor Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Juicy: 2 Sourness : 3 Bitterness: XX Farmy : 2 Complex: XX Length : XX Palate Light(1)->Full(5) : 3 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Chewy: 2 Sharp: 2 Chalk : XX Astringence : 2 Tea tannins : 3 Alcohol : 3 Comments: A bit boozy, indeed rummy, but also flowery and very yeasty woodiness. Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Ungstrup	3.1 Old Monty Rum Cask Cider Barrel at GBBF 2006. A hazy yellow cider with no head. The aroma is sweet with notes of apples and rum - reminds me of a dessert. The flavor is also sweet with notes of apples and rum, but leading to a dry acidic end. Tuesday, April 10, 2007
kook	3.2 Old Monty Rum Cask Cider Barrel (GBBF 2006): Strong rum and acetone in nose. Nice apples, oak and brown sugar in the flavour. Not bad, but the aroma is offputting. Wednesday, September 6, 2006
harrisoni	3 Old Monty Rum Cask Cider Barrel at GBBF 2006. Hazy gold, no head. Rum, sour, acetone aroma. More appley in mouth than you would expect from the aroma. Rum is there, but not dominant. Sourness is noticeable on end. Not a big fan of rum, but fine. Friday, August 11, 2006
maeib	3.6 Old Monty Rum Cask Cider Barrel – GBBF. A hazy golden flat looking cider. The aroma has tons of rum with a little apple note. Can pretty much taste the rum just by sniffing it. The taste is more apply and the rum is only hinted at. Juicy and tasty, and very nice indeed. Wednesday, August 9, 2006