Court Farm Oak Fermented Cider - Medium Dry (Draught)

Brewed by Court Farm Cider
Style: Cider
Hereford, England

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

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From polycask (gravity dispense) at Great British Beer Festival, day 4 on 5 August 2011. Mid gold colour. Fairly clear. Labelled as Oak Fermented but I didn’t really find a lot of oak in evidence here - although I thought that most traditional ciders were fermented in oak barrels, albeit ones that had been used many times so probably don’t impart a lot of fresh wood character anyway. Designated "5" on the GBBF sweetness scale, which means medium-dry, but I thought it was at the drier end of that. and that seemed about right. Firm mouthfeel. Moderate tannin but not especially "mouth-furring". All in all, a very decent cider.

From a plastic barrel @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Hazy matt medium orange yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, wood, barnyard, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light acidic with a average to long duration, dry, apples, earthy notes. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is flat. [20110805]

@GBBF2011. Golden colour, no head. Aroma is apples, yeast, earth, some nectar, mild spices and some alcohol as well. Flavour is wood, apples, yeast, some earthy and mild mellow notes. A bit bland, but otherwise nice.