Lilley's Cider Barn Reviews

WingmanWillis	3.4 Lilley's Cherries & Berries Wednesday, April 24, 2024
WingmanWillis	3.4 Lilley's Crazy Goat (Draught) Wednesday, April 24, 2024
MrTipple	3.5 Lilley's Pina Colada Cider 14Apr2024 Intense coconut, pinapple, sweet apple. Hazy pale yellow, small, frothy, white head. Heavy sweet. Sweet, juicy pinapple, coconut, creamy, sugary apple, med carb, full bod. Very nice, no cider really, but quite tasty. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.3 Lilley's Tropical Cider 13Apr2024 Intense tropical fruits, pineapple, sweet apple, mango, lime and grapefruit. Slightly hazy, pale gold, tiny, frothy, white head. Heavy sweet. Sweet tropical fruits, mango, pinapple juice, sweet apple, med carb, full bod. Nice, tropical fruit jiuce. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.3 Lilley's Winter Fruits 14Apr2024 Sweet apple, dark, sweet berries, blackberry jam, sweet pear. Hazy, dark reddish, small, frothy, off-white head. Heavy sweet. Sweet apple and pear, dark fruits, light citrus fruits, blackberry jam, cherry, med carb, full bod. Nice, quite sweet. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.7 Lilley's Rhubarb Cider 13Apr2024 Sweet apple, intense rhubarb, apple rhubarb pie. Hazy pinkish red, tiny, frothy, white head. Heavy sweet. Sweet apple rhubarb tart, candied apple, rhubarb jam, soft carb, full bod. Very nice, yes, this one works well. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.3 Lilley's Cherries & Berries 14Apr2024 Intense cherries, cherry candies, dark and red berries, blackcurrant jam. Clear, dark reddish, small, frothy, white head. Light bitter and sweet. Bittersweet, sweet cherries, sweet blackberry, blackcurrant, apple, med carb, full bod. Cherries dominate. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.6 Lilley's Cheeky Pig 14Apr2024 Sweet apple, intense pear, boozy pear and apple candy. Clear gold, small, frothy, white head. Medium sweet, light bitter. Sweet apple and pear, some drying apple wine coming up, apple peel, boozy pear candy, soft carb, full bod. Very nice, rich, complex. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.5 Lilley's Crazy Goat (Draught) 14Apr2024 Sweet pear and apple, apple wine, bruised apple. Clear, dark gold, tiny, frothy, white head. Light bitter and sweet. Bittersweet apple, sweet pear, drying apple, bruised apple, apple wine, almost flat, full bod. Very nice, well-balanced. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.3 Lilley's Raspberry Mojito Cider 14Apr2024 Intense raspberries, sweet apple, pungent mint, lime. Slightly hazy brown, tiny, frothy, white head. Medium sweet. Sweet apple, raspberries, intense mint, lime, med carb, full bod. It is what it says on the bottle, works well. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.6 Lilley's Colider 13Apr2024 Intense cola, molasses, brown sugar, candied apple. Clear brown, small frothy,beige head. Heavy sweet. Sweet cola, caramel, sweet apple, med carb, med bod. Surprisingly enjoyable, works really well. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	2.9 Lilley's Select Somerset Cider 14Apr2024 Dry, fairly intense apple, apple wine, dry apple. Clear gold, tiny, frothy, white head. Light bitter. Bitter, dry apple, apple tart, apple peel, soft citrus fruits, soft carb, full bod. Lacks balance, depth, boring. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	2.9 Lilley's Passion Fruit Martini 13Apr2024 Massive vanilla, sweet tropical fruits, passion fruit, sticky apple. Almost clear gold, tiny, frothy, white head. Heavy sweet. Sweet tropical fruits, intense passion fruit, sticky sugars, med carb, full bod. Overly sweet, vanilla overpowering. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
MrTipple	3.3 Lilley's Apples & Pears 14Apr2024 Sweet, ripe pear, much more subtle apple, faint booze on the nose. Clear, pale gold, tiny, frothy, white head. Heavy sweet. Candied pear, sweet apple, peardrop candy, molasses, med carb, full bod. Nice, quite sweet, strong pear. Bottle at Center Parcs, Wiltshire. Sunday, April 21, 2024
BeardedAvenger	3.3 Lilley's Cheeky Pig Cask at The Gloster, Farnborough. Aroma has bitter peel. Sweet edge. Clear amber. No head. Sweet. Syrupy. Slight bite and booze. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Nice enough. Tuesday, March 26, 2024
DJMonarch	3.2 Lilley's Star Gazer On Tap at Rustic, Altrincham 24/02/2024 Fruit aroma. Tiny bubbly white head. Golden coloured and fruity apple with a hint of dryness in the finish. Thursday, March 7, 2024
danlo	2.3 Lilley's Winter Fruits 500ml bottle from Beer Central, Sheffield. Clear deep reddish-purple colour, short-lived bubbly head and aroma of blackberry, apple. Taste is sweet, berry, apple, dark fruity, sugary syrup, with slight tartness. Medium bodied, high carbonation, sweet finish. Too sweet for me. Sunday, February 25, 2024
danlo	2 Lilley's Raspberry Lemonade Cider 500ml bottle from Beer Central, Sheffield. Clear pinkish orange-gold colour, short-lived bubbly head and aroma of raspberry & lemonade. Taste is sweet, berry fruits, raspberry flavour, musky, with lemonade, citric and sugary. Medium bodied, high carbonation, sweet & citric finish. Quite sweet, berry flavoured pop. Sunday, February 25, 2024
FatPhil	3.1 Lilley's Wild Dog Bag-in-box (Robin Hood, St. Albans) (6:4:6:3:12=3.1) Deep red. Apple pie aroma and taste. Oxidised apple juice. Sweet and deadish palate. So oxidised. But still nice. Saturday, February 24, 2024
Cheeseboard	3 Lilley's Rhubarb Cider BIAB at Scholars Bar, Scarborough. Pours light hazed orange with translucent bubbles. Big rhubarb aroma, sweetness too. Taste is moderate to heavy sweet, sugary, rhubarb and apple. Medium body with low to no carbonation. Too sweet! Friday, February 16, 2024
DJMonarch	3.2 Lilley's Raspberry Mojito Cider Cask Handpump at Swan, Bolton 29/12/2023 Fruit and mint aromas. Tiny white head. Mid brown coloured and sweet with a raspberry flavour and a hint of dryness in a mint finish. Tuesday, January 16, 2024
DJMonarch	3.2 Lilley's Mulled Cider Cask Handpump at Swan, Bolton 29/12/2023 Big fruit aroma. Clear golden coloured with a spicy ginger flavour. Smooth on the palate with a hint of dryness in the finish. Tuesday, January 16, 2024
DJMonarch	3.4 Lilley's Pina Colada Cider Cask Handpump at Barristers, Bolton 29/12/2023 Fruit aroma. Silver coloured and sweet with a fruity pineapple flavour. A hint of dryness in a coconut and apple finish. Tuesday, January 16, 2024
moleha4	3 Lilley's Mulled Cider 1/2 pint at Assembly Rooms, Kentish Town 13.1.24 Dispense, presumably from slow cooker, just about warm. Colour, clear. Head, none. Mouthfeel, slightly thin. Aroma / taste : cinnamon is the most identifiable taste with some fruit in background.Would have preferred a little warmer. Sunday, January 14, 2024
BlackHaddock	3 Lilley's Crazy Goat (Draught) Hand-pulled half-pint, didn't see the box size, 11th January 2024 in the Railway Tavern, Newport Shropshire. Clean and bright golden body, no head, nice blend of apples and pears. Thursday, January 11, 2024
wslydiate	2.9 Lilley's Santa Cider Typical scrumpy Saturday, December 30, 2023
Martinsh	2.1 Lilley's Rum Cider On tap (gravity) at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours a slightly hazy brownish gold with virtually no head. Not much of an aroma either just some vague hints of apple and alcohol. In the mouth it is pretty tasteless too – there is a lrge amount of wetness, some traces of rum and apples and not much else. Very disappointing. Tuesday, December 26, 2023
minutemat	2.3 Lilley's Winter Fruits Draft @ Cromwell's Tap House. Pours a deep purple, clear. Vibrant aroma of myriad hedgerow berries, dark fruit. Taste follows suit. Syrupy, doesn't necessarily taste weak, very fruity in an artificial way. Fine. Sunday, December 24, 2023
danlo	2.7 Lilley's Santa Cider 500ml bottle from Beer Central, Sheffield. Golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple. Taste is sweet, apple, some core, sugary, and drying, tangy. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet finish. OK. Saturday, December 16, 2023
minutemat	2.6 Lilley's Santa Cider 500ml bottle from Sandy Balls Holiday Village farm shop. Drunk on Christmas week. Pours a clear deep caramel. Aroma of caramelised fruit. Expected things to take a cinnamon / gingerbread direction but seems to remain within a caramelised toffee mould. Artificial sweetness, aged notes. Not great. Friday, December 15, 2023
mr_h	0.5 Lilley's Santa Cider Monday, November 13, 2023
mr_h	0.5 Lilley's Passion Fruit Martini Monday, November 13, 2023
mr_h	0.5 Lilley's Gingerbread Monday, November 13, 2023
Salian	2.9 Lilley's Cheeky Pig Pours a dark bronze. Pear aroma and the dominant flavour, overall quite sweet with bitter apple a bit lost. Wednesday, November 1, 2023
BlackHaddock	3 Lilley's Chocolate Apple Gravity pour from a box on 6th October 2023: Anvil, Shifnal. Brown and chocolatey, too sweet even for me! Friday, October 6, 2023
Theydon_Bois	2.6 Lilley's Apples & Pears Bladder bag at the George, Sutton Courtenay Oxon, 01/10/23. Pale almost translucent yellow with no head. Nose is sweet apple, sugars, hint of pear. Taste comprises sweet pear, apple pie filling, tannins, sugars. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Sweet and sugary but better than the usual Lilleys nonsense as not going too off piste from traditional flavours. Sunday, October 1, 2023
melush	3.4 Lilley's Pina Colada Cider 50cl Bottle @ Morrisons Waterfront, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Hazy golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma is pineapple, coconut. Taste is pineapple, coconut, sweet. Medium body, average carbonation. Saturday, September 30, 2023
DJMonarch	3 Lilley's Somerset Scrumpy - Dry Bag in a Box at 29th Northwich Beer Festival, Memorial Court 15/09/2023 Petrol aroma. Golden coloured, hazy in appearance and strong in alcohol with sulphur and egg tastes. Some tannin in a dry lasting finish. Sunday, September 24, 2023
DJMonarch	3.6 Lilley's Wild Dog Bag in a Box at 29th Northwich Beer Festival, Memorial Court 15/09/2023 Fruity aroma. Tiny bubbly white head. Golden amber coloured and cloudy in appearance. A little sweet with a slightly oaked tannin finish. Sunday, September 24, 2023
melush	3.5 Lilley's Mango Cider 50cl Bottle @ Morrisons Waterfront, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma is mango, hints of apples. Taste is mango, apples, sweet. Medium body, average carbonation. Saturday, September 23, 2023
melush	3.5 Lilley's Mulled Cider 50cl Bottle @ Morrisons Waterfront, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma is apples, citrus, cinnamon. Taste is apples, citrus, cinnamon, spices, sweet. Medium body, average carbonation. Saturday, September 23, 2023
melush	2.8 Lilley's Colider 50cl Bottle @ Morrisons Waterfront, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Brown colour with a thin white head. Aroma is cola, hints of apples. Taste is cola, caramel, hints of apples. Medium body, average carbonation. Saturday, September 23, 2023
Svesse	3.6 Lilley's Bee Sting Still Perry (Draught) (Cask at Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, London, 18 May 2023) Hazy pale yellow colour with no head. Fruity nose with grass, honey, pears and yellow apples. Fruity, swet taste with notes of pears, yellow apples, grass, honey, a touch of orange and a finish with a mild acidity. Medium body, quite sweet. Tasty, refreshing and moreish. Very nice. Thursday, September 21, 2023
oh6gdx	3.2 Lilley's Pear and Raspberry Cider Cask. Reddish amber colour with mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is raspberries, some pear, mild wood and some toffee. Flavour is toffee, raspberries some black currant and mild wooden tones. Wednesday, September 20, 2023
oh6gdx	2.8 Lilley's Darkcider Cask. Amber colour with a minor head, which vanishes quickly. Aroma is sweet apples, sugar, some apple juice and mild toffee tones. Flavour is very sweet apples along with some toffee and mild wood. Also a wee bit of alcohol flavours to it. Wednesday, September 20, 2023
minutemat	2.7 Lilley's Mango Zero Box @ Lilley's Cider, Frome. Pours clear golden orange. Decent mango fruit definition on the nose. Continues to taste, doesn't really taste alcohol-free, in fact much like the original. Juicy mango. Doesn't really come across as a cider. Light to medium bodied. Thursday, September 14, 2023
minutemat	3 Lilley's Mulled Cider Box @ Lilley's Cider, Frome. Pours clear gold. Quite spicy.. gingerbread, biscoff and ginger coming through well. Light bodied, still. Thursday, September 14, 2023
minutemat	3 Lilley's Passion Fruit Martini Box @ Lilley's Cider, Frome. Clear pale gold appearance. Aroma sings passionfruit, with the body providing a syrupy sweet passionfruit character. No carbonation. Light bodied. Fine. Thursday, September 14, 2023
minutemat	3.3 Lilley's Strawberry Cider Box @ Lilley's Cider, Frome. Pours a clear reddish amber. Aroma brings quite prominent strawberry mush. Taste continues, strawberry flavours coming through strong, fairly sweet, juicy, fruity. Not much artificial elements for once. Thursday, September 14, 2023
minutemat	2.4 Lilley's Somerset Scrumpy - Dry Box @ Lilley's taproom. Hazed gold appearance. Very thin watered down fruity aroma. Taste lacks a natural fruit character, feels very watered down with a drying finish. Pointless. Thursday, September 14, 2023