Palmershayes Cider Reviews

Theydon_Bois	3.5 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider Dry Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 17/04/24. clear golden to light copper with little in the way of a head. Nose is sweet apple, light caramel, straw, grains. Taste comprises earthy apple, caramel, straw, hedgerow, bitter sweet, apple core. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent scrumpy. Wednesday, April 17, 2024
danlo	3.3 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider Dry 2.5L plastic flagon from Greendale Farm shop, Exeter. Orangey gold colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, funk, earthy. Taste is sweetish, tangy, tart, apple, fruity, with acetic funk and drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable. Friday, March 1, 2024
Grumbo	3.9 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider Medium 31/8/2023. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear golden orange with a few small bubbles. Aroma is sweet apple, funky, caramel, leather, very slight mucky edge. Medium sugary sweetness, touch of tart. Medium body, light carbonation. Very nice. Wednesday, August 30, 2023
danlo	3.8 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider Medium 500ml bottle from Greendale Farm shop, Exeter. Orangey gold colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, funky. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, some funk, leather, acetic hint, with bittersweet drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium finish. Nicely drinkable. Sunday, April 16, 2023
DJMonarch	3.4 Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider Polycask at GBBF 2013, Kensington Olympia 16/08/2013 Fruity aroma. Golden coloured fruity and a little sweet on the palate with a big tannin finish. As Knee Bender Scrumpy (4). Monday, June 13, 2022
leaparsons	3.5 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider Bottle, Spar, Woolacombe. Golden and still. Funky tart apple with sweet and sour sauce. Some pulpy apple sweetness. Honeyed nose. Musty with vinegar. Spices. Quite a rough traditional cider. Good but not quite feeling it with this one. Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Gary	3.4 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Bottled; Pretty flat and pretty Golden ... Pretty rich and only a slight funky vibe ..cobwebs , must , sticky apple . my palate leans to dry cider and i drink this lamenting that its not dryer . But a pretty decent Scrumpy though ! Friday, January 30, 2015
Gary	3.5 Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider 1 LIter carton ; Grate name for this as a side note . As with most rural scrumpy , the nose is pretty intense and rustic ..wood , shit, vinegar , tart cooking apple ..little funk. Golden and headless , like a legit cider needs to be . The palate/flavours are medium sweet/dry - with a bit of cowshit texture or diapers ..but in the funky good way like in Lambic ; Both sweet tart textures but i could use a bit more funk here . if. Friday, January 30, 2015
fonefan	3.5 Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider Polycask @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider (4) ]. ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium yellow color with virually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, sweet apples, tart apples, wood, horse blanket, aceton. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, aceton, tart apples, sweet apples, wood, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20130816] Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Gary	3.8 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider (2 and 1/2 Liter container jug) ; A grate sweet apple aroma intertwined with a bit of funk, acidity, rural scrumpy accents.Damn nice nose on this . Flat bronze, headless typical lookin’ cider .. apple juice , apple funk and apple tart notes all mixed together well. leather , must , vinegar , tart finish. A pretty good rural Scrumpy. A complex Cider. Tuesday, December 30, 2014
AndySnow	2.6 Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider How: Cask. Where: Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), 2013. Appearance: Pale yellow, no head. Aroma: Sweet apple, vinegar. Body: Dry, medium body, low carbonation. Flavour: Sweet apple, vinegar. Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Brugmansia	4 Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider Friday, August 16, 2013
MartinT	3.9 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider Oak, citrusy apples and a sharp acidic splash surface after suave honeyed sugars… The vinegar-like edges on the nose need some smoothening out, but the rest is mighty alluring… Rough, but complex and ever-so-real… 1-liter plastic bottle straight from gravity cask at Middle Farm (East Sussex). Thursday, July 4, 2013
GangnamStyle	1.3 Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider Don’t know what the other reviewers were drinking, but it was not Knee Bender, which became the running joke of a recent Stag Do. I believe the following to be what the others meant to say: Dark urine-like colour. Entirely rotten. Firm, cow piss aroma. Pretty putrid. Moderate tannins, but has some slightly juicy residual flem too. cotton-mouth-inducing but approachable from a safe fecking distance. A bit heavy on the farmyard funk though. Plastic petrol can. vinegar orange with no carbonation. Aromas are inhumane - woody ripe Gangnam minge with astringent vinegar, overpoweringly musty with hints of syphilis and some athletes’ foot for good measure. Flavours are regrettable and long lasting and not ideal for long bus journeys! Dry with agricultural waste and boozy alcohol to finish. Beautiful when you’re not the one drinking it!!! Tuesday, September 18, 2012
leaparsons	3.3 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Plastic can. Golden orange and still. Aromas are earthy mixed apple with musty barnyard vinegar. Lightly eggy with peppery alcohol and lemon. Flavours are bittersweet apple with earthy, woody dry notes and citrus and vinegar tartness. Spicy and fruity to finish. Pretty good. Monday, September 17, 2012
leaparsons	3.3 Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider Plastic can. Golden orange with no carbonation. Aromas are earthy, woody ripe apple with astringent vinegar. Musty with hints of caramel and some spiciness. Flavours are bittersweet apple with tart vinegar and sour green apple. Dry with spices and boozy alcohol to finish. Agricultural. Saturday, September 1, 2012
chriso	3.4 Palmershayes Knee Bender Cider From plastic barrel at Kingston Beer Festival on 13 May 2011. Dark gold/amber colour. Entirely still. Firm, woody aroma. Pretty dry. Moderate tannins, but has some slightly juicy residual fruit too. Furry-tongue-inducing but approachable. A bit short of farmyard funk though. Sunday, May 15, 2011
fonefan	3.3 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 10, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England. [ As Palmershayes Medium Sweet Cider ABV 5.8% ]. Clear medium yellow orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to heavy sweet apple, sour apple, acetone, nail varnish removing ! light honey. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, acetone, dry dry. Body is medium, texture is syrupy, carbonation is flat. [20100122] Sunday, October 10, 2010
Papsoe	3 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Cask. Clear yellow with no head. Sweet honey and apple in the nose. Light body, completely flat, sweet apple accents yet still lots of acetone. Only slightly astringent. 220110 Monday, August 2, 2010
KimJohansen	3.7 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider Clear golden with no head. Aroma was dry with natural apples. Flavour was quite dry with lemons, natural apples and it finished dry/sourish. Nice. Sunday, January 31, 2010
DJMonarch	3.6 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Cask Stillage at NWAF The Venue, Miles Platting 22/01/2010 (As Medium Sweet Cider ABV 5.8%) Big tannin aroma. Golden coloured sweet on the palate and strong in alcohol with lots of tannin present in a lasting finish. Sunday, January 31, 2010
MiP	3.8 Palmershayes Devon Scrumpy Cider Plastic cask, 5.8% at GBBF08. Quite citric aroma. Clear golden colour. Really nice flavour, very acidic with some honey, rips your throat a bit. Great. Sunday, September 7, 2008
chriso	2.8 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider From the barrel from Middle Farm, courtesy Rastacouere. Clear gold colour. Rather rubbery aroma. Plenty of sweet fruit on the palate with just a touch of tannin. Smooth and not too demanding. A little too sweet for my palate. Monday, October 1, 2007
Rastacouere	3.5 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Appearance Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 1 Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 2 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1 Aroma Intensity : 3 Yeast : 3 Bread : XX Hay: 4 Brett : 2 Floral: 3 Wood: 3 Leather: XX Barnyard : 3 Medicine : 2 Phenols: 2 Cheese : XX Vinous: 3 Notes: Caramel : XX Honey : XX Applesauce: XX Appleskin : 2 Pear : XX Tropical FruitsXX Flavor Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Juicy: 3 Sourness : 2 Bitterness: XX Farmy : 2 Complex: XX Length : 1 Palate Light(1)->Full(5) : 1 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Chewy: 2 Sharp: 2 Chalk : XX Astringence : 2 Tea tannins : 3 Alcohol : XX Comments: Firm bodied, sweetish and vinous cider with lots of woody nuances. Thursday, September 27, 2007
reakt	3 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Plastic milk bottle from Middle Farm, thanks to Chris. Nose of model glue and a little spice. Sweet apple cinnamon flavour. Syrupy palate with a dry finish. Not bad. Tuesday, September 25, 2007
MesandSim	2.7 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider A Mes rate: Plastic milk bottle from Middle Farm thanks to Chris (and probably David too). Very sweet, smells a little like glue and tastes a little gluey. Slight wood and alcohol on the finish. Nothing to shout about. Saturday, September 22, 2007
harrisoni	2.7 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Bottled from Middle Farm drunk at Chris_o’s HogTownHarry meet up. Gold/copper with no head. Quite a sweet, brown sugar aroma, some toastiness. Quite sweet. Honey, some alcohol. Too sweet. Saturday, September 22, 2007
HogTownHarry	2.8 Palmershayes Medium Still Cider Jug. Shared with chris_o, mes_and_sim, harrisoni, reakt and duff - via chris_o. Yay, I’m first to rate it!!! Poured clear gold, essentially no head. Sharp turpentine aroma, as that odd sharpness fades, it settles to a mild apple sweetness. The taste is pleasant, tangy golden apple, simple and slightly oxidized. Lightly syrupy body, mildly acidic, very quick finish and clean, no aftertaste .... tasty, nothing special. Friday, September 21, 2007