Days Cottage Draught Medium Perry

Brewed by Days Cottage Cider
Style: Perry
Brookthorpe, England

From the barrel at Stroud farmers’ market. Cloudy yellow in colour. Tart aroma of pears with some barnyard notes and oak. Moderately dry in flavour, with a touch of citrus in the background and tart finish. Good (3.2). Re-rate: from the barrel at Bristol Farmers’ Market 18/11/09. The earlier rating was in the summer of 2009. What differed her was that the perry was the newly produced autumn 2009 version. According to the producer, this has not quite finished fermenting. Clear, pale gold in colour with no carbonation. Light aroma of dryish pears, egg and cress and a hint of oak. Flavour was medium, with plenty of juicy, dryish pear fruit followed by naturally syrupy finish that made me think if tinned fruit, with a touch of tartness. I could drink myself to oblivion on this excellent drink. (4.0)

Fruity, woody aroma with rather unappealing notes of sulfur and eggs. Still, hazy yellow gold body. Very dry, tannic, tart flavour with light but lasting fruitiness in the finish. Dry, still, wine-like body. Barrel sampled at GBBF 2005.