Minchews Dry Draught Perry

Brewed by Minchews Real Cyder & Perry
Style: Perry
Tewkesbury, England

Barrel at GBBF 2007. A light yellow perry with no head. The aroma is slightly acidic with a slight pear note. The flavor is a mixture of sweet and acidic with medium strong notes of pear, leading to a dry finish.

Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2   Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 1   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Aroma
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Hay: XX   Brett : XX   Floral: 2   Wood: 2   Leather: 1   Barnyard : 2   Medicine : XX   Phenols: XX   Cheese : XX   Vinous: 2  
Notes: Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Applesauce: XX   Appleskin : XX Pear : 3   Tropical FruitsXX  
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2 Juicy: 3   Sourness : 2   Bitterness: XX   Farmy : XX   Complex: XX   Length : XX
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2 Chewy: XX   Sharp: XX   Chalk : XX   Astringence : XX   Tea tannins : XX   Alcohol : X
Comments: Rather sweet, but quickly drying out, tasty, pear juice oriented soft, if a bit alcoholic perry.

From plastic cask at Harbury beer Fest ’07. Greenish gold with no head. Good dry peary perry, some natural carbonation with a mouth drying tartness. A definite try again.

A Mes rate: Boxed baggage at Reading beer festival. Not too attractive looks wise but perry never is. Strange ginger and liquorice aroma. Nice & dry flavour. A little more interesting than first impressions would have you think. Definite whiskey character, finishes like an aged malt. Interesting but not amazing.

Draught @ Reading BF 2007. Good sharp finish with hints of tropical fruit. Tasty tartness but with a good level of sweetness to balance it out. Perhaps a slight hint of whisky.

Bag in a box at Reading BF 2007. This got a highly commended in the CAMRA cider and perry championships decided during the festival. Very very pale silver gold. It’s a decent soft perry. Some pear juice. Not very dry, but not sweet either.