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Bignose and Beardy

Bignose and Beardy are based in the wilds of East Sussex and I've had theirs on several occasions. Time to get some bottles and review.

Cheeky Mick

Medium

Light golden, slight haze and flat

Straight fermented apple nose with just a touch of farmyard

Good fresh crisp acidic apple taste from this one without too much tannin. Refreshing aftertaste and fairly easy to drink if you like them slightly tart. Lovely long aftertaste.

★★★★★
7%
Bignose and Beardy Cheeky Mick review
Bignose and Beardy Cheeky Mick review
Bignose and Beardy Cheeky Mick review
Bignose and Beardy Cheeky Mick review

Cockhaisy 2022

Dry

Slightly yeasty sweet and sharp apple nose

Quite dry high tannin but with a decent apple skin taste. A sharp sour aftertaste but it is quite refreshing. Sadly I got quite a soapy taste from somewhere which I found off putting.

Overall not a bad flavour but not brilliant with the soapyness, others have called it a 'residual bitterness' which may be true. Small bottles which is good as it could be an acquired taste.

★★★★★
7.3%
Bignose and Beardy Cockhaisy 2022 review
Bignose and Beardy Cockhaisy 2022 review
Bignose and Beardy Cockhaisy 2022 review
Bignose and Beardy Cockhaisy 2022 review

Medium

Dry Medium

Light golden, slightly cloudy and flat from the box

Nice rich sweetish apple nose

An interesting little cider. Bit of tartness and a fair belt of apple in the body which makes it go down easy and a nice long lingering aftertaste. Strangely though, as for the CockHaisy, for me it had a little bit, just a little bit of hoppy soapiness which is slightly odd. I'd love to know what that is. A little bit sweet for medium I think

Nice enough little medium but that slight soap whatever that is puts me off a little 2/5.

★★★★★
7%
Bignose and Beardy Medium review

Terrible Disgrace 2022

Medium sweet

Light golden, slight haze,flat

Not much of a nose just a bit of the slight tart wild ferment

Hard to call this medium sweet IMO. Starts off with a mellow flavour but quickly become quite tart and acidic. Not a huge tannin hit but it’s there.

Very much eastern counties eating apple taste so you have to like that style to drink much of this. I’m afraid it’s not to my taste but not dreadful. 2/5 decent amount of apple in the aftertaste.

★★★★★
7%
Bignose and Beardy Terrible Disgrace 2022 review
Bignose and Beardy Terrible Disgrace 2022 review
Bignose and Beardy Terrible Disgrace 2022 review
Bignose and Beardy Terrible Disgrace 2022 review

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