Small batch · Castlemaine, Victoria

Cider pressed
from real fruit,
nothing else.

Wild-fermented and bottle-conditioned in the central Victorian goldfields. No concentrate, no shortcuts.

Forest Creek
Wild fermentBottle conditioned100% whole fruitMade in CastlemaineWild fermentBottle conditioned100% whole fruitMade in Castlemaine

Our Story

From a backyard press to a small orchard cidery.

Forest Creek Cider Co. started with a glut of apples and one stubborn idea: that good cider tastes of the fruit it came from, and not much else.

We press whole fruit, ferment it with wild yeast, and let it condition in the bottle. It takes longer and yields less. We think it's worth it.

"We'd rather make a few hundred bottles we're proud of than a few thousand we're not."

The Ciders

What we're pouring

Flagship Dry

Goldfields Dry

Crisp, bone-dry and lightly tannic. Pressed from late-season eating apples.

5.2% ABV500ml
$22
Pear

Orchard Perry

Delicate and floral, off-dry. Made entirely from perry pears, slow-fermented.

4.8% ABV500ml
$24
Wild Ferment

Scrumpy No.4

Cloudy, funky and full-bodied. A small wild batch that changes each season.

6.4% ABV500ml
$26
×6MIXED
Mixed Six

The Sampler

Two of each across the range, plus one seasonal special. The best way in.

Mixed6 × 500ml
$132

Visit the Cidery

Cellar door, weekends.

Find us at the orchard just out of Castlemaine. Taste through the range, fill a growler, and take a few bottles home.

Group bookings and tastings by arrangement — get in touch.

  • Saturday10am – 5pm
  • Sunday10am – 4pm
  • WeekdaysBy appointment

Find us

The Orchard

123 Forest Creek Road
Castlemaine VIC 3450