Dry
Shacksbury in Vergennes, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
6.92
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Light and crisp, the lager of ciders
Dry is a shape-shifter — equally at home at an upscale meal as it is over drinks with friends. The secret to its success is all about the apples: Cider-specific varieties make for dry, complex cider, and there’s no better apple for cider than the tannic and bittersweet Dabinett. Dabinetts aren’t grown in large commercial quantities in the United States — though we’re working to change that. Dry begins with juicy New England dessert fruit and then blends in fermented juice — never concentrate — pressed, fermented, and shipped by our friend Simon Day at Dragon Orchard in Herefordshire, England. The result bridges cider traditions from both sides of the pond for a cider that’s tannic and tremendously tasty.
ABV: 5.5%
100% fresh apples
No added sugar
Dry is a shape-shifter — equally at home at an upscale meal as it is over drinks with friends. The secret to its success is all about the apples: Cider-specific varieties make for dry, complex cider, and there’s no better apple for cider than the tannic and bittersweet Dabinett. Dabinetts aren’t grown in large commercial quantities in the United States — though we’re working to change that. Dry begins with juicy New England dessert fruit and then blends in fermented juice — never concentrate — pressed, fermented, and shipped by our friend Simon Day at Dragon Orchard in Herefordshire, England. The result bridges cider traditions from both sides of the pond for a cider that’s tannic and tremendously tasty.
ABV: 5.5%
100% fresh apples
No added sugar
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7.5/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 21:54
5/10
Hapu ja õunane. Joodav.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2023
at 20:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Pours golden with medium white head. The aroma is apple, pear, oak. Thin body, apple, oak, light tartness, crisp finish, good.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2021
at 08:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Slightly aged apple nose. Clear amber. Slightly tangy apple but mostly dry. Light bidy, easy carbonation. Good balance. Quaffable.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2021
at 21:22
7/10
Gold pour. Dry apple, aged tasted flavor. Dry palate. Hint of nut and apple palate.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2021
at 21:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Swingin'. Bright gold, clear, light lace. Dry mineral nose, apples, a bit of bubble gum. Crisp, light sweetness, dry mineral and tannic. Lightly smoky. good.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Oct 2019
at 06:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
can dorato limpido discreta gasatura leggera mela buccia secca filo tannico un po astringente non molto aromatico lieve acidita piuttosto aspro nel finale
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2019
at 09:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
4-pack from my sort of local Keyfood. SN Sidecar glass. Spritzy, clear amber gold body. Macerated, floral apple scent. Browned apple & nutty sweetness & bitter/tannic leafy flavor. Minerally, cedar-like woodiness, thin but tacky. Low to moderate acid, low tartness, okay to strong carbonation. Boozy for a little over 5%. Very solid for under $3 a can. Not my first choice, but I'll gladly take it.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2019
at 23:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a clear gold with a small finger of head that dissipates. Musty old apples on the nose with some farmyard funk. Very European nose with some hay and must, green apple skins and wet wood. Crisp, clean and dry with some light peppery seed notes and more musty apple skin on the finish. Dry finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dry on 29 Jun 2018 at 22:38 - Score: 7. Original review text: Musty apples, horseblanket, wet hay and green apple skin aromas. Funky and tart, w/ an old world European character. Lingering must and funk
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2018
at 03:06
8/10
Excellent! Tart red/green/crisp apples/fruit peel/herbal/yeast earth/lt spice. Very dry/med carb. Fairly crisp. Lingering acid/tannins, no harshness. Very flavorful/refreshing. Great fruit complexity/balance w/ yeast. One of the better dry ciders I've had
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2018
at 19:51