Extra Dry Cider
Farnum Hill Ciders in Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
6.90
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Pale gold, bubbly, seriously dry. Richly aromatic, suggesting myriad fruits of the earth, and the earth itself, with a complex, palate-cleansing balance of fruitiness, astringency, and acid. Alcohol content 7.5% by volume. Full cork closure, 750 ml. bottle. Delicious with many foods, much as the driest champagne can be.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml from NH liquor and Wine Outlet. Nose is tart and sweet apple. Flavor has virtually no sweetness. Very soft mineral. With a totally bone dry texture. It does have a certain amount of drinkable quality for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2026
at 21:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
draught - pours a pale gold, smells like.....apple cider. Quite sour and dry
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a taster at the ciders. Pours a clear gold with little head. Quite dry and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2022
at 15:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
75CL bought @ Farnum hill. poured a champagne like yellow gold. 1 finger head faded fast.Nose is sweet & tart apple. taste is incredibly dry, almost no sweetness at all. I kind of like it.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2014
at 16:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
C&C 750 mL bottle from Beer Run. Pours a clear vibrant golden color with lots of carbonation that keeps a thin head afloat for a bit. Aroma of very sweet apples with a light tartness and some faint vanilla. The taste is dry apples, tart and slightly vinous with a slight Concord grape thing going on. Medium bodied, crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2013
at 13:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled at the 2013 Chicago Cider Summit. Pours a clear light gold with no head whatsoever. Aroma has a real nice full dry apple note with a bit of sweetness coming in. Aroma is much more dry with a good amount of earthy apple and a strong dry finish.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2013
at 13:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Poured a few glasses for myself while serving patrons at some fest in the Lexington Armory. Clear, pale wheat yellow/gold. Champagne-like active. Dusty dry fruit & cores on the nose. Earthy, grassy, minerally. Surprisingly bittersweet skin-y taste upfront, however quick. Though the actual texture through to the finish is so very dry. Faintly yeasty & minerally. Cooling... wintergreen mint? Plush, microbeaded carbonation. Subtle twang near the finish. Light alcohol burn. Awesome stuff. There should be a different scale for dryness just for Farnum Hill. Only their dooryard stuff seems to stray.
10/13/13: @Jimmy43s. Vibrant, clear, 14k gold body. Smells of dry apple & pears. Apricots & chardonnay. Maybe a bit stuffy & sulfurish. Taste is tannic, sharp, & sourish with unripened fruit. Mildly tart. Iron-y. Woody. Big acid. Mellow, but apparent alcohol. Drying. Refreshing. 4.0
10/13/13: @Jimmy43s. Vibrant, clear, 14k gold body. Smells of dry apple & pears. Apricots & chardonnay. Maybe a bit stuffy & sulfurish. Taste is tannic, sharp, & sourish with unripened fruit. Mildly tart. Iron-y. Woody. Big acid. Mellow, but apparent alcohol. Drying. Refreshing. 4.0
Tried
on 08 Oct 2012
at 20:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: Cask at Jimmy's No 43, 9/14/09
Part of the Gotham Cask Festival
Overall Impression: Swung by Jimmy's the day after the Cask Festival ended, and this was the one remaining cask they still had going, so I figured I'd give it a sampling. An interesting cider, but not a style I'm particularly in love with. Tasty and drinkable, just not something I like to drink regularly.
Part of the Gotham Cask Festival
Overall Impression: Swung by Jimmy's the day after the Cask Festival ended, and this was the one remaining cask they still had going, so I figured I'd give it a sampling. An interesting cider, but not a style I'm particularly in love with. Tasty and drinkable, just not something I like to drink regularly.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2009
at 12:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a clear yellow body and a withering white ring. Aroma of strong dry apples, light sweetness, cork and earth. Taste is bone dry with sulfur...dry, dry, dry... tannic with a touch of citrus. Bubbly, but not super lively bubbles.
636414:3.3
Re-Rate: Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a clear golden body and no head. Funky and sharp aroma with plastic, phenolic notes, slightly sweet and very tannic. Taste is Very dry, tannic, earthy, light acidity. Mouthpuckeringly dry, high, champagne like carbonation.
737414: 3.5
636414:3.3
Re-Rate: Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a clear golden body and no head. Funky and sharp aroma with plastic, phenolic notes, slightly sweet and very tannic. Taste is Very dry, tannic, earthy, light acidity. Mouthpuckeringly dry, high, champagne like carbonation.
737414: 3.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2009
at 01:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to JoeMcphee for sharing. Completely clear, Bud Light, macro yellow color. Aroma is alcoholic apple, were the alcohol is just enough to be felt but not overpowering. Taste is really not sweet with just hints of cider. A very fizzy mouthfeel but works well here. Aftertaste is light granny smith. And when they say extra-dry, they really do mean it. A nice experience, I may give this cider thing more of a try.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2007
at 12:49