Queen
Rocky Ground Cider in Newburgh, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Dry Rotating|
Score
7.09
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Tart, fruity and dry with moderate bubbles. Forty-three varieties. By volume 69% wild apples and 31% grafted. Naturally fermented and aged in wooden barrels without the addition of yeast or sulfite. Bottle fermented with Swan's wildflower honey. Pressed in 2018, bottled in 2019. 8.4% ABV, 126 cases made.
Vintage: 2018
Apples: 69% wild apples and 31% grafted apples
Style: Dry sparkling cider
Alcohol Content: 8.4% ABV
Region: Maine
Sub-region or Appellation: Newburgh
Yeasts: Indigenous
Vinification: fermented and aged in wooden barrels. Bottle fermented with local wildflower honey.
Fining or Filtration: None
Sulfur added: None
Vintage: 2018
Apples: 69% wild apples and 31% grafted apples
Style: Dry sparkling cider
Alcohol Content: 8.4% ABV
Region: Maine
Sub-region or Appellation: Newburgh
Yeasts: Indigenous
Vinification: fermented and aged in wooden barrels. Bottle fermented with local wildflower honey.
Fining or Filtration: None
Sulfur added: None
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8.3
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Queen from Rocky Ground Cider 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
750mL bottle, 2021 vintage, drunk 11/21/25, as pictured. From Bow Street Beverage, Portland, ME.
Farmy with moderate, playful Brett. No big acids or huge Brett dominance. Still quite a bit of juicy, fleshy apple. Clean, bright and lovely with no excessive tannin or sugar.
Still a good amount of residual sugar, but not too much, of course. Brett is fruity, gently tart, funky but not overbearing. Cider is on the dry side, but not too much so, with excellent tannic structure, but lower overall acidity. Not the most complex offering I've had from them, but certainly about as drinkable as it gets.
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on 21 Nov 2025
at 22:45