The Basque
Shacksbury in Vergennes, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Cider Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.13
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Once you’ve tried this rustic, unfiltered, natural yeast cider, you’ll never forget it and you’ll keep coming back. With its higher acidity, this cider will brighten up even the darkest of winter days. Serve chilled and pour in small amounts for the best effect. It pairs nicely with all grilled foods.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a clear gold with no head. Funky nose with earth, straw, wet hay and musty basement aromas. Dried apple with more must and funk with a medium tartness that lingers. Dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Brewed
on 11 Feb 2020
at 17:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Harbor Bar. Clear golden, no head or lace. Soft, slightly tart apple aroma and flavor. Clean. Solid.
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Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2017
at 11:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Orchard & the Sea. Aroma is yeasty, tart, apple notes. Taste is tart, sour, apple notes of course. Interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2016
at 20:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Mei Mei Boston, pours a hazy gold with zero head, a touch leggy. Nose has lemon, green apples, mild cheese. Flavor is cheesy, apple, mild funk, a little wood, some lemon acid. Finishes a touch tart.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jun 2016
at 21:25
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Paradiso Dupont. Cloudy pale yellow color, still. Funky pitty feety aroma. Taste is funky tart fruit. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2016
at 10:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap a testing with cider maker. Hazy pour. Nose is tart apple and yeasty. Tastes of nice earthy apples,earthy, bretty yeast, some sugars. Tart light sweetness. Quite good
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Mar 2016
at 18:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[1/27/16] Draught at The Trappist in Oakland. Hazy golden. Lovely aroma of apples, funk, manure note, a bit of Sulphur. Dry flavor, tart, funky, with a bit of apples. A nice cider.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2016
at 06:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Steel Toad. Hazy with a head that dies quickly. Yellow. Earthy and slightly tannic apple aroma. Very dry, a bit flat, natural carbonation, earthy and slightly tart. Nice cider, some sweetness in the finish. Seems pretty authentic, I like it.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2015
at 19:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught at Steel Toad, Vancouver; 250 ml
Cloudy blond color. Aggressive aroma, tart, pungent, even piney, a bit funky, and with plastic. It has a good body structure, the mouthfeel is not too dry, with strong sourness, lemony and funky, a bit yeasty; lovely tartness in the final; it may have traces of acetic acid, but this one is so close to true Spanish ciders.
Excellent.
Cloudy blond color. Aggressive aroma, tart, pungent, even piney, a bit funky, and with plastic. It has a good body structure, the mouthfeel is not too dry, with strong sourness, lemony and funky, a bit yeasty; lovely tartness in the final; it may have traces of acetic acid, but this one is so close to true Spanish ciders.
Excellent.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2015
at 18:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A lightly hazed golden cider with aroma of tart apples, light Brett and lactic acid notes, Epsom salts, very nice. In mouth, a nice tart apples with light Brett, acidity, chalky character, very nice and smooth. Bottle at Vermont Cheese Fest 2015.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2015
at 15:05