Hopsap Shandy
Blue Bee Cider in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Cider Regular|
Score
6.92
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A blend of heirloom apples fermented to dry with a champagne yeast and dry-hopped with whole-cone Cascade, Chinook, and Columbus hops.
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5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Blue Bee, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of apple core, with a touch of skins. Flavour tastes like rotting apple core, with a bit of hops in there. Lacking cohesion. Not a fan.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Aug 2018
at 05:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with small white head. The aroma is floral and citrus. Thin body, lemon zest, mineral, light dry finish, good
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2017
at 23:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour on site - pours white - nose and taste of apple, citrus and light grassy zest - lighter medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 18:57
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Whole Foods Reston Aroma: apples, citrus Appearance: pale golden, with a short-lived white head Taste: medium sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, Palate: light body, slick feel, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2017
at 20:22
7/10
Clr bod sml wht head. Tart fruit arma. Tart flv apple. Med lght mod low carb. 7/3/7/4/15 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2017
at 17:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at Blue Bee. Hazy yellow. Aromas of floral and soapy notes. Tastes of floral notes, lemons, apples. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2015
at 23:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Clear pale yellow color, occasional bubbles. Aroma of grapefruit and pineapple. Taste has tart dry leaves and dried hop, diced lemon. Tasty.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2015
at 08:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle, purchased from Glen’s Garden Market. Poured a clear yellow color with no real head to speak of. Aroma is lots of herbal hop notes, with a touch of light bitter, crab apple notes. Flavor is very dry, wine like notes. Almost a woody barrel notes. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2015
at 22:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Total Wine McLean pours a clear, greenish gold with some head that faded quick. First off the nose is the lemon hop character, then it finally fades into standard cider, tart apples, some juicy apples too, mild honey, lightly earthy, lightly minty. Flavor follows, sweet, crisp apple, green apple skins, mild orange, mild lemon, honey, earthy vegetal notes. Crisp finish. Scary drinkable at 8%.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2015
at 08:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half liter bottle from Whole Foods Short Pump. Pours a crystal clear golden color with a large white fizzy head. Decent head retention. Aroma of sweet and tart apples with citrus hops and a bit of mint and earth. The taste is dry apples, pear, mild citrus and earthy hops. Medium bodied. Solid cider
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2014
at 17:41