Got Crabs, Again? 2023
Raging Cider & Mead in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
6.62
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Series #3
A dry crabapple cider of:
30% Hewes
30% Transcendent
30% Hyslop
7% Whitney
3% Evereste
Feral, tart, & crabby.
A dry crabapple cider of:
30% Hewes
30% Transcendent
30% Hyslop
7% Whitney
3% Evereste
Feral, tart, & crabby.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Press. Didn't have the stamina to do a side by side, so here it is, weeks later.
Pint glass at home. Hearty, medium gold, some protein suspension, solidly frothy & suspended.
Waxy, grape skin funk, rosin, murky floral, melted plastic nose; Very intense.
Sharp, juicy, cider vinegar, sock funk, pine sap, some citrus pith leading stiffly into backend leathery oxidation & an eventual menthol finish. It gets kinda sour at the end too. Other vintages had way more pith.
Fully frothy, heavyweight body, slightly sour, mellow warmth.
Entertaining to try the verticals as they get released. Though this one in particular feels rushed together with scrap parts. Or maybe it just aged terribly, I don't know.
Pint glass at home. Hearty, medium gold, some protein suspension, solidly frothy & suspended.
Waxy, grape skin funk, rosin, murky floral, melted plastic nose; Very intense.
Sharp, juicy, cider vinegar, sock funk, pine sap, some citrus pith leading stiffly into backend leathery oxidation & an eventual menthol finish. It gets kinda sour at the end too. Other vintages had way more pith.
Fully frothy, heavyweight body, slightly sour, mellow warmth.
Entertaining to try the verticals as they get released. Though this one in particular feels rushed together with scrap parts. Or maybe it just aged terribly, I don't know.
Tried
from Bottle
from Press Then Press Cider Shop
on 25 Aug 2026
at 19:48