Five dollar bottle from New Beer. Maybe six months sitting in my fridge. Had this for the first time a couple years back in a Boston bar when Dupont, again, was on the menu but was unavailable. Served in an Ommegang anniversary glass. Still pours settles out a pale & hazed honey wheat color. Try as I might, there’s some chunks in there. It turns a nice orange hue once it gets all nasty. :D Smell is fresh pressed red, lots of soured skin, barely a sense of wood & vanilla, & just a little plastic. Feel is still, slightly greasy, a touch gritty with chewy tannins & notions of leftover pulp. That wasn’t a piece of yeast I felt, that was a piece of skin. Taste is just so juicy. Crisp sweet reds. I taste pineapple juice in here. Subliminal cinnamon, this cries to be mulled. There is NO alcohol in this. Coating & just barely tart. Just a bit of a yeasty bitter edge dragging on the finish. So full. Almost like it’s bottled concentrate. A nice tide over for when trolling the forums for iced cider. Very satisfying. :)

The label of this bottle looks like it come out of the early 19th century. I was excited when I looked at the label and saw there was nothing added to this brew to make it, except apple juice! So many of the so called ciders available locally are concoctions of all kinds of additives. Unfiltered, this stuff pours like an unfiltered wheat, swirling magic in the glass form the gunk on the bottom of the bottle, but not excessive. I’ve never had a cider before that had sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Aroma is tart and sour, from the time you pop the lid of the brown 22 oz bomber to the time it settles in the glass. I used a sniffer to drink this one. Wow, what a taste impact, simpler is better when it comes to ciders. Tart friendly sour apply palate. However, the 6% alky is readily apparent, I haven’t really tasted a strong cider since jjpm74 sent me the Putney Mountain Scott Farm Spy that kicked my ass. The alky content however is not overwhelming and does not distract from the flavors, until that is, you start catching a buzz near the bottom of the bottle. Very enjoyable and very friendly, quite a taste experience. Sip after sip I am amazed about the simpleness of this brew, just plain great all round. The feel on the palate is tingly welcomed carbonation. The only thing that keeps me from giving this a 20/20 overall is the mild alky finish that is apparent after each sip. This session was simply a pleasure, I hope this becomes readily available in the Pittsburgh area. Don’t gulp this down too quickly!