Original
Thistly Cross Cider in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
6.19
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Our naturally fermented cider is a refreshing, lightly sparkling drink with a long maturation to give a smoother complexion than most commercial ciders. It is light and fruity to taste, with more complex flavours developing. Great head for a bottled cider. Clean light nose with a refreshing, crunchy palate. This is a well balanced cider with easy appley flavours.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Average appearance. Overripe apple aroma with hints of solvents. Flavor isn’t bad. Not too sweet, just solid workaday cider. Good body. Ok finish.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2016
at 19:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Box @ Leeds Station Wetherspoon, Leeds. Clear yellow coloured cider. Slightly dry, but always crisp, with an interesting spirit-like apple fruitiness.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2016
at 08:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
BIAB at William Stead JDW Darlington. Yellow gold colour, bubbly white foam head and juicy apple aroma. Taste is fruity apple, mellow juicy, sugary sweet with some slight apple skin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dryish and residual sweet at the finish. Quite OK.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2016
at 06:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle at home. Pours clear pale gold with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas are a little plasticky, apples, some sour funkiness. Taste is sweet apples. Thin, astringent dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2016
at 09:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Blue blazer... Light yellow amber... Thin white lacing.. Soft dry caramelised apple nose... Over sweet front.. Soft apple.. Light dry finish... No real depth... Sugery apple juice
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2016
at 11:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the blue blazer. Pours clear golden, nose is funky, tart apple, straw, taste is apple juice, sweet, sugary.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2016
at 11:39
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
How: Draught.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Pale golden colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Apples, citrus, floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation,
Flavour: Apples, rather sweet, floral.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Pale golden colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Apples, citrus, floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation,
Flavour: Apples, rather sweet, floral.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2015
at 12:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, smallish bubbly head, clear deep yellow color, aroma of candy, honey and wax with light apple notes, flavor of honey and very ripe apples, very sweet but not cloying. Could use some sourness to counterbalance the sweetness but still quite delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2015
at 08:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Max’s place. As Thistly Cross Original. 6.2%. Clear pale golden. Aroma of apples, a bit of sulphur and a citric note. Sweet and slightly tart flavor with apples and sugar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2015
at 12:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Okay, shifting to a cider tonight.
This was poured into my wine glass (as always).
The appearance was extremely light and golden clear with a vast array of carbonated bubbles flying skyward towards the top of the glass.
There’s no head and no lacing, but I think I’m starting to understand that’s okay for a cider.
The smell had a decent floral but slight honey character going on. The apple is there and has a decent tartness to it.
The taste was sweet.
On the palate, this was fairly harsh (coming across like wine - uh oh), and it sat fairly light on the body with a fair sessionability about it.
Overall, okay cider, honestly, I’m still trying to figure this out since its not a real beer. For this one, I think I’d have this again.
This was poured into my wine glass (as always).
The appearance was extremely light and golden clear with a vast array of carbonated bubbles flying skyward towards the top of the glass.
There’s no head and no lacing, but I think I’m starting to understand that’s okay for a cider.
The smell had a decent floral but slight honey character going on. The apple is there and has a decent tartness to it.
The taste was sweet.
On the palate, this was fairly harsh (coming across like wine - uh oh), and it sat fairly light on the body with a fair sessionability about it.
Overall, okay cider, honestly, I’m still trying to figure this out since its not a real beer. For this one, I think I’d have this again.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2014
at 02:11