Harrison

Blue Bee Cider in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

Cider Regular

Score

6.97

ABV: 8.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

Harrison was the celebrated cider apple in the North during the late 18th and 19th Century. Noted pomologist William Coxe wrote in 1817 of its “high coloured, rich, and sweet cider of great strength, commanding a high price in New York, frequently ten dollars and upwards per barrel when fined for bottling.” By the early 1900s, however, Harrison had vanished from apple-related publications and for decades was thought to be extinct. In 1976, fruit collector Paul Gidez went in search of the Harrison apple in New Jersey based on Coxe’s 1817 writings. The owner of a cider mill in Livingston, New Jersey claimed to have a Harrison tree, originally planted by his grandfather, in his backyard. The tree was slated to be cut down the following week to make room for a garden, and indeed it was – but not before Gidez salvaged scion wood from the tree.

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6.6

djd07 (28882) reviewed Harrison from Blue Bee Cider 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy yellow gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is floral and citrus. Thin body, tropical fruit, mineral, dry finish, good.

Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2017 at 23:35

jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Harrison from Blue Bee Cider 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle pour on site - pours white - nose and taste of apple, earthy apple and vanilla - medium body

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2017 at 19:01

8.3

Travlr (30173) reviewed Harrison from Blue Bee Cider 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at ANXO. Clearish golden yellow color, still. Aroma of apple flesh and skins. Taste is earthy apple, dry finish. Very tasty.

Tried on 28 Aug 2017 at 11:01

maniac (11822) ticked Harrison from Blue Bee Cider 8 years ago

Clear.sml wht jead. Citrus floral arma. Citrus floral flv. Med bd mod crb. 6/3/6)3/13

Tried on 19 Aug 2017 at 17:30

7.8

nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Harrison from Blue Bee Cider 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Anxo DC, pours a lightly hazy gold, no head. Nose is very nice, apples, apple cores, some cheese, some yeast, lemon, earthy notes. Flavor follows, sweet with apples but tart too, cheesy/earthy notes, almost grassy in a way, some yeasty notes. Finishes tart and dry. Lots of complexity.

Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2017 at 16:28