Blue Bee Cider Rocky Ridge Reserve

Rocky Ridge Reserve

 

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

  Cider Regular
Score
6.77
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 7
A blend of Stayman, Gold Rush, Pippin, and York aged on fresh American Oak. Dry, semi-sparkling with subtle oak notes in the aroma and notes of vanilla, toffee, and fresh oak.
 

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Poured a clear pale yellow from bottle. Strong funky notes, almost like stinky cheese. Dry finishing notes

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:44


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Blue Bee, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out dry apple skins and a touch of oak. Flavour is along the same lines, with apple skins and a touch of vanilla. Dry and clean, but lacking depth.

Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2018 at 05:27


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at the brewery. Pours a white gold with small white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong oak, floral, apple skin. Thin body, apple, pear, oak, light tartness, dry finish, very good.

Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2017 at 23:35


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

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

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2017 at 19:00


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampler/flight pour at Blue Bee. Slightly hazy whitish yellow. Aromas of caramel, honey, apples. Tastes of apples, white wine, subtle caramel. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried on 07 Mar 2017 at 23:07


7

Clr bod no carb. Apple honey aroma. Apple honey flav. Med bod low carb. 7/3/7/4/15 3.6

Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2017 at 17:36


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle sample at the cidery. Clear golden. Aroma of oak, mustard, earth, apple, funk. Taste is super dry apples, oak. Mildly funky.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2017 at 13:34