Firecracker
Blue Bee Cider in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Cider Regular|
Score
7.30
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A limited-edition dessert cider made with ginger-infused eau de vie (unaged brandy) blended with Gold Rush cider.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at the brewery. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is intense ginger, floral, spice. Thin body, ginger, spice, boozy, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2017
at 23:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pour on site - pours white - nose and taste of apple, ginger and touch of booze - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 18:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy straw, no carbonation. Ginger and brandy dominate the apple. Medium sweet, light bitter. Heavy mouthfeel. Hot
Tried
on 28 Nov 2017
at 18:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampler/flight pour at Blue Bee. Cloudy orange. Aromas of big ginger, apples, light spice. Tastes of big ginger, spices, apples, light tartness. Light body with a dry finish. Nice job on the ginger.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2017
at 23:09
8/10
Hazy gold sml wht. Spicy ginger fruit flv. Spicy fruit ginger flv. Med bod mod carb. 8/4/8/4/15 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2017
at 17:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle sample at the cidery. Hazy yellow. Aroma of strong, fresh ginger, dry apples. Taste is ginger, sweet apples. Medium bodied, lingering sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2017
at 13:41