7.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pounder from Press online. Sat in the fridge for a while till I got around to working on my backlog.

Pint glass at home after a storm & some weed-whacking.
Clear, light to medium light gold, quickly dissipating soda head.
Citra, elderberry, & intense floral & fruit punch notes on the nose.
Semi-sweet & tart eating apples upfront with a mellow but lingering grassy & oily citrus middle. Pear & elderberry deeper flavors. Low to mid-low tannins, medium low acidity, snappy tartness, very slight Lysol.
Juicy, thin, lightly medicinal & very slightly astringent. Consistent forced carb & not too bold abv.

Good. On the better end of hopped ciders. Just a little weak with the apple blend.

7

Not quite as dry as I’d hoped, but nicely hop balanced.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

At the brewery. Pours a clear yellow color. A big floral nose, clear dusty hops and apples. Sweet initially, musty funky hops, light funky apples. Very nice.

6.6

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

Bottle - Green apple pale gold. Bitterness and nice citrus with some nice green apple.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy yellow gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is apple, pear, earth. Thin body, tart apple, tannin, light dry finish, very good.

7.6

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

Bottle from Boise Co-op. Flat pour, pale, clear golden body. Hops add a mustiness to the Apple aroma. Taste is mostly apple, mildly tart, some lemon/ citrus notes and gentle bitterness from the hops. Mostly a straight up cider, with some minor accents that put this over the top.

7

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

On Tap at the Garden City cidery. A littel hazy, this one, the hops are a littel soapy in the aroma, and indeed citrusy and light. this is a cider though, and not really near the "pale ale" that is suggested on the menu. Still, nicely parlayed in to the cider and does not take over.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at growler guys meridian. pours out a frosty white color. Nose is citrus hops apple sweetness some spice. Taste is more of the light hoppy citrus notes (the hops work well) apple tart and sweet. This is another world class cider from Meriwether.