Hootenanny Series - Smoked Blueberry
Locust Cider and Brewing in Gig Harbor, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Other Fruit Regular|
Score
6.86
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle - Smoke and Berry. Reddish clear with a small white head. Smoke and Berry are executed well, just not sure it works for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2016
at 20:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz. bottle, courtesy of andrewje41 (thanks a lot, Andrew!), pours a deep dark pinkish purple with a small off-white head. Aroma is heavy on the smoke upfront, with very subdued blueberries. Flavour is more dynamic, with quite a sweet blueberry quality and heavy smoke -- unusual mix of flavours, but I think it works pretty well. Nice sweetness and smoke mix. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2016
at 20:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Burgundy color. Mild aroma, but there is enough going on: fruits, Beaujolais, light smoke. The mouthfeel is quite sweet, but the body is lean; it doesn’t have evidence of cider flavor, but it has some delicate berry, some delicate smoke, and light astringency in the final; the acidity is there, but lower than an average cider.
Appreciated; I like the concept, I hope they push it a bit more even.
Burgundy color. Mild aroma, but there is enough going on: fruits, Beaujolais, light smoke. The mouthfeel is quite sweet, but the body is lean; it doesn’t have evidence of cider flavor, but it has some delicate berry, some delicate smoke, and light astringency in the final; the acidity is there, but lower than an average cider.
Appreciated; I like the concept, I hope they push it a bit more even.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2016
at 20:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Purplish colour. Pretty big smoke aroma, with some phenols, bit of blueberry. The palate is an odd mix of apple, smoke and blueberry. The latter is the most subtle element. The body is ok, touch of sweetness, not a whole lot of acidity. The combo of the smokiness and the fruit is a bit odd, even though I like the elements individually.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2016
at 20:25
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Once again, its so nice to see cider with as many unique qualities as these ones. Bottle pour at Hop and Hound for their series release party. I seriously can’t get enough of the smoke quality here, as well.as how well it pairs with the blueberry. Would have never thought they would fit together so well. Reddish purple pre with a foam head that lasts. Cider with head, it’s already unique without tasting it anyway. Mixed berry, smoked second, true blueberry juice finish. Not sweet. Bold. Unique. Amazing cider. Please let this one stick around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2016
at 19:58