Basque

Shacksbury in Vergennes, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Petritegi Sagardoa
Brewed at/by: Petritegi Sagardoa
Cider Special Out of Production

Score

6.97

ABV: 6.2%

IBU: -

Ticks: 6

Collaborator: Ainara Otano of Petritegi Sagardoa. Apples: traditional Basque cider varieties including Errezila, Mokoa, and Txalaka. Fermentation: native yeast, no sulfates added, unfiltered. Aging: stainless steel, four to six months. Notes: bone dry, funky, green apple, citrus, complex phenolics.

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8.3

willisread (9761) reviewed Basque from Shacksbury 8 years ago

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

Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a pretty gold with no head. Crazy unique nose: Tart acidic apple aromas with lemon, smoke and duck fat. Light body, tannic...funky horse blanket. Umami, more apple on the palate. Like dried apples, musty and funky. Lowish carbonation, but a lot of flavor. Really enjoyable. --- Beer merged from original tick of The Basque on 28 Sep 2017 at 21:12 - Score: 8. Original review text: Very interesting cider. Tart acidic apple nose with lemon, smoke and duck fat. Light body, tannic...funky horse blanket. Umami, more apple.

Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2017 at 12:21

7.1

radagast83 (13490) reviewed Basque from Shacksbury 9 years ago

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

Bottle at the RateBeer DC Cider tasting. Apple, fizzy. Poured at probably the appropriate height outside. Hazy golden color with a small head that dissipated quickly. Aroma was apples, light yeast notes. Flavor was slightly fizzy apple notes. Light apple peel.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2016 at 13:04

7.2

GenDV138 (9249) reviewed Basque from Shacksbury 9 years ago

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

Bottle at the RateBeer DC Cider tasting. Hazy yellow. Aromas of apples, funk. Tastes of apples, light funk, white wine. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2016 at 23:13

6.6

iphonephan (11575) reviewed Basque from Shacksbury 9 years ago

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

From a bottle at the RB cider tasting December 2016. Pours a hazy pale gold with a scant head. Aroma of apple peels. Mild flavors. A bit thin.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2016 at 17:32

6.1

nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Basque from Shacksbury 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled at the DC Gathering pours a hazy, greenish gold. Nose has green apples, honey, candlewax. Flavor is apples, cheesy, lemon, honey. Finishes dry and tannic.

Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2016 at 14:42

7.4

Ferris (26026) reviewed Basque from Shacksbury 9 years ago

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

Bottle - Lots of funk and farmhouse notes. Cloudy gold with a small white head. Lots of horse blanket and a light acidity and dry finish. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2016 at 22:24