Craft Cider
Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Cider Regular|
Score
5.48
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In 1986 Harpoon co-founders Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary began brewing Harpoon in Boston to share with others the joy of making—and drinking—great beer. In 2000, we added a second brewery in Windsor, Vermont to keep up with the demand. As a regional craft brewer, we gained interest and respect for cider, a drink with strong roots and history in New England. Harpoon’s cider is our contribution to the long heritage of cider made with fresh juice from locally grown apples.
Harpoon Cider is made from a blend of locally grown apples including the New England favorite, McIntosh. By fermenting this blend of varieties with our own yeast we are able to produce an aroma that has a clean, fruity character. This crisp, refreshing cider has just the right balance of ripe apple sweetness and tartness from the fruit’s natural acidity. The color of this smooth tasting cider is very light as a result of using only freshly pressed apples. Without the addition of preservatives, artificial colors, or sweeteners we have created a cider that is fresh, pure, and delicious. Enjoy!
Harpoon Cider is made from a blend of locally grown apples including the New England favorite, McIntosh. By fermenting this blend of varieties with our own yeast we are able to produce an aroma that has a clean, fruity character. This crisp, refreshing cider has just the right balance of ripe apple sweetness and tartness from the fruit’s natural acidity. The color of this smooth tasting cider is very light as a result of using only freshly pressed apples. Without the addition of preservatives, artificial colors, or sweeteners we have created a cider that is fresh, pure, and delicious. Enjoy!
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6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
Very light yellow. Watered down apple cider vinegar? No head. Nose is very sweet. Sour and hearty apples. Taste is the same. To sweet I’d say. Nice mouthfeel though. Finishes clean.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2012
at 12:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Sweet apple juice aroma. Clear pale yellow with no head. Slightly under ripe tart apple flavor. Light carbonated body, slightly dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2012
at 17:52
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow with a small frothy white head that diminishes quickly to nothing. The aroma is apple and wheat. Thin mouthfeel with a tart flavor and apple with a light bitter finish. A decent cider from Harpoon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2012
at 17:11
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Refrigerated bottle poured into a white wine glass. Pours almost clear (as pale yellow as I have ever seen) with a very small white head. Very light body and almost no aroma. Taste is light boring apple juice. This was very disapointing, if you like taste avoid this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2011
at 19:27
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Pours pale yellow into a shaker. Bright white head with quickly recedes to hug rim. Sour apple aromas. Sharp, sour apple upfront turning dry with a slight medicinal finish.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2011
at 14:40
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 8
Overall 3
Pours clear golden color with white head. Aromas of apple and fruit. Sweet apple flavor with some weird plastic taste. Light body with average carbonation.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2010
at 08:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Once Upon a Vine South, Richmond, VA, Opened on 6/17/10. Pours a crystal clear pale yellow with a thin head that fades quickly. The aroma is a slightly grainy and sweet apple with a faintly champagne like finish. The taste is tart apples with a sweet, grainy finish. Medium bodied. Decent cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2010
at 21:26
2.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Draft: Apple aroma with buttery rubbery tinges. Clear yellow, little carbonation. Watery with weak apple flavor, dry rubbery finish. Good apple variety choice, awful execution. Weak AND flawed. Immediately re-rated because I was a bit harsh. I guess my disappointment was magnified by the rating. It isn’t a drainpour (0.8), but it isn’t very good either. Compassionately uprated.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2010
at 14:25
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from ericandersnavy. Pours perri color with a few bubbles. Nice, crisp apple skin aroma. Near medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is greenish apple with yellow apple skin. Something of a light weight, but clean and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2009
at 19:54
1.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1
Bottle thanks to cavie. Pours with a real pale and watery looking body and the faintest of heads. Sickly sweet aroma that smells exactly like an green apple flavored Jolly Rancher. Taste is cloyingly sweet and disgusting. Watery and fizzy.
I refuse to believe that this cider does not have any thing artificial in it...especially sweeteners. This stuff is an assault on true ciders. Absolute crap!
I refuse to believe that this cider does not have any thing artificial in it...especially sweeteners. This stuff is an assault on true ciders. Absolute crap!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2009
at 13:51