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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3.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Pours out the color of Coors Light. Just a weak ring of off-white head. On tap it’s just a touch darker, or maybe it’s just the setting I’m drinking it in. The smell perfumes apple sauce & cantaloupe. A little sharp. Is this really natural? Off the tap it smells like standing water & mushy apples. Taste is similar, though more watered down. Rock candy. Decently tart. A considerable plastic note kills it for me though. Finish consists of apple skins & vegetables, with some chalky yeastiness. Feel is soft carbonation & runny jam. Alcohol is negligible, but sticks out on tap. Different, though questionably natural. Off the tap the carbonation just rips it apart, giving off sulfur, harsh acidity, boxed apple juice & dirty water. Almost totally different ciders. One questionable, one terrible. bottle score: 2.6 / tap score: 1.3
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2009
at 18:52
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours the color of champagne and has a little, fizzy head. Aromas are straight apple juice. Flavor is over the top apple juice with a little bit of an alcohol presence. This is much better than feared.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2009
at 22:41
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
@Dunedin-on tap-pours a minimal white head and pale yellow color with effervescence. Aroma is apple. Taste is thin, sweet apple, herbal.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2008
at 13:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Just how I like cider, no preservatives what so ever, pure and simple, plain old apples is the only ingredient. Aroma of crayons and the color of the ubiquitous pale yellow american lager. A little tart on the palate. Impressions of alky yet seems watered down like gramma used to do with the dago red wine. Enjoyable none the less. Has a background note of crazy hops or malt bitterness, perhaps it is the bitterness of the apple peels. I think this to be a cider that will appeal to many beer lovers who like pilsners. Finish is interesting for a cider, a mild bitter linger.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2008
at 06:48