5.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tap at Bowsers, Monaca. Odd sweeter fruit nose. Clear pale. Good co2 from the start. Slightly boozy first taste, not as expected. Pumpkin flavor is really not identifiable in this. Yes, was expecting a sweet pumpkin or apple cinnamon thing, it is not.

6.4

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Super clear golden coloured body with a pale yellow glow, although completely clear. Aroma of light pumpkins, pure caster sugar, pumpkin pie spice and a ton of apples. Super light-bodied; Strong apple flavour with a light sweetness and a touch of pumpkin pie spice. Aftertaste is sour and lightly tart with a big apple presence and very little else - mild and subdued. Overall, not such a bad option - the apple and cider aspects are strong and the pumpkin flavour is relatively minimal, all with a very easy-to-drink flavour and complexity. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Fairfax (Fair Lakes), Virginia on 18-October-2015 for US$1,99 sampled at home in Washington on 06-March-2016.

5.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Fall 2015 bottle, drunk 10/7/15.
Clear, very bubbly copper-amber liquid actually manages a fair amount of light beige head that slowly fades to cover/ring.
Sweet pumpkin pie spicing in the nose highlights vanilla, honey, allspice and cinnamon most prominently but is actually fairly clean, if very sterile, overall.
Same in the mouth, with spice and sugar flavors and a very high carbonation. All of this residual sugar makes for a sticky-soft texture though and there are some enjoyable moments of actual pumpkin flavor (fleeting, but its there). Not much apple-quality to it; just the sugar, as mentioned, with the actual fruit flavor drowned in the spices and sugars. No alcohol, very clean. Not a total disaster but definitely way too sweet.

5.5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled form a 12 oz brown bottle this cider poured a medium yellow color with a small foamy white head that faded instantly and left no lacing. The aroma was tangy and sweet apple with some vague spices underneath. The flavor was tart, tangy and citric with green apple and cinnamon. Medium length finish. Light body. Ok.

6.5

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

golden yellow 1 finger fizzy head. aroma is pumpkin spice, yams and brown sugar. taste is similar. Lots of pumpkin spice. yam, candied apples and sweet potatoes. a lot of spice and vegetable at the finish. very little cider qualities other than the sweetness.

1

Horrendous Apple juice taste.