Strongbow Dark Fruit
Bulmers Cider in Hereford, Herefordshire, England 🏴
Cider - Other Fruit Regular|
Score
5.09
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Cider with Blackcurrant And Blackberry Juices.
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4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Pours a deep plum colour with a small, bubbly off-white head and a syrupy sweet aroma of, well, dark fruits. It's highly carbonated, sickly sweet with blackcurrant and blackberry masking any real apple character. Very refreshing.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2022
at 18:39
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can 0.44l, brewed at Alken-Maes, Belgium. Almost clear, dark red colored. AROMA- sweet, black currant and blackberry juice. FLAVOR- sweet, blackcurrant and blackberry soft drink, no sign of apple, cider, fermentation. Light bodied. Well, not bad - for soft drink.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2022
at 20:26
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can, 4.5%. Brewed at Heineken Slovakia. Ruby red body, dark. Taste... blackcurrant, blackcurrant flavored gummi bears and some blackcurrant candy. Did I say that there's some blackcurrant? Yeah, there's blackcurrant. Speaking of taste, there's blackcurrant with a light oaty (?!) touch, no apples at all. Ergh, sweet, good carbonation at least, but still, too sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2020
at 23:13
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
440ml can. Pours a dark purple with minor fizzy pink head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of raspberries and blackcurrant cordial. Taste is the same and a bit artificial in its fruit flavour. Quite watery which actually works otherwise it would be too sickly sweet. A slightly dry finish at the end. Average carbonation. Quite drinkable but nothing special.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2020
at 23:25
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
24/5/2020. Can from my local One-Stop. Pours dark red with a small fizzy pink head. Aroma of blackcurrant, blackberry, sweet stewed apple and brown sugar. Heavy sweetness and minimal tartness. Moderate body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Not great but better than expected.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2020
at 21:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Deep dark pink and Ruby coloured body with a very thin, pure white head that fades very quickly, like soda. Aroma of pure fruits, strawberries, cherries, raspberries and even a touch of citrus - like lemon, show through, but the apple is by far the strongest. Light-bodied; Super strong fruity flavours dominate with the berries front and Centre, showing the cherries and strawberries the strongest with a big hit of apple and sugars towards the end, with no body, no pungency, no complexity and definitely no alcohol. Aftertaste is light, very crisp and fruity with all the berries coming through, and also the apples, of course, as well. Overall, a nice enough Cider that shows more apples and berries than anything else, as expected that has no complexity, no depth and absolutely no alcohol - this is very sweet throughout and almost too pungent with nothing else behind it. I sampled this 33 cL clear bottle while eating my last Vietnamese dinner at Nha Hang Ngon in Saigon, Vietnam on 10-August-2019 for 37,000VND.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2019
at 10:39