Hard Graf
Little Earth Project in Sudbury, Suffolk, England 🏴
Cider - Graff Regular|
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6.72
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400L of barrel aged mixed fermentation saison re fermented with 200L of Organic Golden Delicious apple juice.
Our family have been making cider for over 30 years & its influence is found in everything we do - right down to the cider lees we use to ferment our beers. Because of this, we've always toed the line between cider & beer. We decided it was about time we make an official blend, known as a Graf, using locally grown, organic Golden Delicious apples and a barrel of our 5 month barrel aged organic saison. The apples were pressed & the juice added to a blending tank with the saison. With the fresh yeast & sugars from the juice, the blend was left to referment for an additional 4 months leaving us with a suitably dry, tart & refreshing saison/cider blend. Perfect for long, hot summer days.
Our family have been making cider for over 30 years & its influence is found in everything we do - right down to the cider lees we use to ferment our beers. Because of this, we've always toed the line between cider & beer. We decided it was about time we make an official blend, known as a Graf, using locally grown, organic Golden Delicious apples and a barrel of our 5 month barrel aged organic saison. The apples were pressed & the juice added to a blending tank with the saison. With the fresh yeast & sugars from the juice, the blend was left to referment for an additional 4 months leaving us with a suitably dry, tart & refreshing saison/cider blend. Perfect for long, hot summer days.
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8/10
Tried
on 24 Jul 2021
at 19:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
75cl bottle from Hoptimism. Appearance - golden and a little flatter in carbonation than expected, no head. Nose - apples, a light yeastiness but not obvious it's saison. Taste - apples and basically it tastes like cider. Less of a hint of any saison yeast than on the nose. Palate - light bodied, low carbonation, tart finish. Overall - ok but just tastes like cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2021
at 09:45
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
17th Aug 2020, monthly beer share in Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury (just four of us on this one). Cheers Mat for the 750ml bottle of this; BB Jun 2025. Misty amber body, wispy white head. Sour apples all the way, not my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2020
at 16:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
75cl bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, August 2020. Brought by me. Lightly misty copper appearance, thin white head. Distant sour apple aroma. Taste presents a nice wild sour edge, acetic with complex wild character, distant balsamic.. not much of the original saison remaining, but no bad thing. Expected a little more apple to shine through the jagged wild elements, but a very pleasant sipper overall. Nice that the contents stayed in the bottle on opening this time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2020
at 15:07
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Light copper colour. No head. The last LEP Beer was supposedly the last I bought. But then this sounded really good, so I bought one. It’s like thin, vinegary cardboard juice. Lesson learned.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2020
at 19:31
8/10
Lovely apple cider-y saison. Another excellent beer from these guys
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2020
at 20:14