North by West
West Avenue Cider House in Freelton, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Cider - Ice Cider Regular|
Score
7.51
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Our gold Medal winning Vintage Ice Cider. Notes of candy apple, vanilla, elderberry. Perfectly balanced. Sweet.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle. 2012 vintage. (11.2% ABV) Pours a clear copper with a thin, fizzy, short lived, white head that fully dissipates. Sweet aroma of caramelized red apple, apple skins, oak and funky yeast. Sweet fruity flavour of caramelized red apple, cinnamon, vanilla, oak and funky yeast in a sweet, warming booze finish. Full body with a sticky, syrupy texture and soft carbonation. Nice complexity. Very enjoyable. A great dessert sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2021
at 06:22
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Power tasting at Phill's, bottle; 11.2% ABV
Beautiful golden colour, bright, clean. The aroma is just a notch below the top Ice Ciders, the flavour is very rich, still not the top; there's quite some alcohol, and a light dusty smell; stewed apples flavour, caramelized pineapple, good level of acidity, and mild astringency. Overall it's very good.
Beautiful golden colour, bright, clean. The aroma is just a notch below the top Ice Ciders, the flavour is very rich, still not the top; there's quite some alcohol, and a light dusty smell; stewed apples flavour, caramelized pineapple, good level of acidity, and mild astringency. Overall it's very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2020
at 06:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL bottle, pours clear a clear copper golden, no head. Nose is full of stewed apples, treacle toffee, and brown sugar. Flavour is wonderfully decadent, with lots of stewed apples, treacle toffee, some apple core, gentle acidity, and a little molasses. There's even a little tartness in there. Not at the level of the top Quebec ice ciders, but this is really well-done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2020
at 05:55
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml (thx, Kory V.!) at Phill's. Appearance: clear golden with no head. Aroma: nice sweet apples and acidity. Taste: sweet, sour, some apple seeds. Overall: nice one.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2020
at 05:52