7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from their cider club. A two months on the shelf, two months in the fridge. Still not quite settled. Not waiting any longer. Tasty pint glass @home. Caked yeast all in the neck, some still on the bottom, some floating dead center of the bottle. Yellow on orange body. Beautiful & unexpected eggshell head that takes it's time settling. Smells of warm, baked apples, sharp & sweet. More rum-ish than whiskey to my nose. Pucker tart, lightly sweet, half sour apples pickled in cider vinegar. Lemon, sour orange, typical sour flavors. Booze is very subtle, but it's there as you breathe in & out. End is a little bready/yeasty, with soft vanilla & sulfites. It starts to build & stick to you by the second pour. Prickly, but otherwise soft carbonation. Not sparkling(it fails here). Obviously textured/yeasty, with a very warm & gentle barrel. Eat some cheese first. A bit too sour, but good.