Bandera Brut Sparkling Cider

Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow white with small paperthin head. The aroma is funk and bandaid. Thin mouthfeel with a sweet apple and light dry finish. Easy to drink a very good cider from Argus.

Bottle number 346/624 (October 30, 2010 Batch) via a trade with blutt59. Pours with a very hazy and very pale body (wit bier like). Explosive and violent carbonation. Zombie like head that keeps coming back to life because of the extreme carbonation (odd). Strong carbonic bite at first. Sharp. Past that there are quite a few oak notes. Tannin, vanilla, coconut, cedar. Lots of fresh wood (medium to light toast). Slightly sharp apple flavor, crisp. Oak really dominates the aroma. Flavors are big, slightly sharp with good acidity. Again a strong carbonic bite. Strong oak notes, a hint of sulfur, raw oak, vanilla. Medium tannins. Slightly fuller body for a cider. Dry. Severely over carbonated. Slightly warming.