Smoke
Alpenfire Cider in Port Townsend, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Cider Regular|
Score
7.35
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danlo (13133) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Panda courtesy of SHIG, cheers Shawn! (and MicroGrog!) Clear orangey-amber coppery colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, peaty, smoke, phenolic hints, oak barrel. Taste is sweet, appley, fleshy, booze, earthy, peat, oak, whiskey barrel, vanilla, with drying tannins and some smokey notes. Oily mouthfeel, full to medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish with lingering booze & peat. Complex, very sippable.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
375ml from Press online. Six months in the basement, shared with Shig. Jamie is starting to waver. Dark copper, clear, still pour. Obvious charred oak upfront. Peat? Bittersweet apples, some stinging acid in my nose. Taste is a little less then obviously smokey. BIttersweet & sharp apples, very thin, popsicle stick astringency with some earthy & veggie bitterness. Dry finish with a poke of white wine acid. Not much left on the follow-through. No tartness, paper thin, warming booze, a touch difficult. Solid experience but I didn't expect it to be this dry.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to MicroGrog: Poured a coppery translucent with no real head. Aroma smokey, apple, woodsy, oak. Taste is smokey, woodsy, char, bandaid, apple, earthy, dry finish.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Light cooked Apple and bourbon. Clear gold. Sweet Apple and bourbon and a bit of booze in the finish. A little syrupy.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Finally got to try this. Solid light copper color, still. Nose is strong slick apple with wood alcohol, burnty wood, not smoke. Hefty alcohol balance the apple. Flavor is soft and heavy alcohol essence with apple. Whatever, I like. Reminiscent of ice cider.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at PIB 2015, pours a clear golden yellow with no head. Nose brings out vanilla, whiskey, and light honey. Flavour is really complex, with vanilla, whiskey, smoke, and green apples. So amazingly complex and cohesive. Fantastic stuff.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Some smoke in this and comes together pretty well for a cider. Some apple peel bitterness and sweet and sour finish. Bottle shared at tasting.
GenDV138 (9249) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at the DC Tasting. Clear light yellow. Aromas of apples, tart notes. Tastes of apples, tart fruit, spices. Medium body with a dry finish.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Smoke from Alpenfire Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Brony Bottle Share courtesy of luttonm, thank you sir! Very slightly hazy golden yellow color, rare large bubble, legs. Aroma of apple must and flesh, distant campfire. Taste is lightly burning apple skins. Very tasty.