Hard Graf
Land & Labour in Galway, Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪
Cider - Graff Regular|
Score
6.54
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A blend of L&L spontaneous fermentation beer with their Armagh Apple Juice blend of 50% Lord Lambourne, 20% Laxton Superb, 20% Katy & 10% of an unknown variety. This Graf cider blend co-fermented & evolved in neutral wine barrels for 18 months.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2025
at 09:37
7/10
Superficial sample from Billie’s craft beer fest 2025. Unclear pale golden, small white head. Apple cider aroma. Cider and malt flavor, some kind of unusually spices (sage and Provance spices?) Sweet and sour. Interesting.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2025
at 19:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sampled at Billies day 1. Clear very pale golden color, no head. Aroma and flavor are like a cider tbh. Or is this a cider? Must be. Slightly on the dry side with a little bit of green apple peel. Okay. 6-6-7-7-6
Tried
on 15 Nov 2025
at 21:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle samepled at Billies. Clear golden. Very herbal, funky, soft apple peels, lavender. Over light sweet, sour and bitter. Medium bodied. Has a cider body and beer aroma. Not bad!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2025
at 16:56
6/10
On tap at Billie's Craft Beer Festival. Ginger, citrus, vinegar hints and apple cider. Refreshing, nice, but not really my kind of drink. 636312 251107
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2025
at 10:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Head gone after ample seconds. Looks as white wine for all the world. End of bottle solid deposit. Wormwood, pepper, apples, fennel, sage. Medium acidity, cider, sage, rosemary, again some wormwood. Bone-dry. Feels much better carbonated than it looks. Dry-out effect and some acidthinning. This is out of this world. Utterly original and tantalising. L&L keeps producing gems.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Dr. Beer - Bar & Shop
on 16 Aug 2025
at 08:58
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2023
at 21:10
7.8/10
Massive oregano sniff. Slight smoke. Apple, umami. Makes me want a pizza
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2022
at 22:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.375 l bottle from 'Etre Gourmet', best before November 2028. Hazy, pale golden with a thin, fluffy, quickly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, a little sourish, rather fruity, gently floral aroma of ripe apple, lemon, pineapple, rosemary and sage indeed. Slightly sweet, gently sour, rather fruity and moderately floral taste of ripe apple, gooseberry, lemon, white grapes, rosemary and sage, followed by a medium long, gently tart, slightly woody finish. Medium body, gently astringent and moderately effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Unique beverage, unexpectedly herbal, really fresh and fruity. Very different from the grafs I've tried so far.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2022
at 17:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of spiced sausage, funk. Taste is sweetish & tangy, sausage, biscuit, funk, apple, citric, floral, lemon-lime, tart. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying sausagey finish. OK, strange one.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2022
at 22:13