Stille Harding - Ein Halvtørr Eplesider

25.07.2023, 0,75l bottle @ apartment in Jastrzębie-Zdrój:
A still cider opening with a fizz and pouring a big fizzy longlasting head, slightly cloudy light yellow-ish color. Aroma is slightly dry fruity, apple peel, grass, bark, minerals, unripe apples, leafs, flowers, alcohol. Taste is dry sour-ish fruity, apple peel, unripe harsh apples, flowers, minerals, bark, grass, leafs, alcohol. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Not my cup of coffee.

KYGG 130322. Deep golden color with no head. Aroma is apples, mature apple, sourness. Flavor is apple, mature apples, sourness, funk, grass. Nice/OK cider.

Bottle, 75cl. It's a clear dark golden colored cider, still and headless, except a few bubbles from the pour. The aroma has a very light funk, with notes of mushroom and earth, but mostly it's well ripened apples, in a generic way. Some alcohol and hints of grass too. It's full-bodied, lightly warming and flat on the palate, with a suitable sweetness level. Still, there's some tartness going on. Ripe apple, some apple jam and a light touch of apple pie, including a buttery pie shell, vague hints of grass and even some leathery funk in the flavor. Long ripe finish with a tad much apple pie and apple jam, which makes it feels less fresh and refreshing than I'd like. At least if drunk without any food. Anyway, it's a fine cider that I wouldn't shy away from drinking again. 220313