Northern Rosé
Whaleback Farm Cider in Lincolnville, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Other Fruit Regular|
Score
7.12
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Wild berry piquancy with spicy and herbaceous flavors, a vinous body, rounded off by light barrel aging
Elderberry and Aronia are both native to the northeast and can be harvested in the wild along loamy riverside lowlands and rocky upland meadows but we also grow them in hedgerows here on the farm.Elderberry has, since ancient times, been known as the protector of the garden. We suspect that might be because the birds flock to it first, ignoring the other crops. It can be hard to get to the fruit before they do but we can’t begrudge them a share of such mystically tonic fruit. Aronia too, has been recognized as being extremely high in anthocyanins. Mouth dryingly bitter – it’s common name is black chokeberry – it also competes with wine grapes for sugar content and makes a bracingly tight red wine which is delicious on its own but even better when blended into the cider with Elderberry.
Formerly known as Northern Native
Elderberry and Aronia are both native to the northeast and can be harvested in the wild along loamy riverside lowlands and rocky upland meadows but we also grow them in hedgerows here on the farm.Elderberry has, since ancient times, been known as the protector of the garden. We suspect that might be because the birds flock to it first, ignoring the other crops. It can be hard to get to the fruit before they do but we can’t begrudge them a share of such mystically tonic fruit. Aronia too, has been recognized as being extremely high in anthocyanins. Mouth dryingly bitter – it’s common name is black chokeberry – it also competes with wine grapes for sugar content and makes a bracingly tight red wine which is delicious on its own but even better when blended into the cider with Elderberry.
Formerly known as Northern Native
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8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2015 bottle drunk 11/26/16.
Light cranberry with a golden tint, good clarity and plentiful bubbles.
"Tart" from the nose, though tartness is a taste, one can still smell it often times. Seemingly high attenuation, light lactic character with dry apple skins, low phenolics and light grassiness and nuttiness on the end. Soft funk continually develops, with no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s given to the elderberry dryness, with lightly astringent, pleasantly so, notes and moderate fruit and lactic acidity. Sumptuous apple character creates body (tannin) with a strong dryness and fruity acidity on the end. No alcohol or flaw, very nice. Hope to see more from this brewer; everything has been top notch.
Light cranberry with a golden tint, good clarity and plentiful bubbles.
"Tart" from the nose, though tartness is a taste, one can still smell it often times. Seemingly high attenuation, light lactic character with dry apple skins, low phenolics and light grassiness and nuttiness on the end. Soft funk continually develops, with no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s given to the elderberry dryness, with lightly astringent, pleasantly so, notes and moderate fruit and lactic acidity. Sumptuous apple character creates body (tannin) with a strong dryness and fruity acidity on the end. No alcohol or flaw, very nice. Hope to see more from this brewer; everything has been top notch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2016
at 17:29