Traditional Dry
Whaleback Farm Cider in Lincolnville, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
6.94
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Dry but not overly austere, ripe fruit and round apple warmth - no barrel aging, just clean, bright taste of fresh Maine apples.
We pick the apples that go into our Traditional Dry cider from local orchards that have been operating around the corner from us in Hope, Maine for generations. These are small commercial operations growing many well known apples - such as Macintosh, Macoun, Golden Delicious and Cortland – but also some older and lesser known varieties like Northern Spy, Golden Russet, Black Oxford and Tolman Sweet. We combine these flavors, both familiar and unique, into a straightforward, easy drinking cider.
We pick the apples that go into our Traditional Dry cider from local orchards that have been operating around the corner from us in Hope, Maine for generations. These are small commercial operations growing many well known apples - such as Macintosh, Macoun, Golden Delicious and Cortland – but also some older and lesser known varieties like Northern Spy, Golden Russet, Black Oxford and Tolman Sweet. We combine these flavors, both familiar and unique, into a straightforward, easy drinking cider.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Anoche, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma is bone dry, with lots of apple core, hay, and gentle farmhouse funk. Flavour is much the same, with lots of apple core, gentle hay, and some funk. Not the most complex but this is doubtless well-made. Very solid.
Tried
from Draft
at
Anoche
on 10 Aug 2026
at 00:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle pours a clear gold, no head. Nose has apple juice, green apple skins, some chardonnay. Flavor has apple juice and skin, some cheese cloth. Lightly tart finish. 7 2 7 3 13
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2020
at 11:00
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2015 bottle from Belfast Co-op, drunk 10/2/16.
Good clarity, with light sediment left in bottle. Bright, white-golden appearance with light beeswax hues and a small ring of white bubbles signifying good carbonation.
Just like the honey elder, there’s a good Norman cider nose to this. Lactic acids are soft and well-developed, with good tannins present from both wood and appleskin. Black pepper is light, with just a hint of alcohol, as well. There’s a lovely, well-attenuated apple character, as well as plentiful phenolics of cinnamon and vanilla, on the finish. Not overdone on the oak, and it does seem nicely lagered.
Round, soft and almost nutty, with very light apple sugars, lots of peppery phenolics and a lingering, lightly tart lactic character that is softened/balanced by both wood and sugar. There’s definite oak character, but it’s quite light, so I’ll forgive it. Tight, champagne-like carbonation helps add perceived body and vanilla, pepper and apple linger nicely on the palate. Just a hint of light alcohol and very clean, otherwise.
Good clarity, with light sediment left in bottle. Bright, white-golden appearance with light beeswax hues and a small ring of white bubbles signifying good carbonation.
Just like the honey elder, there’s a good Norman cider nose to this. Lactic acids are soft and well-developed, with good tannins present from both wood and appleskin. Black pepper is light, with just a hint of alcohol, as well. There’s a lovely, well-attenuated apple character, as well as plentiful phenolics of cinnamon and vanilla, on the finish. Not overdone on the oak, and it does seem nicely lagered.
Round, soft and almost nutty, with very light apple sugars, lots of peppery phenolics and a lingering, lightly tart lactic character that is softened/balanced by both wood and sugar. There’s definite oak character, but it’s quite light, so I’ll forgive it. Tight, champagne-like carbonation helps add perceived body and vanilla, pepper and apple linger nicely on the palate. Just a hint of light alcohol and very clean, otherwise.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2016
at 13:11