9.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Pressed 2015, bottled 2016, released 2017, drunk 2018 (12/24/18). Sparkling.
White head slowly dissipates atop a bronze-golden-maize body with fine bubbles and high clarity.
Beautifully expressed Brett, like the Blue Raincoat is basically everything you want from Brettanomyces. Woven in are funky, fleshy, tart and even juicy apple notes with low oak, no toast and no heaviness from sugar or wood. Really lets the apple and Brett do the talking, just as in their other ciders. Tropical notes mix with deep funk, horseblanket and light band aid. But it's bright and not even dominated by it, sharing space with the apple character that increases with complexity and expression as it warms and breathes. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's lightly tart, juicy, soft and with an incredibly comforting texture, yet not too sweet, no real sugar and certainly no syrup. Tannins help lend texture and it's incredibly juicy with strong mineral, must, horseblanket and bright band aid tinged Brett notes. Just phenomenally complex apple notes with fleshy characteristics lingering on the end, almost as if tasting the very complexities of the barley itself in a beer. Perfectly balanced and endlessly drinkable with tight carbonation and perfect attenuation. Just so amazed by this husband and wife cider team. These are the best ciders I've ever had and I am so excited to try all of them, both still and sparkling.