Hop Shadow
Whaleback Farm Cider in Lincolnville, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Hopped Rotating|
Score
7.37
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Rather than overwhelm the apples with a dank bomb, we blended the subtle and herbaceous and grassy scents of two old world aroma hops - Smaragd and Slovenian Bobek - with the citrus and spice of two new hybrids - Saphir and Aramis - for a bright, effervescent cider that hews close in style to Kolsch. Eminently sessionable , it tends to disappear quickly around here after long work days in the orchard. Enjoy cold and pour with care - very bubbly
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9.4
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Hop Shadow from Whaleback Farm Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
500mL, undated bottle drunk 11/2/23. Clear-ish, honey-golden-maize. White head of bubbles on edge. Beautiful, gentle, rich Brett. This is exactly like a 9 month Orval. There's a bit of papery skin tannin with very light apple fruitiness in the end. So funky and farmy, clean and lovely. Light oak. Soft, juicy, full of Brett and mild tannin. Don't really get the hops but do get wonderful, deep, rich applesauce-like character. Brett lightens things with heavy band-aid. Drying tannin from barrel and skin in the finish. Well, this is insane.
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from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2023
at 23:42