Fable Farm Fermentory Walden (2020)

Walden (2020)

 

Fable Farm Fermentory in Barnard, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

  Cider - Dry Rotating
Score
7.61
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 2
Our maiden foray fermenting cultivated cider apples. Fermented in stainless steel and bottled at the tail end of fermentation, this slightly sparkling, dry cider is beautifully balanced and full of flavor - a living testament to how great our cider is made in the orchard.
 

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9.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

2020 750mL bottle drunk 7/13/24. Clear brass with a bit of spritzy bubble in solution. Luscious, prominent apple nose with rich but mellowed sugars and very gentle malo-lactic acidity. Low oak. Incredible strength and clarity of aroma for 4 years old. In the mouth it's near-flawless. Just the right amount of sweetness and texture with hints of malo-lactic and oak character in the background for added depth. Soft, frizzante texture and a massive complexity of apple character.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2024 at 14:17


8.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Slim 750ml bottle from the Press fan club. It has traveled a bit. Sensory-liked texture on the label itself. Two weeks in the fridge after a month in the dungeon. Mojito glass @home. Faintly cloudy, medium honey, dull, almost still. Earthy farm funk nose. Sweet, very brown apples, unintentional spice & fermenting hay stuffiness. Lots of fermenting hay & peach till it airs out. As it warms, it fumes appetizing spiced apple notes. Upfront green pepper twang, semi-sweet plum & cider vinegar, lemon rind, earthy, leather bittersweet snaps everything back, drier, tough of glue, herbal & softly sweet apple skin finish. Restrained funk & enough bittersweets is really the idea here. Moderately acidic but sweet enough, boozier than the list, dries out, just barely a whisper of carbonation. Very, very good.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2023 at 23:43