Lapinette

Virtue Cider in Fennville, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

Cider - Dry Rotating

Score

6.29

ABV: 6.2%

IBU: -

Ticks: 26

A Norman-style cidre brut, aged in French oak barrels. Reminiscent of the old days in France, before the great wars, when wine makers of the south shared their used barrels with their northern cousins, the resulting ciders were a little bit rough, unfiltered with a balance of flavors from the fruit, the farm and the barrel. Virtue has recreated this traditional cider by sourcing tart fruit, patiently aging for months in wine barrels, and serving as is, without fine filtration. Lapinette is a window into our past, a very tasty time indeed.

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6.5

SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Top Hops a few blocks up from Union Sq. Maybe more then a few blocks. Duvel glass at home. Clear, champagne-y yellow gold. Some floaties by the third pour. Iron, very mineral-y apple scent. Yeast, chalk, sharps, wisp of oxidation. Taste is sharp apples/kiwi/green grapes/lemon. Chalk, light green bitterness, light plastic, not much else. Otherwise dry, well carbed & thin. Always well made, but usually falls short on complexity. If this brand was cheaper or partnered with a more established cidery, I'd be less difficult to woo.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2019 at 21:22

allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Lapinette from Virtue Cider 7 years ago

Flat and dry never goes well together, unless I guess you love dry white wine. Better than the Michigan brut though. Some apple notes to make it tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2018 at 21:27

6.4

mcberko (47456) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 8 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

750mL bottle, pours a clear dull blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out light sweetness, some champagne effervescence and bone dry apples. Flavour is bone dry, with light champagne, bone dry apples, and light wild yeast. Not the most complex brut, but it's very pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2017 at 23:37

5.8

Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 8 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Sampled on draft this cider poured a pale yellow color with a trace soapy white head that faded quickly and left no lacing. The aroma was sourish yet sweet with notes of apple flesh and champagne. The flavor was dryish and sour with champagne and apple flesh notes. Medium length finish. Light body. Ok.

Tried from Draft on 27 Feb 2017 at 19:59

Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 9 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft. A light yellow cider. The aroma has notes of apples, while the flavor is a bit acidic with notes of apples and lemons, leading to a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2017 at 14:11

6.5

Iznogud (14627) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at CBC 2016, yellow session. Pours cloudy pale yellow, no head. Mostly apples in aroma and flavor. Sweetish and bit acidic. Too thin for my taste lacking in flavor and aroma.

Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2016 at 12:10

6.1

Nische (5605) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample at CBC Blue Session. Clear yellow with fizzy, disappearing, minimal white head. Sweetish apple aroma and taste, with oak, grapes and minerals. Some tartness to it.

Tried on 13 Jul 2016 at 15:45

6.3

beerhunter111 (50581) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

CBC2016. Klare hell goldgelbe Farbe. Geruch nach reifen Äpfeln, leicht säuerlich. Geschmack nach süßen Äpfeln, Birnen, leicht säuerlich.

Tried on 15 May 2016 at 15:08

6.3

_angst_ (8410) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Draught @ CBC 2015. Pours very tiny hazy greenish golden with no head worth mentioning. Smell is fruity with mixed sweet and sour apples, dry soil, minerals, paper and lemon peal. Taste is sour and fruity. Mouthfeel is crisp, dry, tart and light bodied. Finish is sour with tart apples, hay, dry soil, minerals, paper and lemon peal. Decent cider but a bit too dry, bit too papery and very lacking in fruitiness except tart apples.

Tried on 06 Dec 2015 at 14:14

6.3

fonefan (84534) reviewed Lapinette from Virtue Cider 10 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ CBC 2015 [ Yellow Session ]. - Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015, Sparta Hallen, Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark [ As Virtue Lapinette ].Clear light yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, apple skin, green apples, rubber notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, green apples, apple skin, apple. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20150501]

Tried on 29 Sep 2015 at 07:18