Val de Boides
Lagar Sidra Castañon in Quintes, Asturias, Spain 🇪🇸
Cider Regular|
Score
6.14
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Alengrin (11675) reviewed Val de Boides from Lagar Sidra Castañon 5 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Dry cider from a traditional cider region in Spain, bottle from BeerFreakChick shared with my girlfriend. Some loose, large, off-white bubbles form during pouring, but obviously no head is formed; hazy yellow blonde colour with greenish tinge. Aroma of lots of oxidized green apple as well as red apple juice, lemongrass, something lightly sulfuric, green kiwi, lemon butter and a solventy note hovering over it all (rubbing alcohol). Crisp onset, green apple everywhere, but a red apple sweetness mediates its tartness; flat body, supple and smooth, juicy with growing apple peel (and apple seed?) astringency towards the end, even slightly bittering; ends medium try, a bit tart, but the fructose sweetness still moderates. A funky aspect shows up as well (urine, bit cheesy too), adding some depth to the whole, while that light solventy aspect briefly pops up retronasally too. Pleasant, easy to drink, juicy and mildly tart; I will probably never fall in love with cider like I did with beer, but this is a nice and very refreshing change amidst all those hundreds of beers. Enjoyed it, and who knows, maybe I'll dig a bit deeper into the cider world after all.
fombe89 (10867) reviewed Val de Boides from Lagar Sidra Castañon 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Botella @Sidreria La manzana, Oviedo 12/11/17
Resumen: Sidra asturiana
Color averdosado, aromas a cereal sabor ácido bastante seca cuerpo ligero.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Val de Boides from Lagar Sidra Castañon 11 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 700ml. corked @ Assentoft tasting by Hansen - Zita. [ As Castañon Val de Boides ].Hazy matt medium yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, sour apple, pineapple - canned fruit juice. Flavour is moderate sweet with a long duration, pineapple, apple, tart apple, minerals. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20141122]
saxo (29778) reviewed Val de Boides from Lagar Sidra Castañon 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle @ Assentoft tasting. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are apple juice, wood, fruits and has a nice dry finish.
HenrikSoegaard (22027) reviewed Val de Boides from Lagar Sidra Castañon 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Yellow very cloudy colour. Moderate apple aroma. Moderate apple flavor. Moderate apple finish. Oily palate.
SaltyGrog (4703) reviewed Val de Boides from Lagar Sidra Castañon 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottle from Whole Foods. Sidra glass, a.k.a. an everyday festival cup. Short, agitated pours.
Hazy, pale, corn oil sort of color. Quick fizz out.
Smells zesty. More lime then lemon. Fermentation. Wood pulp. Creamy yeast.
Taste is of completely spent, dry cider. Light lemon. Woody vanilla. Watery. Little bit garbage-y. Yeasty, strangely salty finish.
Disappointed. Not worth $10. Plenty of decent sidra on the market now.