5.8

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

Fairly hazy ruby and orange coloured body with a copper glow and a thinnish, off-white head that fades immediately and leaves nothing up top after a few seconds. Aroma of sour grapes, light apples, a dash of yeast and bread and a touch of lemons without much else and no spices or anything of that nature - pure and simple the fruits with the yeast and crisp throughout. Light-bodied; Very crisp, super grassy and herbal notes up front with a lot of dry, granny smith apple flavours and a dash of limes and lemons, but the grapes come through as well in a slightly less pronounced way than I was expecting, but mild and subdued throughout with the apples the same. Aftertaste shows the soft fruits, a very subdued amount of lemons and tartness with even less of the sweetness without anything else and again - no spices or complexity here. Overall, a pretty mild and relatively weak/poor cider that doesn't show much aside from the dryness and a sliver of the grapes, but there is almost more citrus fruit sourness coming from this than the grapes. Nice enough to try, but not worth trying to find and not a great option, considering the style when there is at least some out there with complexities. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Union Market in Arlington (Ballston), Virginia on 10-October-2021 for US$6,00 sampled at my house here in Washington on 29-January-2022 before leaving for out West.