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

500ml clear bottle from their online club. Slim, ice cider-like bottle, pretty wood-topped stopper with no paper/plastic or cage to keep it safe from curious hands. Three month sleep in the door of the beer fridge. Baby Duvel glass @home. Clear, intentionally still, pale gold. Nose is all acidic & yeasty apples, softened. Earth & white pepper, booze as it warms, but mostly just acidic & slightly citrusy apples. Taste is cooked sharp apples, acidic throat, plus some melted down whiskey smoothness that's just faintly sweet. Earthy yeast, lingering stem bitterness. It falls flat & slightly peppery on the tail, but that acid in my throat never goes away. It has some body, but wants to be a sipper. Sleepy smooth heat, but that big acid comes & goes. Not sure what this wants to be. Okay.