7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Perry’s. Pale golden straw-yellow colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, woody oak, funk. Taste is tangy apple with woody, oak, vanilla and barnyard, rubber, bittersweet notes plus some light tannins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry tangy tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2015
at 14:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leighton’s. Many thanks to Daniel. Translucent bright yellow, golden coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is sweet apple and pear, light plastic, tang, some rum barrel. Flavour is composed of apple, pear fruit, super dry, little smoke, apple skin, Super dry apple skin tannin in the finish. Palate is crisp and dry, highish carbonation. Very dry. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 17:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split in the Bespin cloud network, thanks to Danny, 20/10/15. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate off White covering. Nose is tarte apple, light smoke, straw, orchard wood, glue. Taste comprises earthy apples, smoked gammon, orchard tang, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent enough cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2015
at 02:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Daniel. Pours very slightly hazy gold with a few bubbles for a head. Nice tangy apples in the nose, a little must, skins, damp hay. Light-medium sweet flavor with dry and musty hay, semi-ripe apples, a little tang. Medium bodied with spritzy carbonation. Dry and musty to finish with some bitter green apple skin, a little apple juice sweetness, subtle funk. Good stuff overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2015
at 14:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Dan. It pours lightly hazy gold with a tiny white head. The nose is sweet, funky, apple skin, apple pie, light spice and earth. The taste is bitter-sweet, earthy, woody, apple skin, lemony sherbet and just a touch of acidity with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Quite nice actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2015
at 14:00
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
At the Monk’s Retreat, Reading. Cloudy gold in hue. Still. Drying and a little sour in the mouth. A bit watery. Definite bitter apple skins here with not enough flesh to compensate. Always find it difficult to rate ciders but this is not one of my favourites.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2015
at 17:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Box @ Saxon Crown, Corby. Paler yellow colour. Good apple nose, with a slightly lesser taste due to its extremely dry nature.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2015
at 04:42
5/10
Tried
on 17 Jul 2015
at 18:44
6/10
Cask at the Alexander Graham bell. Pours hazy golden, nose is tart apple, taste is very dry, apple.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2015
at 07:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Alexander Graham bell. Pours hazy golden, nose is tart apple, taste is very dry, apple.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2015
at 12:26