Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

My moms apple pie which is top notch uses McIntosh apples from an orchard nearby in RI so grabbed this cider on shelf for nostalgia purposes. Bright cloudy yellow small head. Nose is fleshy apple, some lemon and straw. Tastes very similar. Some residual sweetness after all these are apples you can eat but not a sugary bomb at all. Crisp enough. Florida doesn’t get great cider distribution that I can tell but this single varietal series from Original Sin seems interesting enough I’ll grab other examples.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Purple color. Nice sweet apple flavor with tart blackberry. Good twist on normal dry cider.

Very light apricot notes, refreshing.

Gentle break from the latest sugar bombs, reminds me of my first elderberry beer way way way back when turbodog and purple Haze was the entire craft section in the supermarket. Very light and elderberryry.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can. A- Apples, white wine. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, minimal head. T- Apples, champagne. P- Light body, average texture, medium carbonation, slightly sweet finish. O- Lots of apple and a white wine/champagne feature. Okay.

Dry and rose hints, pretty good.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1.5

12oz single from New Beer Distros. Still not use to the texture of these wrapped can labels. They make an awful crunchy sound when empty. Pint glass pour. Body is the color of a concentrated cola. Black, with a reddish brown hue. A flat Guinness? Maybe too dark to call it that. Billowy purple head rises & falls from my pint glass. Smells of purple-flavored "drank", blueberry pancake syrup(you know the one that shows up this time of year), lemon, & some oh so faint apples trailing way behind. Taste is so much of grape Jolly Ranchers & apple/grape juice boxes. Syrupy, rich, oh so so sweet & candy tart. Prickly, dying carbonation. Medicinal on the finish. The Mike's Hard Lemonade version of this(if it exists) would be preferable.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Jammy blackberry nose, grape accents. Clear purple. Sweet blackberry and apple. Light body, velvety, moderate carbonation.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Single from New Beer Distributors. Tulip pour. Foamy, clear, sparkly, more orange then pink-colored brew. Smell is soft, flowery, green, & mildly winey. Faint plastic/wax edge to it. Maybe my subconscious is looking for a cork somewhere on the side table. Crispy, super tannic, tart, dry, very wine-y fruit. This is a great combo. Dry apple body is the perfect platform for the added grape skins/essence/leftover garbage that winemakers throw out. Finish is iron-y, with a minerally mild white wine edge. Acid builds up now that I've been sipping for a bit. This comes in a six pack. Okay cider, but a great hybrid.