California Cider Company (Ace Ciders)

Cidery in Sebastopol, California, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 1993

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2064 Gravenstein Hwy N, Building 4, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States

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6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Very pretty clear lighter orange red pour from a can. Nose is attractive apple cider backed by berry fruit. Taste is friendly and easy, not excessively sweet like that woodchuck brand. Good co2 and lacks any artificial attributes on the berries. Decent, friendly and easy to take. Does not come across like many ciders that feel like they've added grain alky as a boost. Yep, not at all like a malt beverage alky bomb. Natural all round. You'd never know this was 8%!! Good jib Ace.
Tried from Can from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 10 May 2026 at 21:22

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught at Flying Saucer bar, Dallas Fort Worth Airport. Bright yellowy gold colour, no head and aroma of apple, pineapple. Taste is sweetish, tart, pineappley, with some zingy citric acidity. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dying pineappley finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Draft at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium - DFW Airport on 04 Mar 2026 at 13:35

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Smells of apples and pomegranates. The flavor is quite sweet. The apples and pomegranates are balanced okay, more toward the sweet apples. It’s okay. Too sweet though.
Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - West State on 07 Feb 2026 at 06:41

7.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can. Slight cloudy very light pale. Smell of friendly grapefruit and guava. Initial taste impression is guava soda pop. Keep this away form the kiddies, no sign of alky in this soda pop. No hint of apple cider. Some tartness on top of the non cloying overall sweetness. Nice level of co2 keeps this refreshing and interesting. Yea, overall this is a soda pop with a unique guava flavor, but I liked it.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 25 Jan 2026 at 21:42

7/10
Full bodied, slightly boozy. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 28 Dec 2025 at 00:11

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
12 oz. can
5.0% ABV
Date: 07-14-2025. There is nothing to indicate what the date is for, so I will just assume that it is the "packaged on" date.
$13.99 6-pk @ Publix

AROMA: Sweet with a strong scent of apple, followed by moderate scents of pumpkin and allspice. I wish the apple wasn't quite so prominent, but the pumpkin and allspice make a fair showing. NOTE: As the cider warms, the allspice really starts to take over.

APPEARANCE: Pours a clear, golden brown. It looks a little darker than regular apple juice, but that's the only discerning difference.

TASTE: Sweet with a fair amount of apple flavor, followed by moderate amounts of allspice and pumpkin. Honestly, I don't get any pumpkin until the very end, and even then it is fleeting. However, in that short time that the pumpkin exists, I can readily taste it without having to search for it.

MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a somewhat smooth texture. I would rate carbonation as below average.

OVERALL: I don't drink a lot of ciders, but when I do, I usually enjoy them a lot. However, this one kind of leaves me on the fence. I think the biggest issue for me is that the apple flavor is so predominant and the pumpkin flavor is so fleeting. Basically, I want more pumpkin! The rest of the cider's characteristics are fine. Although, as I'm getting to the end of this one, I am finding it to become a little too sweet as it warms. So my advice is to drink it cold, and don't dawdle!
Tried from Can from Publix - Winter Springs Town Center on 11 Sep 2025 at 18:44

6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours rather perry color with a slight white ring. Aroma is slightly candy pineapple. Med body or so. Flavor is pineapple. Very hard to find any apple. The pineapple has a slight Jolly Rancher candy aspect.
Tried from Can at The Davis Beer Shoppe on 15 Aug 2025 at 23:40

6.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cheap can 2$. Nose is very pleasant fruit perfume, almost smells like kool-ade. Color is darker orange pale and clear. No head. First taste is just a tad boozy and mild tartness on a cutting impressive boost of drinky. Yes, this aint yer typical american cider, its quite lionhearted and fearless. Certainly not for the faint of heart. Almost comes across like some of those alky laced non beer fruity malt bevs. Impressive good fruit flavor but you can really tell it has a higher level of ABV, and you'd never say it was dry hehehehh even tho its fortified with some extra alcohol. Kick ass, a little worried about the alky content an the amount of unfermented sugar in this, whew.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 04 Aug 2025 at 16:59

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
12 ounce can from Total Wine Appleton, 4/2/25. Clear red, medium tan head, cola-like retention. Aroma of very sweet berry, sweet apple. Taste is sweet apple, tart and sweet berry. Slick. Decent balance. Decent.
Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Appleton on 03 Apr 2025 at 00:37

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Aromas and flavors are apple cider with some mild berry. Moderately tart with a little sweet in back. Pretty straightforward, nothing special. Drinkable, but I wouldn't seek it out.
Tried from Can at Bodega Brew Pub, Inc. on 22 Mar 2025 at 23:13