The bottle of this one only scored a 2.4 from me but the draft was significantly better. +++ Sampled on draft this cider poured a very pale yellow color with a minimal soapy white head that faded quickly and left a touch of lacing. The aroma was sweet sugar, honeydew, pear and vague spices. The flavor was sweet, tangy and a bit tart with moderate honeydew and pear and hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. Long sweet and tart honeydew. Light body. Tasty and refreshing.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Almost clear as water with a light hue of green. Sweetish pear aroma. Medium body, lightly sweet/sour pear accents. Only a discreet tartness in the finish. Perhaps the pear notes appear somewhat artificial while the cider base appears quite authentic. 050709

Bomber from New Beer. Payed $4.25 for the privilege. Poured into the same Sly Fox tumbler I’ve been working all night. Cap flies off the bottle with a nice lava flow of smoke. Pour is stiff, but the blank white head fades faster then before. Barely a twinge of yellow in the glass. Color is lighter then the rest of the line. Smells just like their sweet tart perry. I’m so tired of this stuff. Maybe it comes off a touch rounder, with less alcohol & sugar, but it still feels like the same base attempt. Taste is somewhat different, finally. Big acidic crab apples & canned apple juice from concentrate. A little lemon sourness, a bit of salt, & some oxidation. Sulfites remain relatively in check. ...But wtf is this "natural flavors" at the bottom of the ingredient list?! Carbonation is working well. Slight tin feel, with a dry finish. Decent belly burn without much noticed on the palate. Best of the bunch I think.

Same Sly Fox pint glass. Clear, slight amber color. Minerally & medicinal aroma. Mott’s & a little burnt sugar. A little vegetabley on the nose too. Could this be just their peary with some stale caramel?... Taste is really mild compared to their other ciders. Sweetness starts the same as the rest of their sugary candy, but it’s muted a bit. I get some canned apple pie filling. It follows with a noticeable roll of honey, that’s a little toasted even. Feel is a touch thicker, with quite a bit less carbonation. It dries out on the end some, leaving remnants of honey & some relieving bitterness.

Picked up a a couple mixed sixer to keep the July 4th White Zin crowd at bay. I remembered having this on tap recently & besides just being candy, I thought it was really refreshing. Poured into an Ommegang flute & paired with some Ibuprofen. Pasty, neon white head. Body that’s just barely tinted gold. Smells like Postobon Spanish apple soda, 50/50 with cream soda. Maybe too perfume-y. Candy. Taste is muted green apple Jolly Rancher & powdered sugar. More Golden Delicious & melon then anything naturally pear-ish. Moderate acidity, but carbonation doesn’t deliver it as well, as it’s much stiffer on tap. The sulfites dry out the finish, but there’s not much to find offensive here. Alcohol remains in check as long as it stays cold. Really fruity, hinting at plastic candy, but not sickening sweet. Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, natural flavors, carbonated water, malic acid, apple concentrate(as a natural sweetener), -HA!, and sulfite(preservative). 155 calories, hmm... maybe I’d be better off sticking to Postobon.

On tap at flying saucer. Has a clear golden with a small white head that diminishes quickly to nothing. The aroma is a sour apple and tart. The taste is a sour apple with a pear and watermelon. A decent cider from ace.

Bottle. Pours with an ultra pale, clear, yellow body with a wispy head that fades fast. Aroma of sulfur, dry apple, plastic and (if I read my notes right, salt). Taste is slightly tart and slightly back-sweetened. Very bland, filtered and watered down. Small, pesky, force carbed bubbles.

Draft at the cider pub. Champagne color. Light fresh apple scent. Very crisp and lightly tart. Rather hints of Granny Smith. Perhaps the best cider I’ve ever had - freshness may have something to do with this. I think really fresh ciders are better than bottles. Course I’m projecting from a pretty small database.