5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draught at the Merchant, 12/5/15.
Shimmering, pale white golden liquid has a touch of chill haze.
Smells pretty straightforward of contemporary, large-production ciders. Very little earthiness, acidity, no funk and nothing really at all that would make me think farmhouse....but, not problematic or anything.
In the flavor it’s very sweet, but with a glue and ethanol flavor that cuts some of the sweetness, but is of course, in itself not very enjoyable. More odd phenols and slight bitterness on the finish. Highly carbonated, and with quite a bit of body, though some acidity present to help balance.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2015
at 15:50