6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Single can from Appalachian. Mojito glass sans mojito @home. Strong splash & pour, clear, ho-hum, boring gold. Phenolic, minty, perceivable-y bitter. Not getting a ton to work with here. Clove, banana, vanillan, aftershave, harsh oak, cheap champagne. Bittersharp & quite tannic apples through & through. Almost completely dry. Low to moderate carb, slightly creamy, hard abv for the list. Less off than their French cidre, but not as tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2022
at 02:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
First attempts at legitimacy are often mocked. Single from Appalachian. Mojito glass @home. Sizzle. Dark gold, murky & not perfectly clear, quick drop. Banana, clove, salt, candi sugar, bitter & browned apples. Stuffy nose overall. I don't have covid. Bittersharp apples, leafy greens, clove-y & overall very phenolic. Very light on the leftover sugar. Salt. Medicinal. Lingering Aspirin. Sulfites. Some residual body, low to moderate carbonation; juicy becoming drying. Aged on French oak as their press release video, but no where listed on the can. Much better than their standard stuff. Though I didn't love it.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2022
at 01:43
4.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Baked goodness you say? I despise rating this shit sometimes. Stemless wineglass @home. Clear, black raspberry/beaujolais color. Lingering lace. Boozy hand sanitizer, berries, grape skins. Acidic grape juice, jelly, oddly placed cinnamon & spice, bitter & headache-y preservatives, yeasty finish. It tastes like cheap homebrewed wine. Jammy, very low carbonation, too yeasty. Need a beer.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2022
at 23:48
7.5/10
Apples and something else. Maybe cherry. Bit sweet but quite nice.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2022
at 13:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pounder from Appalachian. New Belgium goblet @home. Clear, oily, dark gold body. Simple sweet cider, butter, booze. Taste is bitter, oaky, malic, macerated sweetness, iron, a bit bland, lingering booze, mostly inoffensive. No fake flavors. Can't get the cinnamon. Fizzy, a little slick, not difficult. Meh. Fine in a pinch.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2022
at 21:28
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 3
Single 12oz can from Earth Fare at Westgate, fresh out of bankruptcy & looking extra Whole Foods-ish. Strong pour, eggshell head, hazy peach tea body. Smell is distilled apple must, orange pith, barely any cranberry & soggy cardboard. Taste is shit bittersweet apples, cranberry tartness, residual yeast & a very interesting(but not appetizing) habanero fruitiness(minus most of the heat). Glad I don't get the cinnamon. Fluffy carbonation, juicy, mellow abv for the list. Ingredient list looks legit, the idea of melding it all together is just horrible though. Just a bad idea.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2021
at 04:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Pounder from Appalachian Vinter. Mojito glass @home. Clear garnet color. Lingering lace. Smells of bitter apples, jam & communion wine. Taste is bitter core, floral sangria, grape jelly, hootch. Barely sweet & really tannic, thankfully. Ugly boozy aftertaste. Bad sulfite headache. Slightly weak carbonation, thin, dry, green & astringent. Rough. Maybe they make better wine? Do they make wine? Should they?
Tried
on 17 Dec 2021
at 03:44
6/10
Gold pour. Sweet strawberry flavor with a hint of spice, like rosemary Sour palate. No carbonation.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2021
at 02:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Honey nose. Clear amber, salmon hue. Basil, apple, honey. Light body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2021
at 01:34
5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can from the Blue Door in Hendo after a dnut breakfast run. Stemless glass @home. Clear, bright, shiny & perfect gold color, tiny bit of fizz. Smells of sour apples, bitter lime peel & maybe a pinch of brown sugar. Can't smell mango. Taste is a bit different than it reads. Tart apples, caramelized/cooked fruit juices, very sweet/concentrated mango, very floral, bitter lime pith. It comes off a bit potpourri-ish. Mimosa-ish. Much prefer fresh mango that has some tartness. Lingering candy flavor that didn't hit the spot. Filtered, well carbonated, acidic, sour, boozy, not quite thin. Tastes like a mixer. Pass.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2021
at 23:28