5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Made in Oregon. Clear, pale gold body. Pretty sizable, lingering head for a cider. Smells of pears, sharp florals, handsoap. Brown sugar. All too familiar Woodchuck-like apple scent on the back. Taste upfront is green, tart, acidy cider apples. The brandy slides on thick about halfway through. Carbonation dies & this heavy, woody caramel is just shellacked onto the back of your tongue. Light, prickly carbonation. Returning acid. Oxidized, grainy, vanilla finish. This was probably an okay cider before the wood hit it. Bad Apple. Bad!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2012
at 21:22