Shacksbury

Cidery in Vergennes, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2013

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11 W Main St, Vergennes, VT, 05491, United States
Description
Shacksbury Cider makes dry, food friendly wild ciders in Vergennes, Vermont. We source over half of our apples from Sunrise Orchards in Vermont as well as old, abandoned orchards throughout the Champlain Valley. We also work with Dragon Orchard in England and Petritegi Sagardoa in Spain. Our fermentations are slow and deliberate. We rarely use added sulfites. We prefer native yeast / wild fermentations and bottle condition via methode ancestrale or methode champenoise whenever possible. At Shacksbury, we believe cider can, and should, be daring and complex. From gnarled trees on New England farmsteads to Old World orchards in England and Spain, our cider will change the way you think about this amazing fruit.

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5.5/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
From a cheap two buck can. This stuff pours clear pale with no head. Node is very light sweeter apple cider. Taste is apple cider mostly and yes a little sweet. Certainly not dry LoL. Now I'm getting some vanilla in the backdrop. Good level of carbonation. Maple getting stronger as the session continues. Maple begins to show and vanilla is really getting apparent. Not as sweet as that woodchuck stuff, but its getting there. Different. Just a little worried about how the sugar will affect my beer gut.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 07 Jun 2026 at 21:02

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
a: beautiful thin pink coloured body | no head (of course!)
a: tart | bread | crisp
f: blackberries (duh!) | fresh limes | granny smith
t: yeast | caster sugar | soft brine
o: refreshing | great fruits | enjoyable - worth trying!

12 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Springfield, Virginia | 17-May-2026 | US$2,75 | canned: 19-February-2026 | sampled: 20-May-2026
Tried from Can from Trader Joe's - Springfield on 20 May 2026 at 19:07

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
355ml can from HOTM. Bright orange colour, orange tinged foam head that dissipates and aroma of citrus, zesty, herbal. Taste is sweet, blood orange, zesty, juicy fruity, citrusy, with some herby bitters and acidity. Medium bodied, light soft carbonation, sweet & zesty with lingering bitters at the finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 12 Apr 2026 at 15:53

8.5/10
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2026 at 00:37

7.5/10
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2026 at 00:37

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
355ml can from Old Shoe, Sheffield. Pinkish golden colour, white foam head and aroma of apple, ripe fruit, grapes, berries hint. Taste is sweet, appley, some skin and core, with grape & light berry notes, some acidity and alittle tannin. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, sweetish bright acidic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can at The Old Shoe on 05 Apr 2026 at 19:40

7/10
Tried from Can from Trader Joe's - Northville on 04 Apr 2026 at 23:14

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 oz can. Flavor is soft pineapple, mild bitters with soft apple in the finish. Mildly crisp finish. Very soft sweet. This is the best cider I have had from this establishment..
Tried from Can from Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine on 28 Mar 2026 at 02:59

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
12 oz can. Aroma of green apple, acid, mild Funk. Flavor follows with a bone dry texture. Certainly drinkable. I’m not very inspired by this though. Not much else to really report here.
Tried from Can from Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine on 23 Mar 2026 at 22:55

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 oz can. Aroma shows spice, sweet apples, wood. Flavor follows with a little bit of whiskey, sour hints toward the finish. Spice, whiskey, tart apples. It is ok.
Tried from Can from Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine on 21 Mar 2026 at 23:51