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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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours bright yellow gold into an English pint. No head. Apple and juniper aromas. Sharp with tart apple and mild juniper front to back. Hot dry finish.
Tried on 09 Sep 2018 at 21:50

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Three Penny Taproom, pours a hazy pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with farmhouse funk, dry apple skins, and champagne-like grape must. Flavour is bone dry, with a really nice farmhouse funk, bone dry white wine-like grape must, and some dusty apple skins. Dry and funky, with great depth. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 07 Aug 2018 at 14:29

7/10
Very nice. Tart red/green/crisp apples/fruit peel/red grape/wine/skin/currant/berry/herbal/floral/yeast earth. Semidry/med carb. Lingering drying acid/tannins. No harsh/astringent. Very refreshing/well balanced apple/grapes. Great fruit complexity.
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2018 at 16:02

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a glowing ruby red with almost no head. Lovely funky, wet hay nose with tart cherry skin and pink lady apple aromas. Balanced on the palate, some cherry flesh sweetness, tart apple and cherry and more funk. Dry finish with a lingering musty cherry skin and apple core note and yeasty funk. Solid stuff. --- Beer merged from original tick of Rosé on 13 Jul 2018 at 19:36 - Score: 7. Original review text: Funky yeast, tart cherry and pink lady apple aromas. Tart cherry on the palate, floral apple. sweet but some acidity that counters. Funk too
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2018 at 00:43

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft. A- Soapy, citrus, apple. A- Gold color, clear liquid, minimal head. T- Soapy, lavender, citrus. P- Light body, average texture, effervescent finish. O- Good stuff. Pretty bubbly and almost reminds me of a brut champagne.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2018 at 21:41

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a clear gold with a small finger of head that dissipates. Musty old apples on the nose with some farmyard funk. Very European nose with some hay and must, green apple skins and wet wood. Crisp, clean and dry with some light peppery seed notes and more musty apple skin on the finish. Dry finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dry on 29 Jun 2018 at 22:38 - Score: 7. Original review text: Musty apples, horseblanket, wet hay and green apple skin aromas. Funky and tart, w/ an old world European character. Lingering must and funk
Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2018 at 03:06

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a clearish, bright glowing straw gold with no head. Aged apple aromas with musty wood and faint light apple juice sweetness. Farmy on the palate with horse piss, manure and dried apple, with some light yeasty notes. Lingering funk, light manure and dried, aged apples. More US ciders need to move in this direction. --- Beer merged from original tick of Arlo on 27 Jun 2018 at 20:26 - Score: 7. Original review text: Aged apple aromas with musty wood and faint light Apple juice. Farm on the palate with horse piss, manure and dried apple, light yeast. Nice
Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2018 at 02:02

8/10
Excellent! Tart sharp/crisp/yellow apple/fruit peel/grapefruit/lemon/pear/hay/straw/herbal/yeast earth; lt musty funk/pepper. Bone dry/crisp high carb. Min residual acidity, no harshness. Very flavorful/refreshing. Great fruit complexity/balance w/ Brett.
Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2018 at 16:24

8/10
Excellent! Tart red/green/crisp apples/fruit peel/herbal/yeast earth/lt spice. Very dry/med carb. Fairly crisp. Lingering acid/tannins, no harshness. Very flavorful/refreshing. Great fruit complexity/balance w/ yeast. One of the better dry ciders I've had
Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2018 at 19:51

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz. aluminum can poured into a cup. Clear golden. Aroma is apples, light body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is dry apples.
Tried from Can on 17 May 2018 at 19:01