Shacksbury

Cidery in Vergennes, Vermont, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Established in 2013

Contact
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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6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at Anxo, 4-22-18
Tried from Draft on 22 Apr 2018 at 16:59

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Crystal clear golden coloured body with a thin pure white head, only about a centimetre or so tall. Light apple and alcohol smell with some vinegar and grassy yeast along with a dose of pure caster sugar sweetness as well. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong appley and grassy flavour at first with a bigger dose of yeast, grain and perfumey yeast than anything else. Aftertaste shows some dry malt along with a good deal of white and apple cider vinegar along with the pure sweetness apple bite that is noticeable throughout. Overall, a nice and very dry cider that is easy-to-drink, yet shows a good deal of vinegar, yeast, grassy and of course - appley flavours throughout. Nice to sample, especially if you like ciders, as it seems to add another dimension to the typical cider (the vinegar and highly acidic pH flavours). I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from New Beer Distributors on 24-February-2018 for US$4,25 sampled on the train from New York to Washington on 26-February-2017 with my three kids!
Tried from Can on 26 Feb 2018 at 23:47

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12oz can from New Beer Distros. Pours a seltzer-ish off orange & peach, slightly hazed brew. Smells of orange taffy, Canada Dry & rose wine. Deliciously inviting. Tastes of softly sweet apple flesh, orange, plums, table grapes. Creamy, turning dry, with a lingering rosewater finish. Could use a lick of tartness, or bolder apples, but nonetheless... Very different, even as the new rose cider style goes.
Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2017 at 21:17

7.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
12oz can from New Beer Distros. 6.9%abv. Tulip pour. Cloudy, unfiltered, yellow. Lemon verbana, oregano, pepper, apple skins. Inviting smells. Tangy, soft funk, cherry pith, bittersweet apples. Fuzzy carbonation. A thin, syrupy feel develops as the drink warms. Drink cold. Not as funky or vinegary as the Sidra it is inspired by. ...And I like this better.
Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2017 at 20:32

7.3/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a clear gold with a finger of foam. Slightly funky, farmy nose. Light green apple aromas...hay. Light body, low carbonation. Tart apple, light vinegar. Dryish finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Semi-Dry on 22 Oct 2017 at 14:34 - Score: 7. Original review text: Slightly funky, farmy nose. Light green apple aromas...hay. Light body, low carbonation. Tart apple, light vinegar. Dryish finish.
Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2017 at 19:09

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Astor Wines & Spirits. 2015 batch. Wine glass. Cloudy, yellow/orange body. Sticky, yeasty nose, hinting at cider vinegar. Taste is sweet upfront, turning tart. Very pear-ish, full apples. Acidic, yet very juicy. Less vinegar than anticipated. Dry, dusty finish. Pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2017 at 17:15

8.3/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a pretty gold with no head. Crazy unique nose: Tart acidic apple aromas with lemon, smoke and duck fat. Light body, tannic...funky horse blanket. Umami, more apple on the palate. Like dried apples, musty and funky. Lowish carbonation, but a lot of flavor. Really enjoyable. --- Beer merged from original tick of The Basque on 28 Sep 2017 at 21:12 - Score: 8. Original review text: Very interesting cider. Tart acidic apple nose with lemon, smoke and duck fat. Light body, tannic...funky horse blanket. Umami, more apple.
Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2017 at 12:21

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Draft. Crystal clear golden color, still. Aroma of must dust and apple skins. Very fruity taste light tannins dry quick finish
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2017 at 08:44

6/10
A golden cider with aroma of sweet apple and light solvent, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet apple jam with appleskin, lactic acid, tart and pleasing. On tap at ANXO. 6-3-7-3-12
Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2017 at 18:47

7/10
Hazy gold lrg foam wht head. Apple floral sugary aroma. Tart apple funk brown sugar flav. Med bod mod low carb 7/3/7/4/15 3.6
Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2017 at 22:09