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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6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can - Orange blossom and very perfumy. Clear orange gold. Orange and flowery with a ton of aromatics. Refreshing, but not really cider forward.
Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2017 at 23:56

7.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle - Sweet champagne like apple and a honey like note. Clear gold with almost no head. Sweet, sour and acidic with a light nice funk. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2017 at 19:32

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Can from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes (Virginia) Aroma: apples, woody Appearance: clear golden with no head Taste: medium sweetness, lightly sour, Palate: light body, oily feel, soft carbonation, tart finish Tasty
Tried from Can on 25 Jul 2017 at 13:40

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Harbor Bar. Clear golden, no head or lace. Soft, slightly tart apple aroma and flavor. Clean. Solid.
7/3/7/3/14
Tried from Draft on 14 Jul 2017 at 11:36

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tangy apple and some light smoke. Pretty nice mix. Golden pour woth decent head. Hint of tangerine. Tap at Whole Foods.
Tried from Draft on 21 May 2017 at 19:46

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Draft at Salud. Clear golden color. Amazing aroma of rose petal, lavender, apples. Taste is semi sweet floral fruit. Delicious.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2017 at 16:55

6/10
Clear gold bod thin wht head. Citrus and vinegar arma. Tart apple, vinegar and earthy flav. Med bod mod low carb. 7/3/7/3/13 3.3
Tried from Draft on 06 May 2017 at 17:24

7.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours with a clear yellow hued body with slightly more head retention than expected in a cider. Aromas are funky with strong phenolics, mild sulfur, strong fruit and floral notes. Flavors are lemony acidic, fruity, very light sulfur, funk, barnyard with firm tannins. Medium carbonation, lively acidity. Elegant.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2017 at 22:00

7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
500ml Bottle. Clear pale yellow hued body with a strong rush of carbonation as poured, but no retention/lace as per normal on a cider. First sniff is all carbonic bite, some funk (barnyard) and earthy notes beyond that, mild citrus. Flavors are phenolic forward (some bandaid and inflatable pool toys). Sort of Normandie-esque in that respect. Not offensive, but not flavors I’ve come to love. Mild citrus and almost strawberries. Very dry, massive amounts of carbonation. Medium to medium low tannin.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2017 at 21:24

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours with a clear pale hued body. Carbonation is apparent, but does not leave much in the way of head, lace, legs, ect. Pretty standard cider appearance in other words. Aromas are bright, medium citrus (lemon, candied orange rind), light funk. Very mild VA and a hint of sulfur. Flavors are acidic, mildly funky (earthy, TCA, cheese), pretty dry but retains some fruitiness. Lightly leathery on the finish. Good tannin. Carbonation is medium low, with some viscosity to the body (for the ABV). Overall a pleasant, acidic cider.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2017 at 20:50