Blake's Hard Cider Co.

Cidery in Armada, Michigan, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Owned by Blake's Beverage Co.
Associated Venue: Blake's Orchard & Cider Mill

Established in 2013

Contact
17985 Armada Center Rd, Armada, MI, 48005, United States
Description
Blake's Hard Cider Co. is based on a 70 year old orchard in Armada, MI where a tasting room is housed right on the farm, surrounded by a booming cider mill and over 1,000 acres of apple trees. Its hard cider for easy living, come on by and see for yourself!

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6.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft: Poured a pinkish yellow with a white head. Aroma is peachy, apple. Taste is apple, artificial peach.
Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2022 at 19:15

4.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 3
Single from 604. Mojito glass @home. Bright, clear, peachy orange pour, lathery head. Soapy peach potpourri nose. Not inviting. Taste is malic tart & concentrated. Cooked/canned sweet peaches & really acidic bittersweet berries. Odd floral, orange soda, berry skin tannins, lingering tartness. Syrupy, strong carbonation, noticable abv. Too sweet & soapy, but I liked the tartness.
Tried from Can on 20 Aug 2022 at 17:56

6.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Single can from 604. Stemless wine glass @home. Foamy, clear, pale gold. Soft dessert pear, pineapple, light acid, chalk. Pear sweetness, white sugar, mellow apple, malic acid, very strong elderflower finish. Crispy, force carbed, syrupy soda, starchy, feels stronger than just 5%. Too sweet, too full flavored, but I did drink half the can before calling it. Would make a good mixer.
Tried from Can on 20 Aug 2022 at 04:32

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can: Poured a clear golden with white bubbles. Aroma is mango, waxy, apple. Taste is sweet mango, habanero chilly heat, apples.
Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2022 at 22:44

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours clear light gold. The aroma? Well, it’s peachy, of course, with some apples. The flavor is sweet and peachy. It’s maybe a little sweeter than I’d like but not terribly so. Refreshing.
Tried on 01 Jul 2022 at 05:13

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Canned sample at the 2022 Ales for Trails at Bubolz Nature Preserve, 6/11/22. Hazy pink, large frothy head. Aroma of peach, apple, mild berry. Taste is peach, berry, apple, vanilla. Sweet.
Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2022 at 01:52

6.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft: Poured a golden with a white ring. Aroma is fruity, apple, pungent ting. Taste is apple, semi-sweet, fruity, can’t put my finger on it but something else is in this.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jun 2022 at 23:45

5/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
From a can very pale yellow with a white head that immediately fades. Nose is permeating apple cider. A closer sniff yields too many off putting spices on the olfactory. First taste is apple. Not many ill effects of overly fermented apple cider, remains sweet. Hides the higher alky content well, tho it does tend to warm the tummy a little. The spices in this are not as bad as the nose would indicate, yes they are there but not in your face. I tend not to like vanilla in my brews but I can just barely perceive vanilla in this one. Not bad overall, but it is a little on the sweet side. Not much cinnamon. I guess I like my apple pie a little more tart than this.
Tried from Can on 25 May 2022 at 17:28

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Reddish orange with a medium sized soapy head that faded quickly. Tart and dry with strawberries and a pleasant hot pepper note that did not overwhelm. Long hot pepper finish. Medium body. Pleasant.
Tried on 09 May 2022 at 22:32

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours lightly hazy very pale yellow and smells of citrus, lime, agave, and apples. The flavor is tart lime, citrus, and agave. Surprisingly the apple is pretty buried. I tried adding a little tequila partway through it as the text on the can suggests. Ehhh. Not bad but to me it was not improved and is better on its own.
Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2022 at 04:18