Blake's Hard Cider Co.

Cidery in Armada, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Smells of ripe apples, autumn spices, and pumpkin. The flavor is sweet with apples, spice, and roast pumpkin. Yep. It is very autumny. This is a really good cider.

Tried on 16 Mar 2021 at 03:04


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear gold pour. The aroma is of caramel apples. The flavor is of course big on caramel apples too. It's pretty sweet. It's not bad at all, but something is lacking to get it beyond average.

Tried on 11 Mar 2021 at 20:29


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can, somewhat like pictured. Smell is quite attractive soda pop. Pour is super clear pale. Smooth and easy going, sweet but yet its not alarming. Goes down way too easy. Soda pop, with hidden alky impact. Watch out. Quite effective. Interestingly absent of most rude apple cider characteristics. Not the GOAT, but pretty good; needs a little less sweetness and a little more wild sizzly tart attitude.

Tried from Can on 21 Feb 2021 at 20:31


7.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Ca for two bucks. Clear pale with a tad of orange in there. Nose is certainly sweet perfume cherry. Good cutting co2. Taste is sweeter apple cider, with no ill cider effects. Good all round soda pop experience. If this has 7% in it, I'm flabbergast. There is no hint of alky in here what so ever. Also, if this is bourbon barrel aged, there is no hint of bourbon in this what so ever, and I think that is actually a good thing, thank you.Getting a slight warming sensation on the finish. Hoping the sugar in this does not burn my stomach lining.

Tried on 31 Jan 2021 at 20:05


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can from Woodmans Appleton, 12/20/20 (barely). Clear red, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of tart berry, tannins, dry apple. Taste is berry, apple, vanilla, very faint ginger. Medium bodied, crisp juicy.

Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2020 at 06:23


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Was nervous about this can, had a pretty high ABV and it sounded sweet. Off apple nose. First taste is fake ginger heat with a followup of sweet rudeness without being cloying. It pours with a big pale large and in-charge clear command. Yes, looks and smells like a drier apple cider but there is a bright fricken green apple tartness, dripping with a caramel sweetness. At first I thought it may be too much sweetness but now I'm rethinking my thought. A slight medicinal feeling is present throughout the whole episode. Getting used to it near the end or else its just dulling my senses. Rather crisp with co2 clear to the last drop outtah the bottom of the can.

Tried from Can on 07 Dec 2020 at 20:43


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can with black lid. Pretty cheap. Clear very light pale eye. Nice visible co2. Smell is standard apple cider. Good co2 on the uptake as well, has a nice fine sizzle to it initially. Taste is rather laid back and its actually lacking many ill tempered cider effects. Drinks easy, quite sweet and a little tart. Nice smooth middle, hides its 6+ alky well. Crisp towards the end. From the can I was expecting some kind of spiced pumpkin mess, but this stuff is alright.

Tried from Can on 20 Nov 2020 at 20:18


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12 ounce can from Woodman's Appleton, 11/17/20. Clear gold, thin fizzy head that fades quickly. Aroma of earthy hops, dry apple, grapefruit. Taste is piney and earthy hops, sweet apple, grapefruit juicy. An herbal note. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can on 18 Nov 2020 at 01:36


8

Pink pour. Thin foam. Mixed berry nose. Sweet flavor of berry and apple with an apple finish. Nice!

Tried on 01 Nov 2020 at 19:47


7.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 9

Blackberry and apple nose. Clear red. Blackberry and raspberry. Strawberry finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Nice mix of fruits.

Tried on 01 Nov 2020 at 19:39