Blake's Hard Cider Co.
Cidery
in
Armada,
Michigan,
United States πΊπΈ
Owned by
Blake's Beverage Co.
Associated Venue: Blake's Orchard & Cider Mill
Established in 2013
Contact
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!
8/10
Awesome! Juicy/tart/tangy straw/black/raspberries/skin/seed; red/green/crisp apples; fruit peel/herbal/yeast earth. Semidry/semicrisp carb. Lingering acid/tang/tannins. No pucker/astringent. Refreshingly smooth. Awesome fruit complexity/balance.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2019
at 17:16
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can pours clear pink. Lots of visible bubbles. Taste is certainly strong apple cider. Yes, the pink flavor is present. Doesn't seem like a 7% cider, hides its alky well. Goes down pretty smooth, hope it don't make the tummy burn, lots of unfermented sugar starts to come thru.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2019
at 21:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Ok, so this is supposedly a can of hopped cider, I hope its not too hoppy, don't like hops. I like a cider, simply because its that, a cider, not hops for goodness sake. Hops should only be in beer, and even then sometimes I think that preservative doesn't even belong in beer! Just give me plain old beer or cider for a chance. Well, lets find out, here goes. It smells pretty good, a little perfume olfactory. Looks very sparkling with a typical clear light amber pale beer color. Taste? Yes, there are hops in there but its almost well balanced just such that it doesn't lose its cider appeal. Smoother and at times somewhat rude hopped cider appeal, could be better without the hops - no doubt. Hops tend to cut the sweet effects of unfermented apple sugar. Not bad but towards the end the hops make it come across rather soapy, you know, like raspberry hand soap. Not sure if I can pick up the grapefruit or not. Yes, finishes with an almost taken care of business sweet alky pop effects.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2019
at 19:09
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled on draft at Tapped this beer poured a vibrant golden color with a medium sized creamy white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was apple juice and faint brewed coffee. The flavor was apple juice and faint coffee. Medium length finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2019
at 02:17
8/10
Great! Red/green/crisp apples/fruit peel/nutty coffee; lt honey/cocoa/vanilla/herbal. Semidry/semicrisp carb. Fairly acid/tang/tannic drying. Flavorful/refreshing. Great fruit complexity/balance. Expected more coffee intensity, but great semidry style.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2019
at 17:04
8.1/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. A- Pineapple, sage. A- Gold color, clear liquid, minimal head. T- Sage, oregano, citrus. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Tasted like Italian Herb and Cheese bread from Subway. Wife thought I was weird but didn't disagree. Lots of sage and some pineapple too. Not too sweet and a bit dry. Unique and really good. Perhaps a new favorite cider for me!
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2018
at 00:44
4.9/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Can from Sam's Quik Shop. Pours golden with a pink hue, dusting of a head. Aroma is apple and cherry, somewhat artificial. Flavor is a mess of sweet apple, artificial cherry, cough syrup, minor trash. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2018
at 19:44
7/10
Delicious. Tart red/green/yellow apples/raspberry/seed/grapefruit/orange/lemon/citrus peel/herbal/floral/grass/pepper. Semidry/med carb. Lt acid/tangy/sticky drying. Refreshing. Great balanced fruit/hop complexity. Bit of dank notes from chinook/cascades.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2018
at 16:41
Tried
on 13 Oct 2018
at 13:02
4.8/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Covenhoven. The grilled sandwiches are way good here. Pint glass. Pale gold. Smells like dried pear & fake mango. Tastes of sweet pears & chili flakes. Half flat. Not a bad combo honestly if I had some snacks. Weak cider, somewhat tasty beverage.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2018
at 22:37