7/10
Delicious. Tart red/green/crisp apples/fruit peel/strawberry/rose/floral/herbal/lt spice. Semidry/med carb. Lt acid/tangy drying. No pucker. Very flavorful/refreshing. Great fruit complexity/balance. Blake's always does a good job.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2018
at 21:15
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Bottle. Pint glass. Out of place seasonal. MGD gold pour. Smells of booze, sugarplums & apple Christmas Febreze. Syrupy & more then half flat. Obvious tart apple & butterscotch thing going on. Garbage juice. Wood esters. Too sweet. Drainpour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2018
at 21:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
My final draft pour at Pour Taproom in Durham. Aroma is apple, rose, light vomit. Flavor is sweet apple, spicy pepper, candied fruit. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2018
at 21:19
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled on draft this cider poured a dark pink color with a small white head that left no lacing. The aroma was cherry blossom, perfume and a vague herbal note. The flavor was astringent with cherry blossom and perfume. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2018
at 13:23
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can. A- Spice, nutmeg, apple, boozy. A- Gold color, clear liquid, no head. T- Strong spice, apples, booze. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish. O- Quite boozy and lots of spice. Not terribly sweet but more than I like.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2018
at 02:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled on draft this cider poured a very pale yellow color with a medium sized foamy white head. The aroma was tannin, apple flesh and leather. The flavor was sweet with tannin, faint pineapple, apple and a hint of leather. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jun 2018
at 23:12
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bought this bottle because I wanted a ticker, not really fond of strawberries in beer. Looks like a darker yellow beer. Head but no real stand out aroma. Taste is quite sweet, alarmingly and then thankfully a little tartness sets in. Yes the mild tartness sets off the almost cloying sweetness, just barely. Lets try another swig..... Now a little metal comes thru on the nose. Taste is not quite artificial strawberry but there certainly is some unfermented sugar things going on here. In the middle that sweet thing almost gets annoying, is it real strawberries? Can't tell. Anyhow, it is a fruity beer, with something in there, and the sweetness is in yer face, but at least it doesn't come across like artificial strawberry candy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2018
at 18:27
7/10
Delicious! Juicy pineapples/red/green apples/fruit peel/sage/lt honey. Semisweet/med carb. Lt acidic/tannic/spicy/herbal drying. Very refreshing. Great fruit complexity/balance. High quality cider as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2018
at 16:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light yellow clear color. Aroma of ginger, melon, and peanut - smells similar to Pad Thai. Not overly sweet flavor, but can taste mild ginger and a cucumber flavor to balance the typical cider sweetness. Also has a subtle melon flavor at the end and also a sweet, nutty aftertaste that reminds me of Chinese or Thai food. Unusual but delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2018
at 20:18
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Keg at Lost Valley. Clear red. Aroma of sweet berries, apple skins, smoke. Taste is vanilla, tart berries. Medium bodied. Disappointing. Vanilla overly done, elderberry character just comes across as generic berries.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2018
at 01:57