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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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5.2/10 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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

5.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
From a can. Looks like a clear pale lager. First taste hides the alky content well, you'd never know it s over 6%. Above average tastiness. Good carbonation. Not real sweet. Palatable, but can't really find the cherries or the orange peel, just pretty much a decent apple cider.
Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2018 at 04:10

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Hazy. Slightly off cider aroma. Decent co2 at first. Taste is not as bad as the smell. A little ruff around the edges. Taste is a little better than my homemade stuff. Quite dry. Smell is hard to get used to. However, the flavor, not being sweet but kind of tart is not too bad. Was expecting a sweet soda pop thing but it is not.
Tried on 13 Feb 2018 at 23:25

3.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
At least the can was cool. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz can this cider poured a yellow-gold color with a small white head that faded instantly and left no lacing. The aroma was pear and band aid. The flavor was tangy pear, then dry, musty and off with a band aid note. Regrettably long finish. Medium body. Exceptionally disappointing.
Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2018 at 20:19

6.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from a 12 oz can this cider poured a pale yellow color with a trace soapy white head that faded instantly and left no lacing. The aroma was cucumber, salt and a hint of white vinegar. The flavor was cucumber and hint of pickled ginger. Medium length finish that turns dry. Light body. Tasty.
Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2018 at 20:15

8/10
Excellent! Lt tart red/yellow/sweet apple/juicy plum/skins/lt spice. Semisweet/med carb. Slight acid/tannin/drying.Very flavorful/refreshing
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2018 at 21:34