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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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Raspberries dominate the aroma with the apples and tea in the background. The flavor is led more by the tea. It's somewhat sweet but the tea seems to cut the sugar some, yielding a more balanced flavor. I'm not totally sold on the cider with tea added combo, but it works better than I expected.

Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - West State on 11 Jan 2025 at 19:15


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

This cider has a mild aroma of apples and berries. The flavor is semi dry as advertised. Apples and berries. Seems thin. Why not just make a semi dry cider instead of going for slightly lower calories and monk fruit to sweeten it a bit? It’s not bad, but it brought to mind the blandness of low calorie beers

Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - West State on 05 Jan 2025 at 18:22


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

Caramel color with a large foamy head. Boozy and sweet with candied mango and tropical fruit. Long finish. Medium body.

Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2024 at 18:30


3.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

On tap at Angel's Trumpet Ale House, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma is very sweet, with sickly sweet jammy berry syrup dominating. Flavour is sickeningly sweet, with lots of berry syrup. How can Americans think this is a good cider? JFC, this is bad.

Tried from Draft on 15 Nov 2024 at 07:23


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

S: peaches (duh!) - icing sugar - flowers A: light peach coloured body - no head, but nice! T: sweet berries - tart apples - big fresh  peaches P: cloying - light bread - icing sugar O: soured - true-to-name - super sweet 19,2 ounce TALL can - Van Born Express Liqour - purchased: 08-November-2024 - US$2,99 - sampled: 09-November-2024

Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2024 at 15:52


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

Raspberry, blueberry, strawberry. Light pink pour with ok head. Lots of sweetness. Sweet apples. Ok head. Sweet finish. Tap at Tap99.

Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2024 at 19:23


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz can from Hop and Hound. Picked this one up solely based on my pure enjoyment of cherry lime flavored anything. Very margarita like cider. Sweet soda like cherry character. Long lingering sugary lime linger. Apples are there, but more of an afterthought here. Pretty refreshing if the flavors match what you look for in a cool and easy drinking. Barely tart. If I didn't love a cherry lime anything, I'd be much more annoyed with this as a cider overall.

Tried from Can on 29 Sep 2024 at 05:18


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours clear pale gold with no head. It smells of apples, cinnamon, and sugar. The sweet flavor is similar with the cinnamon front and center. It’s basically dessert and to be fair, dessert and breakfast foods have significant overlap. It’s not exactly my thing but it very much is what it says it.

Tried from Can on 27 Sep 2024 at 03:42


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours clear gold with a small white head. Nice apple aroma. Maybe a hint of lavender. The flavor is moderately sweet with some dryness in the finish. It’s highly carbonated. Lavender is very subtle. Good though.

Tried on 27 Sep 2024 at 03:40


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

This cider smells like blueberries and maple syrup. The sweet flavor has more of the same along with the expected apples. It’s all the way with the high abv mostly buried.

Tried on 27 Sep 2024 at 03:38