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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft: Poured a pinky with white head. Aroma is berries with apples. Taste is sweet, fruity, apples.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2024 at 00:10

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Single from 604. My rating seems to have evaporated & not transferred over.

Clear, medium gold, fizzy & quick to settle head.
Sugar sweet, malic nose.
Taste is simple syrup, red apples, added malic acid, brown sugar.
Soda texture, extra acid can't cut through how rich it is.

Leaning in a better direction than then majority of their portfolio.
Tried from Can from Local 604 on 01 Jul 2024 at 23:58

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
S: apples (duh!) - brown sugar - yeast A: clear copper body - no head (of course!) T: clean - crisp - granny smith P: acidic - mild sugars - hay O: complete - enjoyable - perfumey end 16 ounce can - Trader Joe's (grocery): Royal Oak, Michigan - purchased: 09-November-2023 - us$3,00 - sampled: 09-November-2023 before a Red Wings game in downtown Detroit, Michigan
Tried from Can on 27 May 2024 at 23:24

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours a clear deep gold and smells of strawberries and cucumbers. Tasty strawberries lead the flavor. There’s also apples and mild cucumber. It has good fruity flavor though it’s a bit too sweet. Nice summery drink. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Summer's Zen on 24 Sep 2022 at 05:03 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: This cider smells of strawberries and cucumbers. The flavor is quite sweet. Strawberries dominate. Apple is in there and cucumber is mild under all that sweetness. It’s not super sweet and the strawberries are tasty. I’d still prefer the sweetness to be cut a bit, but it’s a good summery drink.
Tried on 16 Apr 2024 at 05:15

6.5/10
Tried on 13 Apr 2024 at 19:17

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
The aroma is of coconut, pineapple, and orange. The flavor is very sweet and obviously fruity. Coconut and citrus are prominent. Too sweet. I drank half of it then tried the recommendation on the can to mix it with white rum. It didn’t help. If I want a pina colada, I better just make or buy a real one.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2024 at 04:59

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Pale cantaloupe color with a trace white head that faded quickly. Dry with fusel alcohol and faint lime and ginger. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2024 at 20:39

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours a mostly clear light gold. It smells of lime and cherries. The flavor tends toward sweet with lime, cherries, and apples. It doesn’t come off as too sweet to me though. The tart lime balances it well.
Tried on 05 Feb 2024 at 06:28

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Mellow Mushroom West Chester. Clear yellow with no head. Aroma is rich apple, medium body, lower carbonation, and no lacing. Taste is rich apple and cinnamon.
Tried from Draft on 14 Jan 2024 at 01:09

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
The aroma is of blueberries and apples. The flavor is very sweet with blueberries, apples, and booze. It’s okay but I wish they’d cut the sweetness some.
Tried on 10 Jan 2024 at 04:44