6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled in between sessions at The-Festval in Worcester, MA. 6%abv edition.
Mellow yellow, white wine sort of color. Just a touch of haze.
Husky, perry-ish florals, soapy scent.
Tastes is hay & core. White grapes. Mellow, minerally flesh, & soft tannins.
Solid acid, shy tartness, Just a peep of ugly alcohol. Moderate sulfites. Spritzy.
Not my favorite on the table that day. Needs a revisit.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2012
at 22:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at The-Fest in Woosta.
Faded yellow/straw sort of color. Short fizz.
All tart, fleshy eating apple nose. A tiny bit of aerosol. Not much of that typical perfume I get from perry.
Drinks like straight sour mix. Subtle red apple essence & just a hint of pear sugar. Green apple finish.
Carbonation halfway down the bottle was faltering. Body was light, a touch ashy, but not overly acidic.
I was expecting something more floral, but it still drinks decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2012
at 21:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from New Beer($11.95). 2008.70.1, 1568 produced. Been sitting on this one for a bit. Guess I forgot about it. Oops.
Chalice. Clear, classic light amber beer color. Crazy activity. A quick blitzing, white soda pop head.
Smells of fresh linen. Bittersweet flesh. Restrained floral peel. Wet gravel.
Tastes of minerally & tannic juice along with gritty/coarse/thick apple skin. Big, grappa-ish alcohol. Touch of plastic & leftover yeast.
Microbeaded, crazy spirited, & bone dry. Medium to moderate tartness, with surprisingly low acidity, that seems to make it feel that much more mellow. No big zesty punch to it, but at the same time, I’m glugging this one down without much hesitation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2012
at 00:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Capped 750 from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours light gold with a white smear. Aroma is the "cinnamon, allspice and cardamom" real deal. As someone wrote: screw pumpkin pie. Flavor is all that spice over some appleskin/apple. Finishes dry and lightly tart. Tasty.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2012
at 16:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
4oz pour at Churchkey is a crystal clear gold with zero head and medium carbonation. Nose is sweet apples, honey, pears, flowers. Flavor is sweet, apple juice, honey, apple skins, Granny Smith tartness. Medium bodied, slick finish. A refreshing tartness on the palate.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2011
at 06:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 5.5
Apple nose wih caramel overtones. Crystal clear champagne color, huge bubbly head, constant streams of carbonation. Overly fizzy harsh mouthfeel. Dry apple but with the mere impresssion of caramel. Not as complex as I had hoped, weak overall.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2011
at 07:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
375ml Bottle listed at 17% (long time want list) thanks to SecretSanta. Bottling listed as "2009.82.1". Pours with a completely clear, golden yellow hue. Perfectly flat with strong, laser etched legs that take a very long time to bead and fall. Aromas of alcohol, oak, caramel. Nearly a melanoidin like richness. Some fragrant pears, a bit of spice. Some fusel as well. Rich, baked bready, some esters. A light grassyness as well. Honey and caramelized ginger. The alcohol heat off the nose is the one detraction. Flavors are huge. Quite viscous, spiced, earthy and a bit waxy. Ripe melon, alcohol. Oak. A decently strong bitter tannin combats the heat, acidity and alcohol nicely. A calvados like fruity alcohol punch up front (that also finishes, dry, oaky, tannic and lightly musty like the distillate). Sweet over the mid palate, but the the fusel bats it down and keeps it from being cloying. This is quite hot. A bit fragrant towards the finish. Some fresh southern biscuits and honey as it warms with a light spice and some eucalyptus. Viscous, full bodied. Still. Warming, velvety. Good, and very different than a lot of apple products of similar weight.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2011
at 11:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap as AeppelTreow Kinglet Cider (although listed as 5.8%) at Beer Revolution. Pours with a clear golden yellow body with minimal signs of carbonation. Some legs. Aroma is a bit corky and a touch sweet. Light sulfur, cantaloupe, caramelized apple character. Flavors are light to medium sweet and very well balanced by tannin and a medium-strong acidity. Just a hint of effervescence (really minimal). Tastes bigger than listed at the bar, but not 10% (maybe 7.5%). Medium to slightly syrupy bodied. Overall very well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2011
at 18:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled from a bottle at GTMW 2011. Pours a pale straw color with a medium sized fizzy head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of sweet apples with a little mealiness. The taste is straight sweet apples. Medium bodied. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2011
at 19:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. (2010 bottle labeled 2010.103.1 of 1148). A medium gusher. Pours with a massive white head that fades to a ring over a clear straw hued body with evidently violent carbonation. Big carbonic sting on the first sniff. Aromas of canned peaches, CO2, sweet apple, light sulfur, earthy, lightly musty and some minerals. Dry, somewhat acidic, medium tannin and green apple. A very honest replacement for a brut (dry) champagne. Lightly sulfury, a touch tangy. Very lively (violent) carbonation. Dry, medium alcohol, light to medium body behind the bubbles. Spritzy palate. Nice (at $15), but just a touch pricy for regular consumption.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2011
at 00:15