5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
Bottle from press online around December. Fridge sleep for dry January & the usual lengthy flu.
Clear, if a touch foggy; Marigold, light soda lace.
Grassy, herbal, bittersharp, some significant berry notes on the nose.
Tart & earthy, sharp, obvious added malic acid, light oak. Lingering catty hops. Overall off-sweet, strong tartness with a grassy-catty astringency.
Refreshing but not all that sessionable.
Meh.
Clear, if a touch foggy; Marigold, light soda lace.
Grassy, herbal, bittersharp, some significant berry notes on the nose.
Tart & earthy, sharp, obvious added malic acid, light oak. Lingering catty hops. Overall off-sweet, strong tartness with a grassy-catty astringency.
Refreshing but not all that sessionable.
Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
from Press Then Press Cider Shop
on 08 Mar 2025
at 23:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Rebranded as an heirloom... that easy, huh? 6% 750 from Press online, in their seasonal club. Probably should have checked what they were sending me. Clear, shiny, pale gold with a quick-hitting soda head. Smells of watered down McIntosh floral & something caramel-y. Taste is McIntosh, less then subtle acid added, lemon, salt & caramelized sugar with an nutty creme & butterscotch finish that isn't suppose to be there. Crispy, slick, semi-sweet, unnatural soda acid, sessionable abv. Despite that & the questionable awards, it drinks okay-ish.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2024
at 00:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle pours a clear gold with some sticky, white head. Nose has apple, apple sauce, honey. Flavor has green and red apples, honey, juice. Clean finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2017
at 13:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the October DC Ratebeer tasting. Clear straw yellow with off-white head. Aromas of sweet apples. Tastes of sweet apples, champagne. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2017
at 01:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Crowler at the October DC Ratebeer tasting. Poured a mostly still yellow color with a very fizzy head. Aroma was Sweet apples. Light brown sugar. Decent.
Tried
from Crowler
on 21 Oct 2017
at 21:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a crowler at the DC RB gathering October 15, 2017. It is a clear effervescent light gold color with a small white head. The Aroma is Green apple and the taste of with apple brown betty.
Tried
from Crowler
on 15 Oct 2017
at 15:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a crowler at the DC RB gathering October 15, 2017. Pours clear with a small white head. Green apple aromas with with some notes apple brown betty.
Tried
from Crowler
on 15 Oct 2017
at 15:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle to napkin rate from LetsPour dot com. Memories... Tulip pour. Pretty, clear, pale, golden bronze, bubbly body. Smell is full of sharp & tart, browned, macerated apples. Sharp & floral, reminiscent of quince. Quince makes great cider. A bit of a buttery aspect to the nose as well. Taste is more simple. Solid tartness upfont, followed by a rush of Sweet Tarts. Middle is grassy & crispy, with an ok amount of bitter woody tannins. Finishes dry & forgetful. Solid quad(& it smells very inviting), but maybe too tart & sweet upfront, without a whole lot backing it up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2017
at 21:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear bright golden color, champagne bubbles. Aroma of fresh apples, light dust, subtle lemon. Taste is fresh fruit, dry finish. Mouthfeel is slightly harsh from the carbonation - I’d like this one better if it were still. Pretty tasty anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2016
at 17:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pale gold. Sweet and lightly tart apple with light earth and citrus notes. Tart on the tongue as it finished dry. Nice cider. I really like the idea of using only one type of apple- much like the single hop beers.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2015
at 21:33