Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours translucent gold with a thin, transient white head. Aroma of apple with some peach. Med minus body. Flavor is somewhat sweet/tart. Shows a little spiciness. Finishes with peach on the lips and somewhat astringent. Good drink.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Cap Tap. Pours purple/red. Could have been slung around at the Red Wedding. Blackberry aroma. Like blackberry jam aroma. Near med body. It’s not dry; it’s not bitter; it’s blackberry. Leaves sugar on my lips. There’s a bit of apple in the finish. Pretty tasty cider.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Draft at Beer NV. Crystal clear pale bright yellow color, champagne bubbles. Aroma of dusty lemon and white pepper. Taste is citrus and apple. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at the Commons Ale House, Santa Monica. Orange with a minimal head. Aroma and taste of apples, some very light oak. Fairly dry and not that sweet. A refreshing one.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle, clear pale yellow, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is apple, lemon zest grass. Flavor is light sweet, apples, a hint of tartness, lemon. Light body, nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours very light and clear gold with white bubbles. tropical fruit aroma. Near med body. flavor starts tropical fruit, and then the "cider" gets a chance. Quite drinkable. It’s not dry, but not sweet. Just fruity.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at West Coast Invitational 2015. Pours rose. Aroma of pear and tart fruit. Cider body. Flavor is pear and some cranberry. A bit tart. Drinks nicely.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours a near perry color with a transient, fizzy white head. Interesting apple aroma. Med body, nearly. It starts dry, gets quite astringent, and then somehow generates detectable sugar. I’m voting for dry, or at least 90% dry. Drinks very crisp and clean.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours golden perry color with white bubbles. Aroma is predominately lemon. Med body. Flavor is lemon/cider mix. Tries to be sweet, goes tart. Nice stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours rose with white bubbles. Med body. Light floral aroma. Flavor is mostly apple, but hibiscus is discernible. Rather different and interesting.