Mount Defiance Cidery

Cidery in Middleburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2014

Contact
207 W Washington St, Middleburg, VA, 20117, United States
Description
Mt. Defiance creates award-winning, handcrafted, small batch hard cider and spirits. We are proud to serve our products and welcome you to stop by to try them. Tastings of our ciders are always available! Our two stores — the Cider Barn and the Distillery — are both located in historic Middleburg, Virginia.

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

pours yellow gold. not much head. apples some funk and a dry finish. not too bad

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:46


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

On tap @ Red Bear. Clear, vibrant, medium gold pour to the brim. Creamy, caramel-y, faintly buttery & thin, cooked cider. Juicy, bitter sharp leaning dry but back sweetened. Minerally with lots of skin & water. Watered down & thin, champagne yeast, weak carb. Sad shortcut on some good apples.

Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2023 at 22:23



7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Half liter bottle from Wegman's Lake Manassas, 5/27/22. New brewery! Brewery #2054, USA #1653, Virginia Cidery #18. Hazy gold, thin head, poor retention. Aroma of sweet apple, vanilla, honey. Taste is tart apple, phenols, vanilla, honey, pear. A bit of a tart note. Almost oaky. Juicy. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2022 at 01:41


7.5

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2019 at 17:00


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Blueberries and apple nose. Clear sparkling pink. Dry apple, hibiscus. Light body, easy carbonation.

Tried on 02 Nov 2018 at 21:52


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

$7.99 500-ml bottle from Total Wine in Gainesville, VA. Pours pale golden, carbonation up the glass, but no head. Aroma is apple, sweat. Flavor is dry somewhat tart apple, earth, light white wine. Simple, but tasty. Nice carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2018 at 23:39


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

750ml bottle at the December 2016 DC area cider tasting. Poured a lightly hued yellow color with a small, fizzy body and not much head to speak of. Aroma was light funky notes. Light tartness, some light berry crispness. Floral notes.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2016 at 00:10


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at the RateBeer DC Cider tasting. Clear pinkish orange. Aromas of berries, light spice, apples. Tastes of berries, light apple, light champagne. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2016 at 22:43


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

750ml bottle at the December 2017 DC area cider tasting. Poured a slightly ruby color with wispy, foamy head - kind of rose colored. Aroma was light, sweet blueberry notes. Flavor was the same, light pie filling notes.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2016 at 14:17