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
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.
Drake (22940) reviewed Old Volstead's Cider from Mount Defiance Cidery 3 years ago
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.
obguthr (12524) reviewed Blush Hard Cider from Mount Defiance Cidery 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Blueberries and apple nose. Clear sparkling pink. Dry apple, hibiscus. Light body, easy carbonation.
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.
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.
GenDV138 (9261) reviewed Blush Hard Cider from Mount Defiance Cidery 9 years ago
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.
radagast83 (13601) reviewed Blush Hard Cider from Mount Defiance Cidery 9 years ago
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.