nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Blush Hard Cider from Mount Defiance Cidery 9 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Sampled at a DC Gathering, pours a rosy, ruby gold with no head. Nose has... not much, apples, a little butter. Flavor is apples, cheap wine, some watery cherry juice, some cheap champagne. Finishes watery.
iphonephan (11573) reviewed Blush Hard Cider from Mount Defiance Cidery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
From a bottle at the RB cider tasting December 2016. Pours a clear pale gold. Vinous nose. light bodied. Not much apple flavors. Dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
From a bottle at the RB cider tasting December 2016. Pours a crystal clear with no head. Sweet apple aroma. Light apple flavors and dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft sample at Mount Defiance as part of the tasting flight. Clear whitish yellow. Aromas of ginger and apples. Tastes of apples, champagne, light ginger. Light body with a dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft sample at Mount Defiance as part of the tasting flight. Clear pale yellow. Aromas of apples mainly. Tastes of apples and champagne. Light body with a dry finish.
radagast83 (13601) reviewed Ginger Hard Cider from Mount Defiance Cidery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle, given to me by a friend. Poured a clear golden yellow color with a still head. Aroma was heavy ginger, light apples, sweet notes of apples but not too overly sweet, though my fiance said it was bland and tasteless, aside from light ginger.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500 ml bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Clear champagne yellow. Aromas of sweet and lightly tart apples, a little white wine, some yeast. Tastes of sweet and lightly tart apples, some white wine. Light body with a dry finish. Still carbonation. Pretty good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle at the November 2015 DC Gathering. Poured a very clear golden yellow color with a still head. Aroma was light apples, sweet notes of apples but not overly sweet - that natural sweetness. Light vanilla notes, touch of woody notes, light spices.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
750ml bottle pours a clear gold with zero head. Nose is mild, lightly cakey, apples, spice. Flavor has a lot of vanilla and cake, apple, spice. Full bodied, big vanilla on the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at the DC Gathering. Thanks Travlr! Clear straw yellow. Aromas of apple, oak, subtle bourbon. Tastes of apples, oak, vanilla. Light body with a dry finish.