7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear golden colour, no real head. Aroma of barn, brett, wild funk, rain water and apple. Quite unbalanced in the funk. Flavour apple, brett, barnyard, leather, gueuze-like notes. Medium to soft carbonation, finish leather, apple, horse saddle and funky notes. Lingering green potato. Nice and wild cider, somewhat unbalanced but very enjoyable.
(From 50cL bottle @ home. Procured @ Het Ciderhuis, Dutch Chili Fest, Eindhoven)
(From 50cL bottle @ home. Procured @ Het Ciderhuis, Dutch Chili Fest, Eindhoven)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2013
at 16:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
75cl bottle from the Ross on Wye cider farm. A great Dabinett, pours a nice clear gold, smooth on the palette, fruity, luscious, moderate tannins, not overpowering in terms of apples but still a lovely light sweet, tart flavour that encapsulates this cider apple pretty well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2013
at 11:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Had a tasting of this fine perry from the affable Mike Johnson at the Ross on Wye cider farm and found it so intriguing and unique I had to buy a bottle. First thing i noticed was a thick skin floating in the bottom of the bottle - not entirely sure what it was, and never seen anything like it before but I’ll trust it’s part of this perry’s character. It pours a nice golden colour and thankfully the powerful sulphur aroma quickly dissipates to reveal a nice sweet oak smell. Got a lot of honey to this and a sweetness that quickly turns dry in the mouth. Definitely one to sip and savour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2013
at 14:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Whole Foods in Folsom, CA. Pours brassy gold with some bubbles. Aroma suggests astringency. Med minus body. It is astringent. The flavor is sort of earthy apples. It reminds me of "farmhouse" ciders I’ve had in Normandy. Would probably be amazing if bottle conditioned and oak aged.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2013
at 16:16
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle as shown. Pours a clear yellow with small white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is honey and fruit. Medium mouthfeel with sweet honey and cheese flavor. Not much going on with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2012
at 17:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Folsom Whole Foods. Pours slightly hazy gold with a transient white head. Don’t know why this is considered "still". Nice appleskin aroma. It’s a bit thin, but very dry. Flavor is primarily appleskin. Astringent somewhat. Finishes dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2012
at 16:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours still with a clear golden hue. Moderate to low legs. Aromas show some nice acidity, low funky phenolics, light chlorophenolics, fruity, lemon zest, baked bread, bright apple, low rum and medium oak. Flavors are medium sweet, somewhat higher tannin levels, good acid balance, light wood, rum, some spicy phenols. Quite bright for a medium sweet and still cider. Medium to low body, still, zesty balanced acidity and tannin. Pretty solid!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2012
at 15:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Polycask @ NWAF 2012, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium orange yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, sweet apples, yellow apples. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light light acidic with a average to long duration, tart apples, sweet apples. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20120119]
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2012
at 03:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Gravity cask at Stourbridge beer festival. Pours hazy gold with no carbonation. Aroma has dry, musty apples. Taste has mild rum to start, a very dry apple finish and some on the aftertaste. Finish is very quick.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2012
at 03:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak NW5. Pours a clear golden color with no head. Has a fruity fresh apple aroma. Slightly dry fruity apple flavor with some weak tartness. Has a fruity medium dry apple finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2012
at 03:18