Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pint from the cask at the brew restaurant La Robeline. Pours clear yellow with a thin head. Aromas & tastes of apples, pear & hints of oak. Moderate body. Slightly dry sweet finish. Quite enjoyable especially given the location.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask half pint at The Lamplighter, St. Helier. Served at room temperature. Deep golden colour, very moderate natural carbonation. Aroma and flavour of oak, cider apples and sulphites.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Lamplighter, St Helier, Jersey. Slightly hazy pale yellow color, thin edge head. Very fruity aroma. Taste is fresh semi sweet apple and pear. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Corkscrew St Helier. First up I had this cold.. It pours clear golden with minimal head. The nose is sweet Apple, candy, fruit pie, tart tatin, light earth/barnyard, light must, straw and dull vinegar. The taste is tart, mild acidity, Earth, barnyard, sweet apple, pear skin, mouth-pucker, wood and light vinegar with a drying finish. Medium body and low carbonation. It is a bit more acidic than their normal stuff. 3max overall. Then tried hot direct from their stall. Species seem to work a lot better and it taste sweeter and less vinegary. More like 3.4 for the latter. Drink it mulled!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the The Lamplighter, St Helier. It pours almost clear golden with minimal head. The nose is earthy, must, sweet apple, pear skin, barnyard, wood, leather and light vanilla. The taste is smooth, bitter-sweet, apple pie, light fruity tartness, sherbet, some acidity, vanilla and apple skin with a dryish finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Nice balance. Good cask cider.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at The Cider Shack at St Helier Xmas Market. It pours hazy orange with a small fizzy white head. The nose is juicy red apple, apple pie, barnyard, mild funk, caramel and fruit tart. The taste is crisp, sweet juicy red apple, appletizer, apple pie, mild acidity, barnyard bitter-sweet finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. As good as the dry, with just a touch more sweetness. Pretty crushable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Cider Stall at St Helier Xmas Market. It pours cloudy golden yellow with a fizzy white head. The nose is sweet apple pie, caramelized sugars, wood and mild barnyard. The taste is crisp, juicy apple, apple pie, sherbet and mild fruity tartness with a lightly dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Drinks as easy as apple juice. Not a huge amount of depth, but rather enjoyable.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ Lamplighter, Jersey. Clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, apples and apple juice. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 170714
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle from Coop Grand Marché, St. Helier. The cider starts very dry and tart. Interesting, as there is not much appley fruitiness left. Quite hints of water behind sour apples. The spices are only very far away in the background - but there was a bag of spices attached to the bottle to put into the cider when warming it. So I think it also will need a bit of honey to be great for the winter. The aftertaste is long, sourish apples with hints of water and only hints of spices.
Nice idea, but I think a bit too sourish and way too watery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Coop Grand Marché, St. Helier. Dry and astringent beginning. Fruity, but not too much. The mainpart is tart, fruity. Quite dry with lots of fruity apples left. But not too deep. The aftertaste is tart, dry apples, lots of carbonation.
Nice dry cider, but not too deep.