Hornsby's
Cidery
in Middlebury,
Vermont,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
C&C Group Plc.
Established in 1994
Closed in 2019
Best when served cold, Hornsby's Hard Cider is a fantastic punch to the mouth - making your taste buds feel more like your taste buddies. Go ahead, have a Hornsby's. You'll quickly know what it means to charge the night.
Admin Note: Looks like C&C Group has ended Hornsby's run.
kristincedar (7044) ticked Hard Strawberry Lime from Hornsby's 1 year ago
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Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed Crisp Hard Cider from Hornsby's 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sampled from a 12 oz clear bottle this cider poured a dark yellow-gold color with a trace foamy white head that faded instantly and left no lacing. The aroma was tangy, sugar and sweet apple. The flavor was sweet apple, a bit of apricot, sugar and apple juice. Long finish. Medium body. Pretty tasty.
Travlr (30174) reviewed Amber Hard Cider from Hornsby's 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottle. Clear golden color. Aroma of tart apple skins and subtle vinegar. Taste is plain apple.
patrick767 (7172) reviewed Crisp Hard Cider from Hornsby's 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
bottle - This cider smells of ripe apples and sugar. It tastes of sweet apples. Too sweet. It’s drinkable, but they really overdid the sugar, in my opinion. It’s okay.
cmacklin (5139) reviewed Amber Hard Cider from Hornsby's 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
331ml bottle. Pours a clear, golden orange with a very thin white head. Sweet aroma of apples with some tartness. Sweet flavour of apples and light caramel with a dry, bitter, tart, light acidic finish. Medium body with a sticky texture and soft carbonation. Disappointing, there are better ciders out there.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Amber Hard Cider from Hornsby's 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass and a wine glass. The head lasts longer in the pint glass, but both heads are bubbly white and dissipate within less than twenty seconds tops. There wasn’t any lacing and there was a ton of carbonated bubbles rising because it was a clear yellow color that was seen.
The smell had some tart and sweet apples and that’s about it.
The taste was exactly the same.
On the palate, this one sat pretty light and could be sessionable pounder in the summer. But the carbonation came across pretty sharp on this one.
Overall, for me, not exactly one I’d have again but then it is a cider.
jtclockwork (20063) reviewed Amber Hard Cider from Hornsby's 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Backlog. No label taken. Pours gold. Nose/taste of apple and sugar. Lighter bodied. Not very good.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Crisp Hard Cider from Hornsby's 11 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hastily yellow with streams of carbonation rising a decent pace.
The smell had apples in a slight sour sharp way and ending up becoming vinous.
The taste was sweet and tart apple in a vinous sort of way. Bad tart apple/vinous aftertaste and super dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with no where close to having any good sessionability about it. I need water after this.
Overall, wow, what a bad cider, just when I was warming up to some of these, I go and have this. I wouldn’t touch this with a ten foot pole.
Rennat42 (5622) reviewed Crisp Hard Cider from Hornsby's 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. A- Apple juice, sweet. A- Golden color, clear liquid, no head. T- White wine, apples, apple juice, sweet, dry. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, dry crisp finish. O- A decent cider. A little dry white wine on the finish that was not that great, but still refreshing and a decent cider.