Downeast Cider House
Cidery
in
East Boston,
Massachusetts,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2011
Contact
256 Marginal St, Building 32, East Boston, MA, 02128, United States
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap @ Blind Tiger. Almost looks like an tropical juice this. Really cloudy, almost murky and only a thin filmy sidesticking little thing on the sides of the glass. The aroma is really lovely tropical, apply and sweet. Lots of mango traces, red sweet apples, yellow apples and something herbal. Rosemary perhaps? Some raisins also here. A really nice aroma on this. It's almost carbonation free this, only a few prickling bubbles on the tongue and it has a nice oily texture in the mouth. This is how a semi sweet cider should taste. Really tropical apply. Sweetish without being too much or sugary. A really nice refreshing summery cider. 09.06.2015
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2017
at 06:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft this cider poured a murky apricot color with a small soapy white head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was fairly sweet apple juice. The flavor was tart apple and apple juice. Medium length tart apple finish. Medium body. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 16:53
6/10
Tried
on 30 Dec 2016
at 00:06
7/10
Tried
on 26 Nov 2016
at 16:31
6/10
Tried
on 26 Nov 2016
at 16:22
6/10
Tried
on 14 Oct 2016
at 15:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From tap. Pours hazy to murky orange with a small white head. Aroma is zesty fruity. Sweet, zesty and fruity. Sweet. Fruity. Lingering sweet far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2016
at 02:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Beer Authority, as Maple Pecan Cider. Hazy apple juice pour without much head or lace. Apple and cinnamon aroma with some nutty notes as well. Flavor is similar, fairly sweet. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2016
at 14:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: 12 oz can from Bottle King - Livingston, 11/29/15
Aroma: The nose is fairly sweet, with lots of apple and not much else
Appearance: Pours a rather murky looking yellowish color without much head and with light lace
Flavor: Taste similar, sweet apple with some mild tartness and apple skin notes
Palate: Light-medium bodied, not watery, soft carbonation, clean enough on the finish
Overall Impression: Pretty one-dimensional, but not bad, especially if you like good old standard apple cider (which I do). It's straight up sweeter apple cider in flavor. So much so, that I might try heating a can of this up and throwing in a cinnamon stick. I can barely tell the difference between this and the non-alcoholic stuff.
Aroma: The nose is fairly sweet, with lots of apple and not much else
Appearance: Pours a rather murky looking yellowish color without much head and with light lace
Flavor: Taste similar, sweet apple with some mild tartness and apple skin notes
Palate: Light-medium bodied, not watery, soft carbonation, clean enough on the finish
Overall Impression: Pretty one-dimensional, but not bad, especially if you like good old standard apple cider (which I do). It's straight up sweeter apple cider in flavor. So much so, that I might try heating a can of this up and throwing in a cinnamon stick. I can barely tell the difference between this and the non-alcoholic stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2015
at 17:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at Charlie’s 11/21/15.
This stuff enjoys a good popularity here in Boston, not quite cult-like, but getting there. Hadn’t tried the stuff, as it usually takes some special reason to try "yet another regular old cider..." but I took a chance with the winter blend and this stuff is super cloudy, which was also intriguing, so I figured what the hell.
Cloudy, murky, completely unfiltered golden apple-colored body has no head, as one would expect.
Mushy apples, sugary and rich, in the nose, but with a natural enough quality to it. Light phenolics divulge pepper and very light allspice notes.
Sweet, in the flavor, but not syrupy or punishingly so. Quite a good richness, but with almost enough acidity to balance on the end. Some apple skin-like dryness, a bit of pepper and an ample, but not overdone carbonation that many ciders succumb to having (heavy fizziness). Thick, chewy, slick texture is unusual, but not off-putting and does help soak up some of the sweetness. I liked it, though I certainly get the comments that call it too sweet. I think it would be really, really good if they cut out some of those macs and delcious varieties. With all those, it’s a wonder the stuff is a complete cloying syrup bomb. So I give them credit for that. Definitely some sulfur qualities as well (with it listed on the label, no less). Hopefully they eventually graduate to making ciders without any chemicals.
This stuff enjoys a good popularity here in Boston, not quite cult-like, but getting there. Hadn’t tried the stuff, as it usually takes some special reason to try "yet another regular old cider..." but I took a chance with the winter blend and this stuff is super cloudy, which was also intriguing, so I figured what the hell.
Cloudy, murky, completely unfiltered golden apple-colored body has no head, as one would expect.
Mushy apples, sugary and rich, in the nose, but with a natural enough quality to it. Light phenolics divulge pepper and very light allspice notes.
Sweet, in the flavor, but not syrupy or punishingly so. Quite a good richness, but with almost enough acidity to balance on the end. Some apple skin-like dryness, a bit of pepper and an ample, but not overdone carbonation that many ciders succumb to having (heavy fizziness). Thick, chewy, slick texture is unusual, but not off-putting and does help soak up some of the sweetness. I liked it, though I certainly get the comments that call it too sweet. I think it would be really, really good if they cut out some of those macs and delcious varieties. With all those, it’s a wonder the stuff is a complete cloying syrup bomb. So I give them credit for that. Definitely some sulfur qualities as well (with it listed on the label, no less). Hopefully they eventually graduate to making ciders without any chemicals.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2015
at 16:07