6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6
Half pour at Appalachian while bottle shopping.
Bright pale gold, pretty still.
White grape, kinda guava & sweet pear nose, leaning tropical.
Taste is semisweet, thin, green table grapes, acidy apples, some added malic acid, pineapple sourness.
Thin, just a bit of itchy carb, white wine abv burn.
Okay enough.
Bright pale gold, pretty still.
White grape, kinda guava & sweet pear nose, leaning tropical.
Taste is semisweet, thin, green table grapes, acidy apples, some added malic acid, pineapple sourness.
Thin, just a bit of itchy carb, white wine abv burn.
Okay enough.
Tried
from Draft
from
Appalachian Vintner
on 03 Jul 2026
at 22:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Clear, filtered, thin red wine, somewhat still pour at a local fancy pants restaurant for my birthday.
Strong dark berry & stone fruit nose with a big grassy note.
Herbal & very veggy. Bittersweet leaning bitter, aromatic raspberry, very strong citrus or similar hop oils. Lingering stemmy veg. Dry but not quite brut. Slightly boozy despite being only 6%.
Average cider made better with a little herbage.
Strong dark berry & stone fruit nose with a big grassy note.
Herbal & very veggy. Bittersweet leaning bitter, aromatic raspberry, very strong citrus or similar hop oils. Lingering stemmy veg. Dry but not quite brut. Slightly boozy despite being only 6%.
Average cider made better with a little herbage.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2025
at 22:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Highland's downtown. Pale gold, slightly hazy, sort of still. Macerated, sweaty, earthy, bittersharp & dessert nose blend. Low tart, high acid, lime, creamy, dried pineapple, yeasty endtrails, calcium, stiff preservatives. Kinda impressed.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2023
at 21:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
On tap Dec '17 at the WAVL OG location. Cloudy, pale gold body. Orange, mushy apples, fragrant (wild?) yeast. Taste is yeasty, wet texture, with a grocery apple/pear sweetness. Faintly tart, low acid, low bitterness, low floral hoppiness. Juicy is the obvious aim(& it is). Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2022
at 19:30
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap at the South side fallout shelter. Baby goblet. Clear, glowy gold, active, inviting over-pour. Sweet, macerated apple. Unidentifiable added fruit on the nose, it's just a pear/peach blob. Sweet, earthy, peach, bitter apple, mango puree. Tart candy. Cheap champagne. Can't find any kiwi. Bubbly, slick, strong for the abv like a mimosa. Not a fan.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2022
at 23:36
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Baby goblet at the South bunker location. Purple red, not quite grape drank color; still-ish. Smell is this odd greasy peppers, like cooked in a pan with onions greasy. The apple- grape juice box nose that is there gets pushed aside. Taste is sweet grape juice, odd cut by green chilies. This doesn't taste like fruity habaneros. There is a freezer burn fruit flavor further down the line. Chilies do stick a little, but don't meld with the unusually sweet adds. Tiny bit of apple skin bitterness saves the day at the end. They already make like half a dozen chili ciders. Meh.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2022
at 23:18
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Strange that I rated the alt version of this year's before the OG. Baby goblet at the South Slope bomb shelter. Clear, pale, gray gold, active. Smells a whole it like super green citra hops plus something potpourri-like floral. It's strong enough to get in the way. Tastes a lot like citra, cigarettes & pear. Haven't had Phoenix hops in a beer. Tart apple, bitter skin, solid acidity, lemon, soap, seltzer burn. Quafffable.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2022
at 23:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
6oz pour from the cidery, June '17. Pale straw gold body; bubbling. Smell is slightly sticky & licorice-like, with a backdrop of apples. Taste is a mix of watermelon rind & bitter rooty veggies. A little flat, more wine yeasties, tacky dry. Cascade hops used aren't very bold. Meh.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2022
at 02:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
6oz pour from the cidery, June '17. A pale pink shade. Smell is a sticky raspberry & apple essence blend. Natural, but sweet. Taste is middle of the road sweet, raspberry juice & mild apple essence push out any bitter or tart angles. Fun, easy, a bit too sweet, but cold, it is great & refreshing.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2022
at 02:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap @UO downtown. Short glass. Pale gold, clear. Faint lavender & dry apple nose. Bitter, floral apple, dry mouth, lingering acid. Needs bolder apples. Meh to okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2021
at 04:49