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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Tainted Love from Urban Orchard Cider Co. 3 years ago
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.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Disco Tea from Urban Orchard Cider Co. 4 years ago
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.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5
Can from 604. Stemless wine glass @home. Pale white wine with a good spritz. Bit of a stink out the can. After it settles, strong herbs, skunky weed & fermenting onions persist. Easy consistency makes it easy to take a large gulp despite the smell. Taste is of bitter leafy hops, onion soup, cheap flowers garnishing my salad, tannic acidic apples, pineapple juice. Lingering bitter cig, white wine & a grapefruit pith numb feeling that might be the lime rind. Texture is surprisingly excellent & I drink it fast despite the bong water description. A six for mouthfeel if I could. Thin, moderately carbed, slightly slick but not greasy, fresh acid to clean it up. Drinks like a skunked snakebite. I didn't hate it.