750mL bottle from the cider-meister, JoeMcPhee. Pours a clear golden color with a medium head. Smells faintly wild with sweet apples and granny smith apple edges. Strong on apple skins in the aroma as well. Taste is slightly astringent alcohol that makes the apple seem very strong. The alcohol actually provides a good base for the cider, not making it seem weak or watery. Has a very bubbly feel and a pretty thick body for a cider. I would call this the poor man’s Etienne Dupont, with a stronger alcohol kick.

Notalush brought this to JoeMcPhee’s for CaptainCougar comes to NY. This was actually very nice, we so rarely get a break from the beer with a cider, I think it feel into the flow of the gathering very nicely, thanks Brandon. Pours a completely clear light copper color, A very thick, strong apple aroma mixed with some isopropyl alcohol. Sweet and syrupy. I like it, the alcohol balances the sweetness to make this not seem like a girlie drink. In the taste is sweet apples, some sour, wild characteristic, which is cool. Short aftertaste. Very nice sipping but not heavy cider. Recommended.

Pale, bronze apple color - barnyard funk aroma, with apple skin tannins - quite a wild, funky, flemish sour flavor, with high acidity, but some over-ripe apple sweetness balancing it - somewhat oily mouthfeel, with an almost apple brandy-like finish - very nice.

Yellow-gold colour. Woody, leathery, appley aroma. Still body. Slightly oily, slightly malic body with alcohol and apple flavours. The more interesting aromatic elements are not found on the palate, leaving a simple apple and booze two-step.

April 2004. Sweet apple like Granny smiths. Dry sour taste leaving a long layer of sourness on the tongue. Very sparkly indeed.