5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
19/10/2022. Schooner at the Opera House cafe. Pours bright golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of semi-sweet apple, straw, sulphuric edge. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, oily, average carbonation. Bittersweet and tartish finish. Okay.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2022
at 23:27
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
330ml bottle from Peroni bar, Sydney Airport. Pale golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, fruity. Taste is sweet, apple, fruity, sugary, with alittle tartness. Medium bodied, high carbonation, medium-sweet finish. OK cold
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2022
at 06:09
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
355ml bottle from BWS, Queanbeyan. Yellow gold colour, white foam head that dissipates away and sugary apple aroma. Taste is sweetish apple, sugary, with some fruity notes. Light bodied, slightly spritzy carbonation, semi-dry finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2018
at 12:21
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
355ml bottle from BWS, Queanbeyan. Yellow gold colour, white foam head that dissipates away and tangy apple aroma. Taste is slightly tart with green apple and fruity notes. Light bodied, medium to soft carbonation, dry finish. OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2018
at 12:13
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
355ml bottle from BWS, Queanbeyan. Pale golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and sweet apple aroma with sulphury hints. Taste is sweetish fleshy apple, green apple, alittle apple skin, with some acidity. Thin mouthfeel, light bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry finish. Abit bland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2018
at 11:59
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Schooner on tap at Beverly Hills hotel, Sydney. Golden cider with thin lasting white head. Slight lacing. Nose is sweet and sour, hint of caramel. Streams of tiny bubbles. Neutral taste with finish of apple cores. Industrial brew but better than most Aussie pub ciders.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2017
at 05:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap. Pours pale golden, clean, almost no head. Aroma is lemon drop, candy, green apple, wheat bread. Mouth is fresh, fizzy, quite easy. Dry, bittersweet, abrupt finish. Not bad, although nothing great.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2016
at 05:27
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
375ml can into shaker. Now called ’Strongbow Lower Carb Cider’. New packaging but otherwise identical. Acidic, tart nose. Pale yellow. No head. Highly carbonated. Dry, chemical, sharp, even a bit salty. This is not a pleasant drinking experience. No apples, just tangy alcoholic mineral water.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2016
at 02:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from Dan Murphy’s, Hurstville. Golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of apple with hints of sulphur. Taste is tart apple, fruity, bittersweet with some hay and light tannins. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry tangy slightly tannic finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 05:27
2.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
355ml bottle into Bulmers pint glass. Now called Strongbow Classic Apple Cider. Green bottle, skunky nose! In the glass smells like vinegar for a while. Looks like urine, no head, minimal carbonation. Fizzy mouthfeel, sherbet taste. Finish is toffee apple, acid and a hint of cooked vegetables. Mass-produced and horrible.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2015
at 05:28