Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
$12 750 from the Filling Station. Pint glass at home. Clear but slightly unsettled, pale gold. Tall, quick to fall head. Sharp, oaky, soapy n sweet nose. Lots of core. Bittersweet herbal, lemon, sour-sharp, earthy bite, soapy floral, slight scrumpy-unrefined fermentation, lingering skin, veggy finish. Winesap pith taking charge of a shitty dessert blend. Ends up too earthy & spent but tolerable. Fizzy, carbonic, itchy texture, good co2. Not great but has nice intentions.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample at Corsair Distillery & Taproom.
allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked Rosewood from Brightwood Craft Cider 5 years ago
Real light rose notes, needs more bang.
Reeeeeal dry. Needs some sweetness to really come alive. But basically cider champagne at the moment. Actually even dryer. Lacking some flavor due to massive dryness. But I like the message they portray at least!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle pour and draft at Craft Brewed. Brightwood is a new cidery in Nashville. Pours a clearish straw with a bit of white head that lingers, then dissipates. The bottle pour had a bit more head and carbonation. Light lemon and tart apple aromas with pear and bit of mild funk and hay as it warms up. Leans dry on the palate, but a little bit of fruit sweetness to balance the dry notes. Very refreshing. Draft had a bit less flavor than the bottle and seemed to come off closer to a sparkling water. Both finish with a welcome dryness. Too many American ciders are sugar bombs. I really like the recipes and process being used by Brightwood. Looking forward to future batches and ciders. Would love to see more farmhouse and funk notes like the great British and French ciders. A good start though. Draft: 3.5 Bottle: 3.8