Sainsbury's
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in
Holborn,
Greater London,
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33 Holborn, Holborn, EC1N 2HT, England
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
75 cL bottle. Pours cloudy yellow to orange with a bubbly white head. Aroma is dry and sulphorish apple. Dry apple and mild acidic. Vague sulphorish. Ends bone dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2010
at 08:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear golden with a small and fizzy white head. Good, sweet apple aroma. Medium body, bubbly, dry apple notes yet with an underlying sweetness. Some tannic astringency in the finish. Authentic and drinkable. 210810
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2010
at 08:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from Sainsbury’s. Pale yellow colour, fast disappearing white bubbles. Aroma of pears, some sweetness, dust, yeast. Flavour is sweet pears, followed by some nail polish or plastic. Medium carbonation. Fairly sour finish. Actually quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2010
at 09:52
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Can from Sainsbury’s. Dark golden colour, off-white head. Nose of caramel malts, bit metallic. Flavour is caramel malts, metallic, hint of hops. A bit harsh.
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2010
at 12:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden coloured with some decent fizz. Aroma of dryish apples, oak and a hint of core and skin. Flavour was similar, with plenty of semi-tart, juice, wood and a dryish finish. Not a bad effort for a supermarket cider.
Tried
on 15 May 2010
at 10:09
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
750ml bottle. Gold with plenty of fizz. Sweet, dessert apples, a hint of spice and medium dry finish. Forgettable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2010
at 23:22
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml can from Sainsburys. Clear light golden colour, large frothy head. Aroma is soft malty. Flavour is soft malty, hint of dry biscuit, hint of hop, medium carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2010
at 13:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsbury’s, Kidlington, Oxon, 02-05-10 Pours lemony gold, soft in the mouth apples are a little tart but most sweet, touch of oak. Fine. A6 A4 F6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2010
at 23:04
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle from Sainsburys. Clear light golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grassy, bit metallic. Flavour is grassy, watery, not skunked. Ok drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2010
at 02:35
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can from Sainsbury. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma is grassy. Flavour is metallic, faint malts, highly carbonated. Watery.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2010
at 15:39