Eden Specialty Ciders

Cidery in Newport, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Northeast Kingdom / Eden Centennial Taproom

Established in 2007

Contact
150 Main St, Newport, VT, 05855, United States
Description
Fermentor of ice ciders, aperitifs, and naturally sparkling ciders from locally grown heirloom and cider varieties.

Our mission is to support small local orchards who grow special apple varieties using environmentally sustainable practices. Together we grow a fascinating array of varieties to use in our ciders – old New England heirlooms like Blue Pearmain and Roxbury Russet, iconic sweets and sharps like Hudson’s Gem and Esopus Spitzenburg, zingy crabapples like Dolgo, Kerr and Wickson, and historic tannic varieties, including bittersweet and bittersharp varieties that originated in France and England. We press once per year after harvest, using the natural winter cold at our farm to concentrate the flavors and sugars of the apples before fermentation. We don’t use sugar, colorings, acids, or industrial flavorings, and all of our ciders are naturally gluten-free and vegan friendly. Welcome to cider from a wine point of view!

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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle sample at Red Hen. Crystal clear golden amber color. Floral fruit aroma. Taste is sweet, complex, fruity but not overly sweet. Very tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2016 at 08:10

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
2 oz pour (I assume from bottle) at ANXO courtesy of the waiter/bartender, thanks! Paired nicely with a basque cake with peach compote. Clear golden amber. Aromas of honey, apples, booze, syrup. Tastes of apples, honey, booze, caramel, spice, syrup. Light body with a dry and slightly syrupy finish. Nice end to the night.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2016 at 22:22

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
6 oz pour on draft at ANXO. Mostly clear golden yellow. Aromas of apples, light booze, honey. Tastes of apples, tartness, peppery spice, light booze. Light body with a very dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 13 Sep 2016 at 22:16

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Sweet & Sour 2016.
Appearance: Clear golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Apples, some funk.
Body: Light body, lively carbonation.
Flavour: Apples, acidic, fruit.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2016 at 05:59

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
How: Bottle.
Where: Sweet & Sour 2016.
Appearance: Hazy yellow colour with no head.
Aroma: Apples, citrus, fruit.
Body: Light body, flat carbonation.
Flavour: Apples, fruit, citrus.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2016 at 09:15

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle bought through the Eden cider club. Pours tiny sparkling pale golden with a small fizzy goldenish white head that quickly dissipates without leaving any trace on the glass. Smell is fruity with tart apples, star fruit, minerals and lemon peal. Taste is fruity. Mouthfeel is sparkling, dry, very tiny tart and light bodied. Finish is fruity with tart apples, star fruit, paper and mineral water. Heavy sparkling, tiny papery but also decently fruity. Quite good even though I’d prefer something fruitier. --- Beer merged from original tick of Sparkling Dry Cider on 20 Aug 2016 at 21:37 - Score: 7. Original review text: Definitely dry and also quite sparkling. Apples, tiny yellow tropical fruits, tiny cardboard. Solid but would have liked it fruitier.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2016 at 14:35

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle bought through the Eden Cider Club. Pours tiny hazy pale golden/yellow with no head. Smell is fruity and tiny funky with tart apples, pineapple, star fruit, hay, dry soil, paper, leather and lemon peal. Taste is very tiny sour, fruity and very tiny funky. Mouthfeel is flat, dry, slightly tart, tannic astringent and light bodied. Finish is slightly sour with tart apples, star fruit, hay, dry soil and lemon peal. Bit simple and demanding but also very tasty for what it is. Complex! --- Beer merged from original tick of Cinderella's Slipper on 20 Aug 2016 at 18:15 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bit simple and demanding but also very tasty for what it is. Complex!
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2016 at 11:13

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle bought through Eden. Pours clear deep golden leaving some oily legs on the glass with a swirl. Smell is fruity and herbal with tart apples, basil, oregano, rosemary, minerals, lemon peal and alcohol. Taste is tiny sour, slightly bitter, fruity and herbal. Mouthfeel is dry, slightly tart, tiny astringent, boozy and medium bodied. Finish is sour and slightly bitter with tart apples, savoury bitter green herbs, hay, minerals, lemon peal and alcohol. Very dry and very strong. Kinda hard to muster. Tried it with lime like it was recommended on the bottle which really managed to bring the herbs, fruit and alcohol together. Solid, but not what you’d expect. --- Beer merged from original tick of Orleans Herbal on 28 Aug 2016 at 00:43 - Score: 7. Original review text: Kräftskiva. Aperitif.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2016 at 12:18

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at ANXO. Hazy bright yellow color. Aroma of fruit and light sulphur, subtle funk. Taste is a nice balance betwen funk and sweet fruit. Tasty.
Tried from Draft on 29 Jul 2016 at 10:16

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured from a 375 ml bottle. Aroma is full of rich apple notes with some light tannins. Medium oak notes. A light spiced apple notes. Light oxidation with honey and caramel notes. Pours a clear, dark copper color with some amber hues and no head. No lacing and sheets of alcohol with long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of apple notes. Some moderate alcohol notes with some spice character. Quite a bit of caramel and light honey notes. Moderate oak notes. Lots of red apple with some lighter apple skin tannins. Mouthfeel is full bodied with no carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright cider but it lacks a bit of the rich complexity that the better ice ciders have. Nice apple notes. Sweet, but not over the top. Oak is fairly prevalent. A bit less impressive than I expected.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2016 at 01:04