SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Denniston Red from Aaron Burr Cidery 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from the holiday market @Enlightenment in Brooklyn, I would guess around Xmas 2016. Goblet @home. Clear, light sediment, orange tea glow. Muted, earthy, sweet skin, red flesh, yeasty cheese. Bit better & apparent as it warms. Super brut tart, tons of astringent skin, lingering, thin, bitter-floral, very slight barnyard, lime, cranberry, wincing acidity, leafy finish. Well made, but maybe just too astringent & incomplete. Crispy, sharp, acidic, thin, not super tart, so dry. Age has done this well. Great.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
I decided not to add another listing for the current vintage because aside from availability, bottle stats haven't deviated too much year to year & it is always a sum of many parts. I'm just noting this bottle is from 2020; 58 cases. Bottle from Astor. Stemless wine glass @home. Haven't had an AB cider in years, even though I have one sleeping in the fridge downstairs since 2018. Little bit of a bottle bomb, but it all ends up in my glass. Dexterity is my friend today. Deep, dark yellow, mellow gold color. Pretty, fleeting egg white head. Tiny sliver of lace sticks around. Earthy, cooked apricot, pastry, mild spice. Stuffy at times. Pretty okay. Taste is super astringent, Aspirin bitter, peach pit, tannic apple skin, lemonade, mint, leftover yeast. Slight oxidation on the otherwise apple & subliminal oak finish. Frothy, tiny bubbles that only secondary fermentation provides. Dry, but a touch of residual sugar keeps it from being too coarse. Best AB cider I've had in a long while. Good.
SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Elder Pomme from Aaron Burr Cidery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750ml Corked and caged bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange with a blush of red. Sparkling, but no real lasting head as expected. Somewhat musty aroma of apple, fermenting apple. The flavor is lightly fruity, apple with just a touch of sweetness. Dry with light effervescent body.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Summitville Cider from Aaron Burr Cidery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
50cl bottle I bought to go from Dio Wines on H Street. Amazing color, clear but a mandarin orange. Some floaties. Nose has green grapes, some neutral oak barrel, a little buttery, crab apple, but really more rotting apple. Flavor is oily and butter, like apple butter without the sugar, Balkan wine, some neutral oak. Finishes oily. Unique.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle from a local. Had this years ago in a smaller format, but can't find my rate. This is a '17 batch, 7.5% ABV, 110 cases. Ommegang anniversary glass. Mostly clear and settled. More watermelon then pink. Good amount of bubbly on the pour. Smells of field, hay, macerating grapes, small bit of code vinegar, acid & a strong finish of pleasant bubblegum. Taste is dry grape-ish, gum, lightly tart, good acidic apples, faint acetone, but that dry grape flavor is just really really good. Good carb, thinner & crisp, slightly dusty, seltzer finish. Way better then I remember. Refined.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Homestead Perry from Aaron Burr Cidery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On draft at The Dabney in DC, pours a very hazy gold with some frothy, white head. Nose is bright with under ripe fall fruits, apples and pears, crab apple, earthy, some raw white wine notes. Flavor mostly follows with apples and pears. Light funk or cheese cloth. Finishes bone dry. 7 4 7 4 13
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Summitville Cider from Aaron Burr Cidery 6 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Some Good Beer in NYC. Duvel tulip. Deep, clear gold pour. Quick-hitting & fading white head. Creamy, berry-ish scent much more so then apples. Crispy, salty, wafer, leafy & mildly bitter apples. Faint berry flavor. Complex yeasties give me a cherry almond sort of finish. Carbonation could be better. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle pour @ Cardiff Giant. Wine glass. Creamy honey pour. Smell is a little earthy, but airs out. Pollen, something berry-ish, light funk, yeast. Acidic carbonation, creamy texture. Tight, watery apples. Lingering bitterness. Good skin tannins. Chewy. Waxy. Faint oxidation. Sulfites hurt. Meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Some Good Beer. Duvel tulip. Cork pops with a whimper. Clear, golden brew. Pretty much just like Central Sullivan. Smell is different though. Bright, light citrus, yeast, green melon rind, good preceived acid. Light, bright, tangerine, clean. Very different. Cherry pith. Tannic apples, still sharp & somewhat clean. Refreshing, more melon. Second pour introduces some yeasties & a more waxy feel. Thin, strong cola-like carbonation. Sizzling finish. Not crazy complex, but very quaffable, which usually doesn't happen with this sort of methodology.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Some Good Beer. 7.8%, 80 case batch. Duvel tulip. Ever so slightly hazed orange gold brew. Quickly fading head. Rind-y, grassy, waxy nose. Dissipating sulfur. Tart, waxy, leafy, earthy apples. Just splash of sweetness. Good acid, not too much. Very faint barnyard & acetone. Yeasty, calcium, pithy finish. This plays like a good Pippin base mixed with something mellow. Works out.