SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Ginger Apple Cider from Aaron Burr Cidery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Pricey little bottle from Murray’s cheese.
Chalice. Clear pale gold. Awesome nucleation point developed over some smidgen of floaties.
A slightly creamy apple scent, developing tropical notes thanks to the interesting additions. Very floral, soft, & sweet candied ginger. Green salad mix. Just a twinge of acidy white wine in the back.
Taste is dry, acidy apple wine & peppery, mellow green ginger. Disappointing white wine backwash. Old yeast & a lingering grainy finish. Tastes like old hops. Faintly carbed. Bit of heat. Not much tartness.
I thought the ginger/carrot was used well, but the cider just seemed tired. Can’t see myself trying it again at this price.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Batch 2013:
Short, clear, plastic tasting glass. Clear, pale wheat. Slightly active.
Rosey, stemmy, waxy, spiced, mead-ish scent.
Taste is more rose, wax & honey. Blanched skin. Grain sweetness.
Finish is very yeasty. So-so carbonation. Not super dry. Level alcohol.
Bit odd & not at all comparable to last year’s(see review below). Was advertised as a scrumpy.
Notes from 10/13/13
Batch 2012: 3.9
375ml bottle @ Von bar. Happy hour wine ...tempting.
Wine glass. Deep, clear, gold body. Slight effervescence.
Chilly pour warms up to a melon/banana nose. Sharp apples in the back.
Taste is lots of twangy apple peel. A little hay, but no serious barnyard funk. Somewhat tart, but more about the sour. A pleasant rancid/unpasteurized & floral character.
Beady, spirited carbonation. Light body. A touch winey. Noticeable sulfites. Short, yeasty finish.
Pretty good. Foraging for wild apples is bound to get this guy’s ass full of buckshot eventually though.