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4.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Perfectly clear golden coloured body with a thinnish off-white head that fades to literally nothing a few seconds later, but some small bubbles still rise from the bottom. Aroma of apple, grass, light flowers and some moderate sweetness with a dash of honey towards the end, and an overarching bitterness in the nose. Light-bodied; Super crisp, very sweet apples show at first with a lot of dry malts, yeast, bread and astringency, but the pure fresh honey flavour makes this much more mead-like than a cider, with only some moderate floral notes, but the sweetness both from the apples and especially the honey is rich. Aftertaste shows some softer herbal and concord grapiness and some extra caster sugar thrown in with a lot of yeasts and pungency from the breadiness that ensues, and not in a good way. Overall, a very sweet, cloying, honey-flavoured, yet still appley note, but the yeast and breadiness add too much to the bitterness and make it a bit unpleasant. This one is perhaps one of my least favourite from the cidery, and in the past others have been good, but this relatively simplistic recipe (I would think?) did not work out well at all. Definitely passable and try to find most of their other ciders - THOSE are good! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 23-June-2020 for US$2,39 sampled at my house here in Washington on 02-October-2020.
Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2020 at 08:43

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
16oz can. Aroma was pleasant semi-sweet apples. Flavor was nice apple, light vinous, slightly sweet smokey notes. Tasty.
Tried from Can on 27 Sep 2020 at 07:16

5.5/10 — Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can pour. Poured a slightly ruby cider color, mostly still head. Aroma was big smokey rose, floral, apple. Flavor was apple, light fruit. Light vinous notes. Just fine.
Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2020 at 02:20

5/10
Gold pour. Thin foam. Smoky nose. Hint of watermelon with a great amount of mint. Total mint palate with funk finish
Tried on 01 Sep 2020 at 23:27

5.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Spearmint and rotten fruit smell. Very pale champagne colored, clear. Sweet apple and strong mint. Light body, moderate carbonation. Not crazy about this one at all.
Tried on 01 Sep 2020 at 23:25

7/10
Nice pineapple flavor, slightly dry for a pineapple.
Tried from Can on 28 Jul 2020 at 23:03

7/10
Straight apples.
Tried from Can on 02 Jul 2020 at 19:27

6/10
Heavy on the mint. Refreshing, but could be a bit more balanced I think.
Tried from Can on 16 Jun 2020 at 23:02

8.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Crystal clear coloured golden coloured body, with no head at all of course. Aroma of deep canella, light allspice, a bunch of pumpkin pie spice, hints of clove with a zillion apples and pure caster sugar - very sweet and appley throughout in the nose and very strong, especially for a cider. Light-bodied; Strong canella, allspice, coriander seed and very pungent spices with a bunch of pure caster sugar and very sweet notes right behind, but apples and even some slightly more mealy pears are noticeable along with a dry yeast and breadiness that is noticeable towards the very end. Aftertaste is deep, super robust, quite sweet with some lightly fried dough notes that are somehow noticeable, but the spices remain key, along with a lot of pungent unfinished sugar notes that make this one sweet, very robust and very enjoyable, especially for a cider. Overall, a very good example of how to make a cider right - bunches of spices, good apples, some dry notes and a touch of fresh coriander seed and yeast towards the very end that just add to the complexity. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Springfield, Virginia on 20-October-2019 for US$3,49 sampled at my house here in Washington on 26-May-2020 when there probably won't be any more chilly days for the rest of the season. While I went to school in Cider Donut Country and married someone from that area, I'm a huge fan of the treat in fall, but somehow perhaps a bigger fan of this cider!
Tried from Can on 27 May 2020 at 06:58

8/10
Light gold pour. Thin foam. Apple nose. Sweet taste of vanilla and apple. Palate apple
Tried on 15 Mar 2020 at 01:45