Zeffer

Cidery in Fernhill, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 🇳🇿

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1747 Korokipo Road, Fernhill, 4183, New Zealand

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7.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled at the 2013 Chicago Cider Summit. Pours a clear pale watery yellow with a slight white head that starts at the edges and dissipates completely. Aroma has mild dry pear with just a touch of sweetness. Flavor has dry/tart pear with some sweetness coming through.

Tried on 24 Feb 2013 at 14:12


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled at the 2013 Chicago Cider Summit. Pours a clear pale yellow with white head that starts and remains at the edges. Aroma has notes of hay and apple with a bit of mustiness. Flavor has a big musty apple note with a bit of sweetness coming through in the finish.

Tried on 24 Feb 2013 at 14:09


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours with a crystal clear, light straw hued body with a somewhat retentive, fizzy white head. Aromas are of apples, surprisingly, but actually surprisingly, some tropical fruit (terroir it seems works with grapes, hops and apples). Musty, soil, sauvignon blanc, suntan lotion, light sulfur. Flavors are off dry (some medium sweetness), with good acidity, but low tannin. A very low chlorophenol in the background is slightly distracting (bandaid/smoke/burnt plastic...all very light). Some tropical fruit as well in the character. Slightly mineral. Lighter bodied with moderate carbonation. Not half bad for what seems to be a generic NZ cider.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2013 at 16:58


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Hazy yellow, scant bubbles. Aroma of dusty and fleshy pear, subtle citrus. Taste is semi sweet fruit. Full bodied. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2012 at 16:05