7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Valley Beverage, Sherman Oaks. Cloudy, orange-light brown, thin head, poor retention, light lacing. Aroma is strong sour fruit, Brett, late oak. Taste is strong sour fruit, Brett, Petit Sirah (predominantly dark fruit/berries, perhaps a smidge of tea), late oak. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Am so grateful to sample the brewer and wish them luck in finding a buyer for their business! Appreciate how well crafted this is, nice complexity and great representative of the style. Just not a sour guy.
Tried
from Can
at
Valley Beverage Company
on 10 Mar 2026
at 05:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 25 Aug 2025
at 16:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6
On tap at Chuck’s Greenwood, pours a cloudy orange amber, no head. Aroma has tart cherries, some farmhouse notes, and a touch of oak. Flavour is fairly acidic, with intense tart cherries, oak, some wild beast, and some earthiness. The acidity is rather bracing but there’s undeniable complexity. Good but a bit harsh.
Tried
from Draft
from
Chuck's Hop Shop - Greenwood
on 24 Jul 2025
at 07:16
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Single from Press online. Christmas-ish 2024 delivery. Must of gotten a can from the bottom of the crate to be rewarded with a different batch.
Pint glass at home. Hazy pale to medium yellow, quick spritz soda head.
Mellow plum, sweet pear & browned apple nose.
Bittersharp, grainy, leaning sweet. Light pineapple twang. Grape skin. Bittersweet secondary tannins, like suddenly getting to the middle of a blow-pop. Yeasty & softly floral finish. Lemony, lingering tang.
Complimenting acid, carbonic, a touch sulfite-y, strong & welcoming.
Good.
Pint glass at home. Hazy pale to medium yellow, quick spritz soda head.
Mellow plum, sweet pear & browned apple nose.
Bittersharp, grainy, leaning sweet. Light pineapple twang. Grape skin. Bittersweet secondary tannins, like suddenly getting to the middle of a blow-pop. Yeasty & softly floral finish. Lemony, lingering tang.
Complimenting acid, carbonic, a touch sulfite-y, strong & welcoming.
Good.
Tried
from Can
from Press Then Press Cider Shop
on 08 Jul 2025
at 00:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pear cider with some apples sneaked in.
Single pounder can from Press online. Months spent on the basement shelf before cooling in the fridge a week before hitting my pint glass.
Hazy pale straw, fizzy pour. Lingering soft sounds of bubbly movement an hour after the first pour.
Spice, bubblegum, cider vinegar & honeysuckle nose.
Semisweet, leaning sweet. Heavy grocery pear honey drip with an earthy salinity, medium acidity, apple tartness & a grassy sweet finish.
Okay-ish.
Single pounder can from Press online. Months spent on the basement shelf before cooling in the fridge a week before hitting my pint glass.
Hazy pale straw, fizzy pour. Lingering soft sounds of bubbly movement an hour after the first pour.
Spice, bubblegum, cider vinegar & honeysuckle nose.
Semisweet, leaning sweet. Heavy grocery pear honey drip with an earthy salinity, medium acidity, apple tartness & a grassy sweet finish.
Okay-ish.
Tried
from Can
from Press Then Press Cider Shop
on 27 Jun 2025
at 21:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Tap at FFB20, shared with the crew. I only took numerical notes while having this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from 473mL can. Clear pale blonde with small white head. Mild nectarine, feint oak, feint funk with a feint hint of glue, really a bit bland and watery all considered. Underwhelming.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2025
at 05:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can. Lightly hazed yellow gold with small white head. Really nice vinous white grape nose, follows through on the flavour with a gentle oak backing, light and quaffable.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2025
at 06:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
July 31, 2025 (7/4/7/4/15=3.7): Poured from 473mL can. Clear blush orangey rose with small white head. Soft grape character, mild oak, light bodied, but nice pool sipper.
Aug 12, 2023 (8/3/8/3/15=3.7): [notes] Poured from can @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazy pinkish orange with small white head. Mild oak, funk, vinous notes, decent.
Aug 12, 2023 (8/3/8/3/15=3.7): [notes] Poured from can @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazy pinkish orange with small white head. Mild oak, funk, vinous notes, decent.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2025
at 08:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
[notes] Poured from can @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazed yellow gold with small white head. Stone fruit, nice funk.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2025
at 05:08