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
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Beer Mongers. Cloudy golden with almost no head. Nice apples, apple skins, touch of sweetness, dry finish. Quite simple, but quaffable.
Tried
from Draft
from
The Beer Mongers
on 29 Jun 2025
at 22:00
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