fiulijn (28383) reviewed Quincette from Twin Island Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle, mooch tasting, courtesy of the gang
Light colour, pinkish yellow, very pale, hazy. Aroma of cheap wine, light acetic, berries. Bone dry, moderately sour, with modest character, light acetic acid flavour, mild astringency and alcohol in the finish. Boring.
BeerPlace (11108) reviewed Quincette from Twin Island Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750ml @ Phill's. Appearance: hazy blonde with no head. Aroma: quite nice fruit and funk, round, a bit sweet. Taste: along the same lines, very dry, bubbly, lots of funk. Overall: too dry for me, but it's still pretty good.
pictoman (9831) reviewed Quincette from Twin Island Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (2022 harvest). Hazy blonde with small white head. Quince, dull funk, old grape skins. Okay.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Quincette from Twin Island Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
750mL bottle, pours a hazy pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is very earthy, with armpits, barnyard funk, crisp apple skins, no hint of the grape. Flavour is grainy and seltzery, with crisp quince skins, toasted grains, sweaty notes, and dry earthiness. Doesn't have the funk or complexity that I expect from Twin Island. Decent but far from what I've come to expect from Twin Island.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Quincette from Twin Island Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pale, hazy, thin head. Quite vinous on the aroma, but on the palate it's fairly thin. Light quince, a bit of grape, light body. It's not bad, but I think the grapey character comes across well on the nose and less so on the palate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
750ml shared with Phill @ Matt's new place. Appearance: clear blonde with a wheak white head. Aroma: dry, crispy, apples. Taste: along the same lines with some funky notes, quite bubbly. Overall: good one.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Traditional Method Perry from Twin Island Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear blonde with a quickly-dissipating, large white head. Aroma is very bright, with lots of champagne-like effervescence, wild yeast, and very crisp, dry pear skins. Flavour is very pungent, bright and crisp, with lots of crisp pear skins, champagne-like effervescence, light lemon zest, and a touch of barnyard funk. Bright, champagne-like, a bit boozy on the finish. Very nice.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Carbo from Twin Island Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a hazy blonde with a tiny white head. Nose is bone dry, with lots of barnyard funk, crisp apple skins, and hay. Flavour is dry and funky, with lots of hay, barnyard funk, and crisp apple skins. Funky, dry and hay-like. Excellent.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Kouf Orchard Pét-Nat from Twin Island Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear golden with a quickly-dissipating white head. Aroma is wonderfully fragrant, with intense barnyard funk, crisp apple skins, and some earthy core. Flavour is nicely funky and nearly bone dry, with lots of barnyard funk, crisp apple skins, and some earthy core. Carb is below average for the style and the cider suffers a bit because of it. Good funk and dryness but doesn't have the complexity of some of their others. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750mL bottle, pours a gorgeous dark mahogany with a quickly-dissipating pink head. Aroma is wonderfully funky, with musty grape skins, barnyard funk, and a touch of leather. Flavour is bone dry, with lots of red grape skins, lots of wine must, barnyard funk, and a touch of apple skins. Champagne-like effervescence finishes this off with an assertive but fitting carbonation. Maybe not as excellent as previous Grape Friends versions, but it's very tasty.