Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
On tap @ The Thirsty Growler outside of Dallas. Clear, medium copper, lingering froth. Bitter herbal & soda chem nose. Strawberry syrup, honey & heavy medicinal, lingering flavor. Obviously sweet, okay carbed, just an ugly finish. Nah.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle pour only. Clear, red maple pour at their Ft. Worth tap room. Different apple base from their canned line. Details are iffy. Boozy, honey, cherry, blackberry, apple skin. Deep fruity red barrel quality. Taste is tart & semi-sweet apples, vinous cloak, with a strong cherry mead quality. Most definitely fortified or added sugar. On the thinner side with a perfect amount of heat. Like dessert cherry wine. It masks a lot of short cuts but it's still really lovely when a shit brand tries once in a while.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Single from the Ft. Worth tap room. Cheaper to take out than drink a tiny sampler there. Stemless back at the hotel. Mosiac & Simcoe hops. Clear, frothy, medium gold. Sharp, floral, bittergreen, heavy dry hop nose. Sweet & floral. Bittersweet, lime, pineapple, kale-apple smoothie. A touch too sweet, low carb, but the hops are a vast improvement on the base. Okay to good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2
$3 single back at the hotel. It's cheaper to takeaway cans than have a 4oz sample at the taproom. Silly. Stemless wine glass. Big head, half hazy, dull, pale orange gold pour. Upfront sulfur, chem & industrial yeast nose. Powdered sugar, heavy chem, heavy lingering veg & green chili, something not quite like watermelon. Half flat. Sweet & terrible.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Locust Chai from Locust Cider and Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Clear, pale gold pour at the Ft. Worth tap room. Soapy, red cinnamon gum & cardamom nose. Taste is on point chai with a lactose-like sweetness. More black pepper & cardamon than everything else, cinnamon kept in check. Apple pie, a little skin, bright, mellow tartness. Vanilla on the label but I couldn't find it. Okay.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear, magenta dark cherry color, sporty lace. Imperial grape drank nose. Taste is tart currant juice, a little cranberry, earthy, mildly tart apples, lingering pithy currant finish. Boozy heat. Tasty drink, meh as a cider. Despite obstacles, currants always win.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pale, hazy, somewhat still pour at the source. Chunky bottom. Honey & fresh grocery pear nose. Yeasty, floral, slightly curious pear sweetness, pear skin. Low acid, not tart. Actually liked this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear, dark cherry red pour with a little lace. Candied cinnamon apple nose. Hard upfront cinnamon & clove, more grape juice than sour plum, backdrop of basic grocery store/dessert apples. Strong acidity & medium tartness. Didn't love or hate this. Big Red burps.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
At the source. Not expecting much. Clear, medium oily gold pour. Cooked grocery apple nose, very slight sulfur. Maple nose is more caramel-y & fake. Medium sweet dessert apples, skin, soft & approachable maple syrup, low acid, low carb, very slightly smokey. Iffy adjunct special.