Distell Group Limited
Holding Company in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa πΏπ¦
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle, for the want of anything else to rate, at the Booking Office, shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear pale gold with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of granny smiths apples, quite sharp. Taste is saccharine sweet, dry apples. Bit of a clash. Must be back-sweetened. Chalky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2019
at 10:52
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
19/2/2019. Bottle from The Savanna, Liverpool St Station. Pours effervescent, very pale gold, with a short lasting bubbly/foamy white head. Aroma is vaguely of apples, caramel, damp dog and plastic. Quite heavy sweetness, light tartness, also taste is oddly cheesy. Moderate body, oily texture, above average carbonation. Sweet finish. Really not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2019
at 17:40
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
11/1/2019. Bottle from the Savanna, Liverpool St Station. Orange amber with minimal head. Aroma of sweet apples, apple juice and a hint of surgery berry yogurt. Quite heavy sweetness, minimal bitters. Moderate body, oily texture, average carbonation. Sweet, syrupy finish. Have had worse. The βAleβ element is well hidden...
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2019
at 17:29
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2018
at 22:29
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Golden colour, no head and earthy herbal aroma. Taste is sweetish apple with infused resiny hop notes. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry finish. OK.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2018
at 00:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured. A golden with no head. Aroma is offish because itβs dank and apples. Taste isnβt bad hoppy apples, dry finish.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2018
at 00:48
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
13/11/2018. Can from The Savanna, Liverpool St Station. Pours bright gold with a short lasting bubbly white head. Aroma of green hops, sweet apple juice, and canned fruit syrup. Medium to heavy sweetness, light and slightly unpleasant metallic bitterness. Moderate body, sticky texture, average carbonation. Wasn't great.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2018
at 19:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at De Staat. Clear golden with no head. Sweet fresh apples, light cheesy and woody. Moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation. Medium dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2018
at 20:43
3.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
330ml can from South African quarter, Saint Nicholas Market, Bristol. Pours a generally clear gold, small persistent white head. Aroma of commercially sweet cider. Taste is a little strange, perhaps more in common with shandy than cider, some sugary residue, apple traces. Bit odd.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2018
at 18:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear bottle served with a pint glass full of ice at The Doghouse Hamilton Bermuda. Clear golden yellow with a steady stream of carb bubbles. Light apple and faint brown sugary aroma and flavor with a hint of sulfur. Somewhat dry but a perception of residual sweetness. Decent hard cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2018
at 15:44