Raven's Moon Craft Cidery

Cidery in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

Contact
4905 Darcy Rd, Courtenay, V9J 1R5, Canada
Description
Previously known as Blue Moon Winery and Ciderworx

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Poured from 375mL bottle (thanks Travlr). Clear blonde yellow gold with no head. Sweet apple upfront, feint neutral booze, not a ton of depth. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2024 at 06:45


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Very pale green, apple pie kind of aroma. Off-dry, just a touch of sugar. Apple character is light, seems like this could use some tannins. I like that it’s cider apples and wild yeast, but unfortunately that doesn’t come across in the glass as much as I’d hope.

Tried on 22 Jul 2024 at 00:09


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Medium gold, maybe a bit of a plum shade. It’s quite tart, with juicy plum and a fairly full body. Bright fruit, and a lingering acidic finish…interesting beverage. Bought @ Ravens Moon.

Tried on 11 Jul 2024 at 04:14


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Very pale, very gingery. Lots of ginger. Ok apple but it’s pretty one dimensional.

Tried on 28 Jun 2024 at 03:43


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tart, light juicy character. Not bad, not much complexity but I appreciate the tartness.

Tried on 28 Jun 2024 at 03:43


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle sampled at BC Cider Fest 2024, pours a clear almost water colour. Aroma has soft ginger and crisp apple skins — pretty simple. Flavour is simple, with subtle ginger spice, mineraly notes, and crisp apple. No good at all. Way too mineraly and lacking complexity.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2024 at 07:17


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle sampled at BC Cider Fest 2024, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma has some tart apple core and mineraly notes. Flavour is somewhat acidic, with light apple core, moderate acidity, and mineraly notes. Very mineraly. Not great.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2024 at 07:16


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500 ml bottle. Pours a bright light gold with lots of carbonation. Aromas of fresh cut apples and a little citrus. Flavors of same. Dry. Not really getting any “wild” yeast except maybe some subtle notes in the finish. Nice

Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2023 at 01:01


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle sampled at BC Cider Fest 2023, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out artificial ginger and crisp apple skins. Flavour is much the same, with weird ginger notes, sweet earthy apples and muddled dirtiness. Not very on target. Jumbled and messy.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2023 at 01:54


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle sampled at BC Cider Fest 2023, pours a clear blonde with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out all sorts of weird jumbled spices, bergamot and crisp apple skins. Flavour is much the same, with a jumbled mix of spices, light bergamot, and earthiness. Jumbled and messy. Not a good product.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2023 at 01:53