Virtue Cider

Cidery in Fennville, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Virtue Farms - Bottle Shop & Tasting Room

Established in 2011

Contact
2170 62nd St, Fennville, MI, 49408, United States
Description
Gregory Hall founded Virtue Cider in 2011. He is known for his 20-year tenure as brewmaster at the Goose Island Beer Company, having won 14 consecutive Great American Beer Festival medals and pioneered bourbon barrel-aged beer with Bourbon County Stout. In the spring of 2011, Hall left Goose Island and embarked on a two-month pilgrimage to study the craft of cider, touring and tasting at top cidermakers in England and France. He brought his extensive experience and innovative style to launch Virtue Cider. In 2013, Hall brought the cidermaking venture as close as possible to one of the United States' best apple-growing states of Michigan and launched Virtue Cider in Fennville, Michigan.

From 2015 to 2023 Virtue was owned by ABInBev. Greg Hall bought the Cidery back in 2023.

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

750 ml. bottle from Beer Revolution. 2011 Harvest. It pours a clear yellow color with a lot of fine bubbles, but no head. The aroma has some good, crisp apple notes, some hints of florals and mild smoky phenols. Overall, not too wild but just enough to keep it interesting. The flavor is very dry with lighter than average apple character that leaves me wanting a little bit more. Slightly watery on the palate. Im picking up some very distant hints of wild fermention, minerals and smoky phenols, but overall this is very subdued in character. Not really any tartness other than the apple flavor. Nothing wrong with it, and it actually drinks quite pleasant, but I prefer a more bold cider.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2015 at 10:01


6.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ CBC 2015 [ Yellow Session ]. - Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015, Sparta Hallen, Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark [ As Virtue Lapinette ].Clear light yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, apple skin, green apples, rubber notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, green apples, apple skin, apple. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20150501]

Tried on 29 Sep 2015 at 07:18


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

Seems I lost my original rating and pasted an incorrect one here. This is my attempt to re-create. Bottle received in trade. Pours tiny sparkling clear greenish golden with a small fizzy offwhite head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass. Smell is fruity with mixed smashed apples, star fruit, vanilla, dry wood, coconut shells, minerals, lemon peal and hints of paper. Taste is tiny sweet, slightly sour and fruity. Mouthfeel is tiny sparkling, slightly dry, tart, round and medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and slightly sour with mixed apples, light tropical fruits, paper and hints of bourbon barrel character. Sold but a bit too papery for a top score. --- Beer merged from original tick of The Mitten on 19 Sep 2015 at 00:56 - Score: 7

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2015 at 17:52


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

Bottle. Almost clear golden liquid with fast dissipating medium white head. Aroma of apples, pears, light wood, vanilla, star fruit, light alcohol and light bourbon. Taste is dry and very light sour with notes of mango, apples, light wood and pears. Bit papery. Light to medium bodied with high carbonation. Really nice. Tastes like my home brewed barrel aged cider.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2015 at 17:52


6

Tried on 25 Aug 2015 at 14:35


6

Tried on 25 Aug 2015 at 14:35


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Draught @ CBC 2015. Pours clear pale yellow, no head. Aroma of green apples, wood, little sulphur. Flavor is little weak, green apples, little tart. Thin to medium body, lively carbonation. 020515

Tried on 18 Jul 2015 at 01:30


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

Draught @ CBC 2015. Pours golden, no head. Aroma of green apples, little wood, sugar. Flavor is green apples, light tart, wood, sugar. Thin body, lively carbonation. 010515

Tried on 18 Jul 2015 at 01:28


6

Tried on 16 Jul 2015 at 16:43


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

CBC. Pale yellow with no head. Aroma is apple, fruit, oak with notes of sulfur. Flavour is apple, oak, little thin, medium sweet, little dry and a little acid.

Tried on 06 Jul 2015 at 13:08