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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5.5/10 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

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
CBC. Golden with no head. Aroma is apple, fruit, apple peel, notes of sulfur and oak. Flavour is apple, fruit, sweet, apple, peel, and a little sugar.
Tried on 06 Jul 2015 at 13:05

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the 4th Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Session I, 01/05/2015. Golden blonde with no head. Nose is tangy apple peel, light spoce, smoked wood notes. Taste comprises apple orchard, apple pulp, straw, light wood. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Solid enough cider.
Tried on 14 Jun 2015 at 05:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keg at the 4th Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Session I, 01/05/2015. Pale yellow with no head. Nose is pear drop, wood, apple, straw. Taste is apple orchard, berry fruit notes, straw, wood. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, smei drying close. Ok cider.
Tried on 14 Jun 2015 at 05:27

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draught@CBC2015. Hazy yellow colour no head. Aroma is quite white wine like with some mild apples as well. Flavour is wooden, quite white wine like along with mild apples and some mild tones of vinegar.
Tried on 28 May 2015 at 01:41

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Draught@CBC2015. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is apples, some floral and mild yeasty notes along with mild vanilla. Flavour is floral, some slight alcohol sweetness, apples (sour and also ripe sweet apples) with mild yeasty notes.
Tried on 28 May 2015 at 01:39

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap@CBC 2015, Yellow Session - clear golden colour with no head. Aroma and taste is orchard apple fruity, medium sweet red apple notes, dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 25 May 2015 at 06:46

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap@CBC 2015, Yellow Session - pale gold pour. Mix of sour and sweet apple, some nice acidic barnyard apple notes, dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 25 May 2015 at 06:44

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
[5/1/15] Draught sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015. 1st session. Very pale color. Nice aroma, oak, apples, a bit of funk. Sourish flavor, oaky, apples. Nice and refreshing.
Tried on 23 May 2015 at 09:10

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[5/1/15] Draught sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015. 1st session. Nice, apples, dry, bitterish.
Tried on 23 May 2015 at 09:09