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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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

tap - This cider smells of tart apples. It tastes sweet up front with a dry, tart finish. It’s very bubbly and overall a fairly good, interesting cider.

Tried from Draft on 27 Dec 2014 at 14:36


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

750 ml bottle...looks like a ginger ale...pungent apple aroma!...slightly sour on the first few sips....like a cider blended with a Flemish sour ale...reminds me of a champagne with all the bubbles that go right to your head!

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2014 at 17:40


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Pale yellow fizzy carbonation. Very crisp with a tart Granny Smith nose. Taste is pretty fantastic. Starts sweet and finishes sweet with a very intense dryness in the middle. A tart grapefruit and lemon middle as well.

Tried on 29 Nov 2014 at 11:28


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Paid 10.99 for a 750 ml bottle in Chicago. Cyrstal clear yellow, aroma is smashed Heirloom apple and mild sugar. Flavor is crisp and very dry. Nice tartness giving a slight pucker in my taste buds. Pretty nice stuff!

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2014 at 12:01


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at Mongoose vs Cobra. Bright golden color with a minimal white head and spotty lacing. Apples and sweet spices in the nose. Medium body with an apple cider character and notes of cinnamon and honey. The finish is fruity with a mildly tart apple aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft at Mongoose versus Cobra on 06 Nov 2014 at 12:08


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

Bottle. Pours with a crystal clear pale yellow hued body with a white head that fizzes away. Aromas are of earthy and slightly funky fermentation notes, light sulfur, a touch of rubber. Grassy, juicy apple character, smells high tannin. Flavors are dry, medium tart, and somewhat tannic. Bright carbonation, some funky notes, light orange, grass, tannin, doughy, light sulfur. Sharp and distinct with acid and tannin. A bit carbonic. High carbonation, dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2014 at 17:18


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Pony Bar. Nice apple and barnyard nose. Pale golden color. Funky, minerally flavor, a bit dull.

Tried from Draft on 14 Sep 2014 at 17:42


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

Bottle. Pours a cloudy light yellow with a bubbly white head that dissipates immediately and completely. Aroma has a good amount of funk with some earthy apples and a hint of tartness. Flavor is similar but starts a bit thin and grows to have dry apple, a good amount of must and a touch of funkiness.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2014 at 10:35


8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a fizzy white head that dissipates quickly and immediately. Aroma has a nice little tart apple note with some sweetness and a touch of musty dryness. Flavor has a nice combination of tart apples with a bit of sweetness and a finish of musty earthiness that works with the tartness.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2014 at 08:38


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Capitol Beer and Taproom in Sacramento, CA. Pours pale yellow. Aroma is cider with an oak note? med minus body. Flavor is dry/tart and a little oaky. Finishes dry, tart, apple, astringent, oak. Very nice.

Tried from Draft on 19 Aug 2014 at 14:59