8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Leftover pour from 375mL bottle. Hazy medium brown with no head. Very nice sweet apple with gentle acidity, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2025
at 08:21
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour. Pours murky amber. Loads of caramelised apples and tart skins on the nose. Flavour has tons of deeply caramelized apples, slightly tart apple skins, gentle floral notes. This is excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2025
at 04:30
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
375ml @ SF shared with Josh (thx for the bottle, man! ❤️) and Phill.
Aroma: concentrated apples, sour and sweet, caramelized apples, some apples seeds.
Taste: silky, smooth, bold, some tannic, sweet and acidic.
Overall: amazing! 😍❤️
Aroma: concentrated apples, sour and sweet, caramelized apples, some apples seeds.
Taste: silky, smooth, bold, some tannic, sweet and acidic.
Overall: amazing! 😍❤️
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2025
at 07:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 375mL bottle (purchased by Alex in 2015) - issues with the cork falling apart when trying to open it (had to use a sifter to remove the cork bits). Orangey amber, no head, three bubbles. Stewed red apple, caramel, very feint hint of vinegar. Complex and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2021
at 07:07
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
375 ml at Alex's shared with Ryan. The bottle with unremovable cork (it was bone dry, Alex!!!!!) that I destroyed, hehe 😁 Appearance: clear copper with no head. Aroma: sweet caramely apples with some berries character. Taste: along the same lines, very sweet with lots of apples and berries. Overal: very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2021
at 07:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
The basic pear here is sweet and bland, roughly in line with the mainstream ciders of the area. Goes to show that the ice ciders are what you want when you come to Double Cross.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2016
at 12:24
2.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
The house cider here is a swampy, ropey diacetyl-laden menace that should never be served to the public. Infection running rampant.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2016
at 12:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Very floral and honeyish, the iced perry also brings a great fruit character, along with a lot of sweetness. Just enough balancing acidity. You don’t see too many iced perries but they are almost always fantastic.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2016
at 12:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
The darkest of their ice ciders, Braeburn has a unique caramelly character that none of the others have. It’s mainly sweet, but the added sugar complexity lent by the caramelization sets it apart from the simpler Fuji version.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2016
at 12:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
In my tasting at the cidery, this was the goldilocks moment, when the balance was just right. Wonderful sweetness up front, with just enough acidity in the finish to make you crave more. This higher level of complexity had me thinking that the apple character is also more complex, but that was probably illusory.
2025 rate. Ok, this prior review is interesting because this held up perfectly. Still juicy acidity, nice sharpness, bright apple, great complexity, to me excellent balance.
2025 rate. Ok, this prior review is interesting because this held up perfectly. Still juicy acidity, nice sharpness, bright apple, great complexity, to me excellent balance.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2016
at 12:19