6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Originally rated August 2009. Testing a few ciders tonight. This one is the first one and pours a rich golden colour, with lots of carbonation of tiny bubbles, a decent white head (but this one has retention closer to a beer, than cider) and actually leaves a nice coat right over the brew and a beautiful ring around it. Good aroma of fresh apple juice with a thick mouthfeel, that falls thin quite fast and leaves no stickiness, like syrup. Quite sweet at first, then the apple taste goes through, to end with a crisp finish and just a little grain in the aftertaste. Kind of on the corn side of grain. Seems to change into a vegetable aftertaste too (which I would say is the only offensive side of this cider). Overall, interesting (especially the "serve over ice" recommendation). Not for fans of "dry" ciders.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2011
at 22:54
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
[Keg at the Stone Gallows, nr Taunton] Pale gold with, oddly, a small white head (nitrokegged cider??!!) and a slight fizz. Far too sweet, chemical and dishwater hints hang over a slight fake apple candy flavour, but blandness is the main order of the day. Gets worse as it warms. Dreadful, industrial pale lagers are better on the whole.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2011
at 13:12
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
568ml bottle. Pours yellow gold with no head. Aroma is slightly sweet and artificial apple. Sweet start. Crisp apple finish. Lots carbonation. Easy drinking and inoffensive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2011
at 12:55
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml can from corner shop. Faint unpleasant apple aroma. Just a kind of apple fizzy drink with a bit of unsubtle alcohol. Faint acid bleach aroma. Slightlt better in mouth but not by much. Finish of lite apple flavour. Pretty unpleasant.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2011
at 07:51
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
12oz bottle. Filtered orange-tan. No real head. Mellow sugary green apple aroma. Not as sweet and thick as some ciders. Candy green apple tones, medium body. Rather straightforward, not a cloying as numerous other examples of the style. Kind of boring but still drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2011
at 21:34
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
500ml can. Pours light gold with no head. Aroma is like a tramps breath. Sourish start. Sweet apples on the dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jan 2011
at 15:56
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Bottle from SB 2005! AR/F: wee apple, bitter, and ver dry! Don’t wanna buy it again so that is why rating is short!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2011
at 11:16
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Can from a Coop. Its a bland cider with vague apple and no character. Not sweet not dry just bland apple mush on the finish. Pretty dull.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2011
at 10:02
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
568ml bottle from Sainsburys. Wohoo, the first person to rate this little beauty. Clear pure gold colour with lasting white head. Some fruity apple skin on the aroma with a touch of newspaper. Not as sweet as the regular Bulmers. Yes there is some sugar in the mouth taste. But this is pretty good for a commercial cider. Some apple juice flavour on the swallow. A medium sweet cider that is quite reasonable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2011
at 06:14
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste dry with tart apples and notes of citrus. Nice cider.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2010
at 09:11