Deanso (15822) reviewed Gaymers Original Cider from Showerings Cider Mill 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
50cl can from Pastures Discount Foods. No head. Clear golden pour. Not great.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
bottle from Pastures Discount foods. Almost no white head. Clear golden pour. A bit bland.
danlo (13332) reviewed Blackthorn Dry Cider from Showerings Cider Mill 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
500ml can from Ken Warne, Richmond. Vibrant orangey gold colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of sulphur, apple, old socks. Taste is slightly tart, apple, tangy, sweet sugar notes, drying. Light to medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry finish. OK.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
Can at TCrBF 2018. Pours pale white. Carbonation is high. Aroma is apples, booze, sour, sugar. Feels acidic. Overall: bad.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
Can at Tallinn Crap Beer Festival. Clear golden yellow color, fizzy. Aroma of apples, sugar. Taste is boozy sugar.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Keg. Queens Hotel_Holifay Inn, Farnborough - the nearest bar to the office for a snowy walk. As the rebranded Blackthorn Gold. Sweet apple peel aroma. Marmalade gold. Scant white head. Bubbly. Sour with underlying sweetness. Light and thin. Fizzy carbonation. Dry finish. Bog standard, verging on fizzy pop.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Big bottle from SB cons 2017-12-27 Göteborg AR: dry apple skin, semi sweet AP: golden clear, no head F: dust, dry appelskin, dry mouthfeeling, rich carbonated
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
500ml can from Ken Warne, Darlington. Golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of juicy apple flavour. Taste is apple, sugar sweetener, some tartness and cardboardy notes. Light bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry finish with residual sweetness. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
500ml can, 8.0% from local shop. Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of tangy apple, sweeteners. Taste is apple fruit flavouring, sugar sweetness, astringent with tongue numbing booziness and some cardboard & peppery notes. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, semi-dry cloying finish. Not the best.