Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 8
$2 bottle from vintage estate. Pour is clear pale with little or no head. Mild berry nose. First taste is a typical cider boys drink, lots of unfermented sugar. Goes down way too easy, does not show any alky content in the taste. Better keep this soda pop brew away from the kiddies. Yes there is some cranberry in there and pretty good carbonation, but I'm curious if the sugar in here will irritate my tummy. Mild tartness does wonders with the co2 level. Refreshing and very good taste. The girls will really go after this one. But if you are strictly a beer lover, you may not go for this. Its not dry at all.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Slightly hazy gold with a large foamy white head that left great lacing. Sweet and tangy with apple juice and pumpkin spice. Long finish. Medium body.
patrick767 (7169) reviewed PB Cup from Stevens Point Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours near black with a small off white head. Decent peanut and chocolate aroma and flavors. Sweet. It’s thinner than I’d like.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dark gold with a trace soapy white head. Sweet and tangy with pineapple, apple and coconut. medium finish and body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Golden with a small soapy white head. Sweet, tart and tangy with apple and strong mango. Long finish. Medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Golden with a trace soapy white head. Sweet, tart and tangy with apple juice and faint blueberry. Medium finish and body.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12 oz. bottle
7.0% ABV
Note: I looked on every bottle and the 6-pk container itself and there is no information on any dates (Best By, Born On, etc.). In this day and age, I find that a little disappointing.
$13.99 6-pk @ Winter Springs Liquors
AROMA: Deliciously sweet with large amounts of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baked pie crust scents. I kid you not, this smells EXACTLY like a fresh-baked pumpkin pie, just out of the oven!!
What I find even more amazing, is that the scent levels don't really fluctuate as the beer warms. I took my time drinking this beer and with every sip, I got the exact same olfactory experience, sip after sip after sip. In my experience, that is something that rarely happens.
APPEARANCE: Pours a cloudy medium-amber with a 2-finger, loosely-frothy, off-white, head that dissipates moderately-quick with minimal lacing. It looks nice in the glass, but I wish the head lasted longer and had more lacing. I should also note that I had to "work" at coaxing the head to a height of 2-fingers. If I had poured it normally, I'm not sure I would have got a head of more than 1-finger.
TASTE: Sweet with significant flavors of fresh pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg. While the beer is sweet, it is not overly sweet. Additionally, the sweetness continually wanes until you are just left with the flavor of fresh pumpkin, during the finish. Personally, I find this to be a clever trick as my palate gets to run the full gamut from sweet to savory, all during a single sip.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a slightly "grabby" texture. Carbonation seems average. Overall, I'm fine with the body, but I would have liked just a little more creaminess in the texture. I think that creaminess would have reinforced that "pumpkin pie" experience, that (I believe) the brewer was going for.
OVERALL: Normally, I'm not a fan of the pumpkin-pie-in-a-bottle pumpkin beers (which this one is). Mostly because they tend to be overly sweet, with minimal pumpkin flavor. And when I first smelled the beer, I thought it was going to be another "miss" for me. However, this beer does not suffer from either of those maladies. The sweetness level has been kept at an acceptable level and the fresh pumpkin flavor shines through from start to finish. Additionally, the supporting spices (i.e. cinnamon and nutmeg) are also kept at an acceptable level. Meaning, you can easily smell and taste them, yet they are not overpowering, nor do they detract.
I have to say, this is the first (and only) pumpkin-pie-in-a-bottle beer that I've tried (and I've tried a lot), that has met my criteria of making pumpkin the star. Additionally, all of the supporting scents/flavors (e.g. spices, sugar, etc.) are used expertly to elevate the star ingredient ... pumpkin ... without themselves becoming co-stars. All I have to say is, Bravo, Stevens Point Brewery ... bravo! I will definitely be adding this to my "must buy" list for next year.
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
From a bottle at total wine st pete. Pour is virtually clear pale. Nose is somewhat artificial fruit, but not negative in nature. Taste is rather fresh and clean strawberry and kiwi, but what do I know? Doesn't strawberries and kiwis have about the same flavor? JMHO. A little sweet. Some mild tartness, could use more. Co2 level is ok. Typical cider boys here, they make a pretty good line of cider, if not too sweet. Most of their stuff is simply soda pop in nature. That covers up most any dry cider character yer looken for. Always worried about of the unfermented sugar in there.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8.5
Nice looking 2$ can from chalet.Pour is clear light pale yellah. Nose is very friendly mildly sweet fruit perfume, not artificial, smells like the real thing. First taste is also very friendly and non artificial. And, for 8%, this does not come across as boozy, just a easy going semi dry baby. Good level of carbonation ad tartness makes this quite interesting. Middle is still tasting like real fruit. Pleased with this purchase. I've been afraid to do ciders the last few years, especially domestics; because too many come across like those woodchuck sweetened bombs. This is not like that. Its enjoyable without the terrible sweetness nor the fortified feeling of a malt soda pop. In the end, I'm still enjoying this and its much better than expected. Good job CB!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Well, to me this cider is overly sweet like everything Ciderboys makes. Smells of raspberries and apples. Fruity, sugary flavor. It’s not crazy sweet but I’d still prefer less sugar. It’s alright.