Subsidiaries
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours sight haze on pale with a rapidly fading head. Odd apple aroma, no real hint of melon or mint on the nose. First taste however, is quite unique. The mint is far forward and the melon follows, then you get the apple. Never tasted anything like this before. Whew, this si something else. Not cloying but pleasantly tart. That mint really adds a kick to this. At times I think; this is not apple cider. But then the apple always comes in to remind me about 5 - 10 seconds after each slug. What an evolution of flavors. Not super great tasting, just something totally different, distinctive and idiosyncratic. After you get thru the middle, the nose seems to take on a different personality fer sher. The overall experience on the finish is unrepeated, quirky and egocentrically eccentric.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2024
at 18:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Golden with a small white head. Yeasty and bready with hints of honey and lime. Medium finish and body.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2024
at 18:58
7/10
Sweet peach. Good summer cider.
Tried
on 17 May 2024
at 19:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz bottle. After the reasonable Imperial Porter by Whole Hog I had reasonnably high expectations for this one. Nope. Crappy old school stuff, in the bad way. Rich caramel, thick malts. Burnt caramel, some hop tone, just not enough. Malt Liquor tendencies. I'll finish the glass...but wouldn't want another.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2024
at 01:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Binny's, Bolingbrook. A bit of a deep amber pour, with a fizzy head. Nose does bring in some lime and perhaps a note of cream. Taste has, well, some key lime, then. Graham cracker, though it seems to just come from graham flour. Alcohol comes across like a malt liquor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2024
at 05:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle. Pale with perhaps a tad of haze. Mild nose of apples and some apricot, perhaps. Yes, apples and apricot in there on the commencement. Nothing bitter or rude detected, not even any alky, hehehehh. Yea, be careful, you'd never know this an alky containing brew, tastes like soda pop, don't let the kids near it. Yes almost tart and lots of unfermented sugars in this one, hope it don't burn my tummy. Very good giggly middle, goes down really easy. Odd that this barely has any carbonation, almost flat, but not. Finish is like many other cider boy drinks; very flavorful and similar to juice. How could you not like a sodapop? Quite yummy and easy to live with. This is the MO for the ciderboys!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2024
at 19:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden with a trace white head. Sweet and tangy with apple juice, raspberry and a hint of cranberry. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2024
at 22:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gold with a small white head that faded quickly. Strongly sweet and fairly tart with a pineapple note. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2024
at 22:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. I find hazelnut flavoring a little offputting overall but this works OK, and you have to love an Imperial Porter tick. Sweet and almost peanut buttery at times. Quite drinkable for the ABV. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2024
at 00:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber with a small white head that left good lacing. Tart and tangy with strong caramel and apple juice. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2024
at 20:44