Taves Estate Cidery
Cidery
in
Abbotsford,
British Columbia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Taves Estate Cidery
Contact
Description
For three generations in the Southlands of Abbotsford, we have been harvesting apples, berries, and other seasonal crops.
In the barnyard, Billy – a sly goat -secretly stole some apples and made his own blend of special cider. However, unbeknownst to anyone, the other animals in the barnyard gang added their favourite fruits to Billy’s Best. Thank goodness, Farmer Loren discovered the cider and bottled it up so you could enjoy this unique barnyard blend.
In the barnyard, Billy – a sly goat -secretly stole some apples and made his own blend of special cider. However, unbeknownst to anyone, the other animals in the barnyard gang added their favourite fruits to Billy’s Best. Thank goodness, Farmer Loren discovered the cider and bottled it up so you could enjoy this unique barnyard blend.
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours a pale rosé with minimal carbonation, very vague and soft apple and currant sweetness on the nose. Flavour is muddy apple with currant hints, full sweetness, but carbonation is missing and pulls the whole thing down. Nothing inspiring anyways.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2020
at 02:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the cidery, listed at 11.2% ABV. No foam but okay carbonation, lighter pale gold body. Nice sweet grocery store apple on the nose with soft wood notes. Lots of wood, soft chewy apple, tannins galore, bourbon character arrives very late but it's welcome. Slightly boozy but eleven percent is very well hidden. Could be more complex, still pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2020
at 23:18
5.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours uncarbonated pale straw, tiny bubbles maybe. There's an interesting but subtle dry floral aroma, sweet burlap, grape leaf soaked in apple. Flavour is plenty of clove and burlap on sweet apple, and the lack of carbonation does this no favours. Musky aftertaste, modest sugar. An acquired taste.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2020
at 03:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
So I guess this is their thing, to produce barely carbonated ciders, and I can't say they look any good. There is soft sweet berry on the nose, slight sharp cider, slight wood notes. Flavour is a mellow earthy berry, soft apple with burlap, vague candied orange. Full mouthfeel. Not bad but still a little muddled.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Dec 2020
at 02:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
I'm tryin' hard here man, I poured it from a foot above the glass and still no foam come out. Carbonation looks okay, still a very very pale straw body. The berry aroma is earthy and soft and the apple is nonexistent on the nose. Flavour is heavy sweetness, plenty of gooseberry character and some sharp apple to finish it out. Full enough mouthfeel, but carbonation doesn't show up where it's needed. There's room for improvement.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2020
at 01:37
4.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Very pale straw body, almost like water, no foam and minimal carbonation. Very faint pear on the nose, slight weediness, modest sweetness. Flavour is earthy pear, soft chunky sweetness, lingering. No carbonation makes this rather uncomfortable and odd. Needs work.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2020
at 00:24