danlo (13133) reviewed Scrumpy from Against the Grain Cidery 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Pale golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of apple, flesh, funk. Taste is tangy, tart, appley, pulpy, with biscuity funk and alittle tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying finish. Quite drinkable.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Scrumpy from Against the Grain Cidery 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of soured apple, fleshy. Taste is tart, appley, with an acetic note, leathery funk, meaty & orange juicy, and drying bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry funky tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Slightly hazed golden colour, bubbly white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple, caramel, rum barrel. Taste is sweetish, appley, fruity, woody, oak, vanilla, barrel notes, boozy rum, with some mellow tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry woody boozy tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bag-in-a-box at Ealing Beer Fest 25. Aroma has dank apple that some lunatic has slaughtered through a press. Clear amber. No head. Sour... apple. Peel. Cat's bum face to some extent. Light. Thing. Flat. Long dry astringent finish. Yeah. Punchy cider that I didn’t want to punch, man.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bag-in-a-box at Ealing Beer Fest 25. aAoma has apple witb booze. Slightly opaque gipdenn amber. No head. Sweet with a latent bite. Light-medium bodied..slick. soft carbonation. Dry slightly astringent finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bladder bag box at the 34th Ealing Beer Festival 2025, day one, 09/07/2025.
Clear golden with a thin white head that soon vanishes.
Nose is sharp apple, tannins, herb, hedgerow.
Taste comprises bitter sweet apples, light funk, vinous, faint acidity, sharp edged.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bladder bag box at the 34th Ealing Beer Festival 2025, day one, 09/07/2025.
Clear golden orange with an off white cap of thin bubbles.
Nose is tangy apple skins, light funk, burnt sugars, nip of rum.
Taste comprises stewed apples, light funk, herb, grains, vinous, rum nip.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Tidy stuff.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Wood For the Trees from Against the Grain Cidery 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at the 73 Enid Street. A clear deep orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, woody bark, dryish apple, mellow funk, plastic container. Flavour is composed of spicy fuzzy apple, fruitella, some woody tannin, green apple, bark. Sharp fizzy apple. Palate is tart, fizzy, highish fine carbonation. Solid, authentic cider. Refreshing.