5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pear nose, but with signifcant apple character. Crystal clear yellow, some carbonation. Pretty dry, not exceedingly tart apple and pear flavor. Not easily recognizable as a perry as a perry rather than a cider. No off-flavors, but little happening with this semi-dry cider/perry.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2012
at 17:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at Big Time, Seattle
Blond color. Light apple aroma. It has a medium apple flavor, not too exciting, with a note of apple cider that is not bad; overall it’s semi-dry, but the final gets drier.
Blond color. Light apple aroma. It has a medium apple flavor, not too exciting, with a note of apple cider that is not bad; overall it’s semi-dry, but the final gets drier.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2012
at 13:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle (batch 21 from 4/6/2012). Pours with a crystal clear, very pale golden hued body with a quick to fade white head that settles as a small ring. Aromas are dry, sulfur, pear, lightly candied. Very light phenol (coriander or clove), medium acid, light apple notes, musty. Some floral sweetness. Flavors are decently dry (demi-sec), pear and apple qualities. Acid comes a cross a bit tangy; balancing but not dominating. Missing the complexity of the Wandering Aengus line. Very light tannin, low sulfur. Some low sweetness. Tangy acid in a candy/jolly rancher sort of way. Medium to medium high carbonation. Mostly dry on the finish. Playful, low bodied. Somewhat forgettable. This cider can and does routinely make better ciders.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2012
at 16:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle (batch #6 from 3/15/12). Pours with a very pale and very clear straw hued body with a fizzy white head that fades to a ring. Aromas are fruity, pine, grapefruit, lightly mineral, pear like, resin, dry apple. Certainly unique. Flavors are odd. Slightly musty, grapefruit, grassy, mineral like. Tasty but strange. Dry apple underneath, somewhat more bitter/tannic than usual. Mild malic acidity nearly balances. Low sulfur. Medium bubbles, dry and light bodied. Unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2012
at 16:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from PC Market of Choice in Ashland, OR. Batch #6. Pours nearly as clear as water. Like green apple aroma. It’s dry, very lightly sour, and quite bitter (for a cider). Hops in cider. What a concept. Why mess with gluten free beer when you can do this? Note: Subtext is "HOPS" on label, so perhaps this is a different Anthem?
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2012
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours with a clear, pale yellow hued body with a lasting white ring of foam. Good clarity with noticeable carbonation visible. Flavors are floral, sweet, medium sulfur. A spritzy apple character, lemon zest, some champagne qualities, light pitted fruit aroma which I assume is an ester. Flavors are medium sweet with a dry, corky apple quality. Light sulfur. Pretty tame acid balance with low tannin. Lively bubbles, dry finish. Lacks the complexity of some of the other Wandering Aengus ciders.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 May 2012
at 16:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Growler from Bierkraft in July. The guy filling it couldn’t find any specific batch info on the keg, as each release is a different blend of what they have on hand at the time. Saw a listing for batch 9 out now on beermenus. Still waiting for the batch info to be listed on their website. Big, spritzy white head. Faded yellow golden body. Disturbed, but not quite hazy. Soft & mellow mashed apples on the nose. Sparkling carbonation. Thick, but not really yeasty. Mellow, unbruised fruit. Just barely sweet, but it lingers on your tongue. Only a minor twinge of acidity. Grainy feel on the finish. Alcohol is held in check. Adding in a single more tannic apple to the blend would really crisp it up. Crazy drinkability & so affordable for a honest cider.
Tried
from Growler
on 04 Nov 2011
at 20:08