5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Beer Run - Chelsea, pours a clear pale golden with a tiny white head. Aroma has semi-sweet green apple skins and gentle farmhouse notes. Flavour is very sweet, especially for a French cider, with sweet apple juice and almost no hint of farmhouse notes. Light spritzy finish, with an apple juice concentrate character I can�t shake. Not great.

8

Yum!!

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Yellow with a small white head. Semi sweet and a bit tart with hints of apple and almost pear. Long finish. Medium body.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can at home while making Mexican food, I suppose doesn’t tie to well. Lightbyellow lour and some bubbles. Nose is tannic apple and barnyard. Tatses of tart apple, little pie crust, white wine, minerals and citrus and faint cheesy. Medium bodied

4.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Golden with a small white head. Must and medicinal with a faint apple flesh note. Long finish. Medium body.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

I’m not convinced this entry is the same cider as the 5% abv Aval Blanc, but I guess we’re assuming it is right now. Pours clear light gold. Light fresh apple aroma. The flavor is lightly sweet, on the dry side for ciders, clean, a bit floral, and very well balanced. This is a good cider. Edit: yeah, I found an article from Brewbound announcing the launch of Aval’s newest cider, Blanc. It’s from 2023.

5

Tyvm Robin S. !🎄🍻

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled (from Prisma Alko, Vaasa). Pinkish orange colour with a small white head. Very sparkling. Aroma is tart apples, some slight yeasty and wooden tones. Flavour is sweetish and tart apples with some slight floral notes as well as some wood. Somewhat dry palate.

7.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

May 2018: 330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%. Clear deep golden colour, pours sparkling with a shortlived white head. Pleasant aroma of cider apples and oak. Dry flavour, cider apples and oak again, "dusty" finish. *Sampled again Oct. 2023, 750 ml corked & caged green bottle, as Aval Cidre Artisanal, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 6%. Even more "farmhouse" character this time, very good cider.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Single can after a long night of poor pours. 6%. Lo-ball. Clear, peachy melon-colored pour. Quick-hitting gas. Earthy sweet, watery red wine, leaf mold nose. Bitter-tart, oily, grape-y apple skin, moderate perceived acid, lingering astringency, earthy-boozy sangria, lingering tannins. Crispy carbonation. Can't find the typical barnyard of the brand. Kinda nice.