oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Rosé from Aval Cider 2 years ago
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.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Gold from Aval Cider 2 years ago
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.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Rosé from Aval Cider 2 years ago
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.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Blanc from Aval Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Aval Blanc, 5%. Did this use to be in little glass bottles? Whatever it's called now, my rate disappeared. Lo-ball back at the hotel. Clear, pale gold, just a little spritz. Barnyard, leaf mold, plastic nose. Sweet, half tart, malic, pedestrian bittersweet, popsicle stick, vanillan, mellow barnyard & cheese. Backsweetened? Kinda tolerable. Better right out the medicine bottle.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Gold from Aval Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Single can. Lo-ball back at the hotel. Clear, medium gold, soda sizzle. Cheesy, mellow barnyard, wormy apple. Earthy, bittersweet apple, vanilla, browned sweetness, dried pineapple sulfites, slight barnyard, white wine, cheese, mild carbonation. All the funk minus any flavors to build on. Pass.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Rosé from Aval Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
11.2 oz can from Aval. Pretty obviously pink in the pour. The usual fizzy, short-lived head. Smell is nicely like a flavored red wine. But the taste is still pretty tart, more of a tart apple than a dry red wine. Then a bit of dry red wine comes into the picture. Looks like I've managed all three Aval and found them each different, simply from the choice of apples in each one.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Gold from Aval Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
11.2 oz. can from the brewer's rep. If memory serves, the pour is a little darker than the previous Aval: a bit more amber to it. The usual fizz that goes away immediately. Smell has a bit of green apple tartness. Taste is similarly more tart. Not extra sour, but balanced by sweet apple juice. Not easy to just swig down. Invites contemplation.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Blanc from Aval Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
11.2 oz can sent for my comment. The can names this as Aval Blanc, and the description says this is mostly from sour apples, with Avrolles taking center stage. But this seems to be the same product. A light gold color when pours, some soda pop fizziness that become a light stream of bubbles. The nose is very light, but a bit of, actually, apple juice sweetness. Light cider taste, balanced with a note of pear, and a buttery mouthfeel. I can go for this as an everyday cider.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Blanc from Aval Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz can. Clear gold. Apples and cake and some butter. Buttery spritzy finish. 6 3 6 3 11
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Rosé from Aval Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz can. Clear pink. Fruity nose. Apples and strawberry. Flavor same. Decent. Long finish. Longer than you'd think. 6 3 6 3 11