jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Blanc from Aval Cider 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Beer #7 of 17 for each day of the 2018 Winter Olympics - One for a Country Participating in the Games: #7 - France Crisp copper and lightly bronzed body with a small, very-fast dying off-white head. Aroma of apples (of course), some light tart yeast, a touch of bread and light cardamom and nutmeg spices and a hint of salt and brine on the finish. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive grainy and yeastie/bread like flavours at first with a pungent blast of apples of course, but showing more of the grain than I ever remember on a cider. Aftertaste is well-rounded with the yeast and malt profile at first that gives way to a light tart and soured flavour that changes immediately to a more fruitier, apple flavour with hints of the spices, including some canella near the finish. Overall, a nice robust and slightly 'different' cider that shows some good qualities that you don't typically see in ciders and a robust complexity from the yeast strain used as well. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from New Beer Distributors on 24-February-2018 for US$3,75 sampled in my hotel room here in New York, New York on 26-February-2018.
Quick3Beers (3145) reviewed Blanc from Aval Cider 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a very nice deep amber from a bottle, white head quickly dissipates but leaves a ring of large bubbles. Nice slightly funky barnyard and apple aroma, similar flavor. Not cloying but not dry by any means. Pretty good cider.