Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Third Street Aleworks. Pours a clear ruby with no head. The aroma is pomegranite and medicine. Thin body, cherry, pomegranite, light tartness, good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Tap) clear, right, very pale yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of apples, sourness; clean, balanced flavour with a long, light sour finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours very light pink with a slight near white head. Aroma is berry fruit? Near med body. flavor is mouth shocking tart fruit at first encounter. Sort of berry with cider. Astringent. Quite different.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours gold with a white ring. Aroma is sort of bourbon tart. Med minus body. Flavor: clearly bourbon; clearly wood; clearly apple; a little tart; syrah? Quite drinkable cider.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours clear light gold. Aroma of light, fresh green apple. Near med body. Flavor is a bit skin, a bit astringent; finishes towards green skin. The heat makes an impression, but it doesn’t burn.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
355 ml can, in Sacramento. ABV is 6.5%. Pale golden colour, sparkling. Moderate aroma of apples. Dry apple flavour, not much body for its strength, but refreshing and nice enough to drink.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Corti Bros. In strong light it’s perry color, but in dimmer light there’s a slight rosé effect. Aroma is pretty much berry. Not super strong, but very present. It approaches med body for a cider, and the berry provides fruit and a touch of astringency. Apple is second fiddle. But it’s reasonably dry, and very drinkable. Rather delicate in its way.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours bright rose with a transient pinkish head. Aroma is sort of like a berry jam. Body is not strong. Flavor is tart berry. Guess I’m not a pomegranate expert. I can believe it, but I can’t grasp it. Anyway, sugary it definitely is not. Sort of a dessert thing that isn’t sweet. Works for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pour hazy perry color. Aroma is light lemon and berry. Med body - considering it’s a cider. It’s a little tart. Flavor comes across something like a citrus kiwi mix. It aches to be mildly sour. Surprisingly drinkable in a non-soft drink way.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at Apex, Portland
Pale yellow color. The aroma is candyish, rather artificial. Dry mouthfeel, not much cider flavor, not much raspberry, there is even a light cheesy note.
Not very good.