8

Super funky on the nose, not much on the taste

7.4

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

On tap @ Cardiff Giant. Wine glass. Pale gold, slightly chill hazed. Big banana ester nose. Tangy, bittersweet apples, more banana-y yeasties, some citrus rind, sweet finish. Not sweet sweet, but not as off dry as claimed. Lemony. Fair amount of acid cutting all this. Sparkly. Solid.

8.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

On tap @ Owl Farm. Stemmmed wine glass. Lingering foam. Clear pale gold. Faintly bitter apples, clay & something like pine. Rounded, but strong acidity. Floral, lingering rindy bitterness, sweet finish. Mild tartness is a slight disappointment. Light, effective wood, honey, tight carbonation. Thin, but with a great laquer-ish quality. Light weight, evaporative quality that is hard to describe. Very good.

7.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Brooklyn Cider's holiday market. Batch 1701. Had this once before at Spuytin, but didn't grab notes. Rare Vos glass. Big head. Filtered, bright, amber lager territory. Tart apples, sweet pears, peach skin, morning dew or some other really fresh-smelling naturesqe equivalent. Big, biting & carbonic first impression. Not tight, but coarse, burn if you drink too fast bubbles. Second time around it's all seed, core & leaves; crazy tannic. Bitterness like it's dry-hopped with something herbal. Only moderate tartness. There's some faint fruitiness behind all this, apple & unripe/dried out plum if you can place that memory of biting into one. Finishes quite obviously, dry & boozy. Anyway, good cider, very big impression, but it's just too harsh to enjoy at length, which is what usually gets my good grades.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From tap. Pours clear and golden yellow. Small white head. Aroma is crisp apples. Slight juicy. Citric, zesty and juicy. Medium dry. Lingering juicy finish.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap @ As Is NYC. Stemmy goblet pour. Cloudy orange straw body. Aeresol, lime, soap scum, old orange juice. Taste is biting, bitter apple cores, pith, & alcohol soaked tannic skins. Deep, yeasty character. Earthy finish. Solid.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Cardiff Giant. Pint glass. Clear, pale, slight fizz. Chalky, faint melon esters. Soft booze. Tastes more of melon & tangy white sangria-like flavors. Green apple bite, finishes with a gummy residual. Light & tasty, effervescent. Solid.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Nose is richer dessert apples and champagne yeast. Tastes of green apples, golden delicious, pears, white grapes, coriander. Fuller bodied and fruity finish. medium sweet. Drank a big bottle of this stuff.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle at home on Sunday evening. Relativly still hazy apple pour. Nose is leaf litter, snappy crab apple. Tastes of wild apples, pears, leaves, and champagne. Very dry and some light natural carbonation. Lingering apple on tongue. Really good.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Cardiff Giant. Double shot glass pour. Clear, golden brown generic spirit color. Smell is of toffee & raisins, corn & molasses. Taste is creamy sweet & barely tart, browned apple glaze. The kind that goes on a ham. Hot. This feels really hot. Whiskey more then brandy. No real finish, it sort of disappears. Runny texture. For a relatively new brand, this is pretty good. DuPont & a couple other French brands are still king though.