dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Original from Darkside Ciders 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Clear gold, small brief white bubbles. Soft apple pulp aroma with some tannins. Taste has soft and peel green apple notes, medium dry, with a fairly crisp finish. Very good.
danlo (13133) reviewed Passion Fruit Cider from Darkside Ciders 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from Becketts Farm Shop, Birmingham. Golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of mucky funk, apple, fruity, passionfruit. Taste is sweet apple, passionfruit, barnyard funk, with some tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium sweet finish with lingering passionfruit. Quite OK
SHIG (13882) reviewed Original from Darkside Ciders 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a golden with a white bubble head. Aroma is sweet, apples, perfume, sticky to the nose. Taste is apple, light medicinal/herbal, drying overall. Nose was much better.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Original from Darkside Ciders 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
18/2/2022. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear pale gold with a small short lasting frothy white head. Aroma of medium sweet apple, apple core, leaf, biscuit, vanilla, rosemary, touch of funk. Medium plus sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, oily mouthfeel, average carbonation.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Original from Darkside Ciders 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample thanks to Danlo down there. Cheers mate. Pours clear pale gold. Aroma clean sweet commercial medium. Taste presents a familiar medium character, juicy sweet, straightforward middle of the road cider. Probably made by Celtic Marches.
danlo (13133) reviewed Original from Darkside Ciders 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500m bottle from Connolly's Wine. Golden colour, short-lived white bubbly head and aroma of apple, fruity, funk hint. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, some leathery funk and bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium finish. Nicely drinkable.