Mission-Trail Cider Company
Cidery in Shandon, California, United States 🇺🇸
Really fun blend of stuffs, mostly Perry notes upfront with a bubbly dry finish rounded out with tangy oak notes.
Most perry nose of a perry I've ever had? Maybe? Also it's got a hell of a lot of berries on the flavors. It's a lot in a small package in a delicious way. Pours deep red, pear pulp scent fills the room, flavor is of a berry medley and the body is nice!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12oz can from Tavour. Muddy violet pour, fizzy head. Sweet berry aroma, mild tartness. Berries dominate the taste, just light pear notes in the background. Sweet and tart with a dry finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours clear pale yellow into a shaker. No head. Apple funk aromas. Dry with tart apple and citrus upfront turning to mild skin and funk in the medium length finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours clear, bright light salmon into a tulip. No head. Sweet plum and lime aromas. Soft with tart plum and lime upfront turning to sweet agave and tart skin in the lasting finish. A little sweet, but good with food.
This is amazing. This tastes like cider meets a great sparkling wine without overpowering sweet or dry from either. Actually more like Sprite meets cider. Hope these blow up because I love cider but they can certainly be overly sweet at times or gimmicky.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draft pour at Hop and Hound. Good opportunity to try something completely new and different to me. A clean pinkish pour. An active fizz head at first, but it fades away quick. Tart cherry and plum aroma. Flavor is a big prune juice. Has a tart constant. It lingers as well. Fruity, but bold. Sour over sweet. A sour berry cider feel. Can't decide if I'm super into this or not. Interesting for sure.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
$15 bottle from the storage locker at WFB. Pint glass pour. Pale, clear ginger ale-colored brew. Flash of white wash head. Perry smells of Juicy Juice box juice, plastic, wax, honey dew, field flowers. Taste is tart & soda pop-y upfront. Sizzling carbonation. White sugar, tight skins, white grape juice, yeast. Waaay too much sugar. Headache level sulfites. Diabetes. Coma. Waste of money.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours clear straw, bubbly with a fizzy white head that dissipates very quickly. Aroma is green apples and some nice funkiness. Flavor is light sweet, some earthy funk and lightly tart green apple. Light body, high carbonation; does have a champagne feel to it. Pleasant.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours clear pink into a tulip. No head whatsoever. Sweet and sour plum aromas. Dry with sour plum and lactic hay front to back.