Bottle. 8% abv according to the label. Crystal clear golden yellow color, champagne bubbles. Aroma of bright fresh pear, light apple. Taste starts slightly sweet, then tart pear, citrus, apple skins. Medium dry finish. Refreshing.

Bottle at 5K/10K/4K tasting. Pours clear gold with white head. Nose and taste of apple, musk and lightly tart apple. Dryish finish. Medium body.

2019 bottling: Same nose, very sweet, fattier body, somewhat less acid that creates an imbalance. 3.5. 2011 bottle from the Union Square Greenmarket stand. Shared with family after Christmas din din. 3.9. Brandy glass. Vibrant, clear glossy gold body. Lemon honey & caramel apple nose. Taste is more honey, but now with a bit of rum & red apple tartness. Sweet wood. High acid. Lurking spice. A bit buttery going down. Lingering lemon honey finish. Thinner then expected. Past bottles of this have been flabby. Maybe it’s just the aging, but this one drank pretty solidly.

Found a rep pouring this at basically every other event during cider week. Dropped the $13 on a bottle just because I felt bad about depleting their stock so.
Chalice. Clear, dark caramelly color. Flash of white head. Active.
Smells of bitter-tart skin, minerals, & a bit of leafy honey. Muted.
Oxidized/browned apple & generic ginger ale sweetness. Almost perfectly bittersweet & suited to my palate. Mellow tartness, but solid acidity. Round, but it dries out a bit on the end.
Slightly slick, despite the moderate, but proud carbonation. Easy, warm alcohol. So easy to drink. Shame I can’t get this cheap on tap for growler fills.

Bottle. Very pale yellow with a few bubbles. Aroma of dry and dusty red delicious apples. Taste is dry and fruity. Nice.

Bottle from the Union Square Green Market. A new seasonal blend of early crops to take the place of some styles with low availability during the end of the year. The labels were bleeding like crazy, & I couldn’t get an official description up. Sorry.

Poured into a stiff plastic cup. Ever so slightly hazed, active, pale cream soda color.
Smell is bittersweet perry, wood, & batteries.
Tastes of bittersweet peel, lime zest, & green apple-like flesh. Touch of wood. Not completely dry, but close enough. Super easy.
Not quite thin. Bit of leftover yeast. Moderately carbed. Nicely tart. Low acid. Surprisingly subtle alcohol.

Difficult to drop $15 on something so easy to drink.

Reviewed 12/12: 2.5. Bottle from their Union Sq. Green Market stand. Chalice. Clear, very pale yellow body. Quick hitting spritz of head. Initial peary aroma. Lemon/lime, sparkling wine, talcum powder. Taste is like zesty prosseco or Spanish cava. Not much tartness. Somewhat herbal & mildly tannic. Lots of acid & plastic, with a yeasty finish. Touch of body. Very stiff, sizzling/irritating carbonation. Big, upfront walking into a mist of Lysol burn, followed by a cheap white brandy heat going down. Difficult to enjoy. This lacked a lot of what I love in Northern Spy apples. This was just way too hot & empty. :(

Edit: Recent batch on tap @ BK Cider House. Intentionally flat. Cheesy swiss nose, bittersweet ending sweet & tart & musky. Very basic, but okay. On tap @ Queens Kickshaw. Served in a bubble wine glass. Still, though it should of been served slightly effervescent according to the rep. Different blend & process then the bottled Still & Dry. Coarsely filtered pale wheat-colored body. Smells subtly of leaves & acidic, unripened fruit. Tastes of table wine, apricots, bitter greens, & popsicle sticks. Very acidy & only subtly tart. Big, biting/clenching tannins come through middle end & linger. Not a whole lot of flavor to work with though. Stiff alcohol & a hard to describe wet texture. Drying finish. Overshadowed by Farnum Hill’s new 212 Dooryard which was also on tap.

Hard to rate this @ the Farmer’s Market with that hipster fish monger downwind. Lowball glass at home, sweaty bottle. Clear, active, yellow & amber body. Smell is mushy/caramelized red fruit, grass, alcohol, & yeast. Lacking. Taste is better. Damp, macerated apples. Saline. Very mellow alcohol. Not much tartness. Could be juicer. Moderate acidity. Earthy bitterness. Pinch of sourness on the finish. The carbonation is really nice. Strong, but not irritating. Husky dryness. After a few slurps, my tongue feels like I was just eating a bowl of almonds. Tasty cider, but it could use a bolder nose. I’m more concerned though about what kind of sucker pays almost $24lb for swordfish?!