Eve's Cidery
Cidery in Van Etten, New York, United States 🇺🇸
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308 Beckhorn Hollow Rd, Van Etten, NY, 14889, United States
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from the cidery direct. Several months in the basement, few months in the fridge door. Mojito glass @home. Clear, still, shiny, light amber color. Oak, a little innocent rot/stuffiness at first, mellow sweet like hibiscus, uplifting booze as I swish. Not a whole lot of boldness here. Taste is tart & citrusy like Krys, but it's not on the label. Almost orange-y, very sharp but with residual lemon oil sweetness, big acid, green strawberry, popsicle finish that doesn't linger too much. Slick, buttery texture really contrasts the bite nicely. Booze is close, better than last year, but not perfect. The complete randomness year to year really throws the legacy of this label out the window. Good this year.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2022
at 19:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from their cider club. Aged at the cidery. Few months in my own fridge. Low-ball glass @home. Rich, deep, greasy, gold color. Clear, aside from some innocent protein wisps. Concentrated apple sugars, peel, & a menthol-like herbal essence in the nose. Dry, tannic & tea-like. Leafy, popsicle stick, calcium, green/unripe berry flavor, too many oaky Russets, earthy with a whiff of maybe funk that doesn't develop. Moderately high acid but very low tartness. Lingering bitter leafy-ness. Strong flavors for only 7%. Mostly thin, watery texture, very tiny amount of residual sugar, still not what it was(they're totally random with the blend now, the label has no meaning). Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2022
at 21:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from their Spring cider club. Two months in storage, a week in the fridge. Low-ball glass on the porch. I haven't been a fan of this Golden Russet series. It all has this dirty grass plus a residual earthy yeast note. Maybe it's just that apple. Anyway, this one starts off very filtered/settled, 14k gold, intentionally still, but some suspension. Smell is sharpness from the Krys, a perceived pear-ish syrup, very soft banana & earth. That last part I don't like. Taste upfront is sharp Krys & a strong table grape tannic sweet combo. It settled into sweet eating pear & lemon water with some faint clove. Earthiness lingers way after the acid dips. Blended enough, it covers up & delivers an easier drink. Still, not really too thin, oily feel(maybe I like this?), too low abv (always conveniently 7%), great acid, good tartness, a hair too sweet. It isn't bad, I'm just being grouchy. It's a blend to get rid of meh juice, but tastes fine-ish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2022
at 01:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from their cider club, goblet @home. Clear, medium gold, intentionally still. Yeasty, hearty skin, banana, spice, good potential acid, creme. Taste is only mildly acidic, banana & grass, lemon, creme. Low bitterness, mild acidity, low but acknowledged tartness. Just not a huge fan of Golden Russet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2022
at 23:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from their cider club. Low-ball at home. Clear, suspended bubbly, pale gold pour. Very smokey tart campfire nose; why? Tart upfront, rounded acidity, very pear-like, a little plastic, sharp out of nowhere, green almost banana finish. Crispy, but turning fatter & heavy middle end. Middling tannins, some sulfite iffiness. Not my favorite, nor what I expected, but unique for Eve's.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2022
at 02:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from their cider club. Mojito glass @home. Very dark, orange over iced tea color. Mostly clear, but a little jellied. Quick-hitting fizz. Leathery, old apples, old wood, warm brandy nose. Really sharp apples, cherry wood bbq, cherry juice, lingering + tannic Robitussin & lemon finish. Just a touch of residual sugar. Medicinal, hidden acidity, super sharp, soft carbonation, popsicle stick. Strong & bold. Almost loved this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2022
at 23:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from their cider club box. Maybe 1.5yrs on the shelf, month in the fridge. Lo-ball glass @home. Dark brown, intentionally still, jellied & not quite clear. Too quiet on the nose. A bit too cold perhaps. Oily wood, browned apples, brown sugar. Browned apple, subtle spice, tart, lemon, core, popsicle stick, tea-like tannins, too much oxidation. Tacky, old, suprisingly boozy for just 7%. Not at it's best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2022
at 21:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Pullo. Orange gold colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, fruity, caramel. Taste is tart, tangy, apple, fruity, baked apple pie hints, caramel, honey, peachy hints, some funk hints and acidity. Slick & oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dry acidic finish. Well balanced, nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2022
at 19:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from their cider club. Got lost behind a couple of repeats. Mojito glass @home. Pours a not perfectly clear orange amber. Intentionally still. Browned apple, warm orange juice, Lipton Tea. Almost like a mild punch. Apple/cherry juicebox/Jello sweetness. Lemon. Oak. Pith. Tea. Drying, but not so dry, tart finish. Like a mellower, rounder version of their Krys apple. Thin, okay to strong acid, very easy to drink, hidden abv, puckering, maybe a touch watered down? Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2022
at 00:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Aeble. Pale golden colour, fizzing white foam head that slowly dissipates and aroma of pear, caramel hint. Taste is sweetish, fruity, perry pear, peach hints with alittle acidic tartness, and light drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry peary finish. Nicely drinkable --- Beer merged from original tick of Sparkling Perry (2020) on 18 Feb 2022 at 20:35 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: 750ml bottle from Aeble. Pale golden colour, fizzing white foam head that slowly dissipates and aroma of pear, caramel hint. Taste is sweetish, fruity, perry pear, peach hints with alittle acidic tartness, and light drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry peary finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2022
at 20:35