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Epli Sideri si historie starta tilbake i 2015 då dei to brødrene Kristian og Karl Magnus starta å lage eplemost og sider på familiegarden på Sekse i Hardanger. Dei to brødrene danna då selskapet Hardangergutane. Kort tid etter oppstart kom kona til Kristian, Inger, inn i selskapet. Det heile starta på låven i den gamle driftsbygningen på familiegarden på Sekse kor brødrene begge er vokst opp. Etter nokre år vaks Hardangergutane ut av driftsbygningen, og flytta inn i eit større lokale i eit gammalt fruktlager på Børve. (Ullensvangvegen 1525) Inger og Kristian kjøpte i 2021 ein ny og større gard på Sekse kor dei på kort tid har gjort eit omfattande arbeid med å plante opp nye frukthager, samt at dei også etter kort tid starta å planlegge bygging av nytt produksjonslokale.
I 2023 valgte Karl Magnus å gå ut av selskapet og Inger og Kristian tok over drifta. Sommaren 2024 går Hardangergutane inn i ein ny og spennende epoke kor produksjonen blir flytta tilbake på Sekse i nye og meir tilpassa lokale. Summen av desse endringane gjorde at vi hadde ønske om å skapa ein tydeligere identitet, og navnet Epli Sideri såg dagens lys.
I 2023 valgte Karl Magnus å gå ut av selskapet og Inger og Kristian tok over drifta. Sommaren 2024 går Hardangergutane inn i ein ny og spennende epoke kor produksjonen blir flytta tilbake på Sekse i nye og meir tilpassa lokale. Summen av desse endringane gjorde at vi hadde ønske om å skapa ein tydeligere identitet, og navnet Epli Sideri såg dagens lys.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
330 ml can, from Nærbutikken, Åkrafjordtunet. ABV is 4.7%. Clear and very pale straw colour, sparkling, no head. Aroma of apples and sulphites. Thin mouthfeel. Moderately sweet flavour of apples and sulphites. Can not compete with Hardangergutane's stronger ciders.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Oct 2023
at 21:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sjøen 270923. Pale golden color with no head. Aroma is apple, sourness. Flavor is apple, hop, sourness, pine, tropical fruit. Nice cider.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2023
at 12:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 75cl corked. A clear, lightly sparkling straw colored cider with no bubbles on top. The aroma has a delicious grapefruity, piney hoppiness, with some tropical fruityness. Yellow apple in the back. It's medium to full bodied, with a quite high but pleasant carbonation level. Mostly on the dry side, with some sweet fruityness. Fortunately not any bitterness. The flavor too is quite hop dominated, with fresh apple juice in the back. Hints of orange zest. Lingering hop and apple flavor. Sure nice, refreshing and tasteful, but even though I really like what the hops bring to the table, I think they take too much focus from the apples. 230926
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2023
at 20:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear reddish orange body practically without any head. Aroma is rather clean apple, not particular acidic nor funky as expected from spontaneously fermented cider. Taste is medium sweet, mature apple, moderate acidic. Not very complex, but still really nice. Medium body and average aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2023
at 16:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Decent easy drinkable cider Clear golden in the glass and a decent intensity in the aroma Mellow sweetness and a mild acidity Fruity and mild apple flavor [Can – straight from the source]
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2023
at 08:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
26.05.2022, 0,75l bottle (2021 vintage) @ home:
Small fizzy mediumlasting head, clear light reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, raspberry syrup, fruit stones, minerals, alcohol, grass, berry skin, sour raspberries, hints of dusty pears and apples. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, berry skin, hay, fruit stones, minerals, sour raspberries, alcohol, leafs, grass, hints of unripe pears. Medium bitterness, slightly watery and harsh boozy mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Small fizzy mediumlasting head, clear light reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, raspberry syrup, fruit stones, minerals, alcohol, grass, berry skin, sour raspberries, hints of dusty pears and apples. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, berry skin, hay, fruit stones, minerals, sour raspberries, alcohol, leafs, grass, hints of unripe pears. Medium bitterness, slightly watery and harsh boozy mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2023
at 17:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Lys gul med bobler. Lukter gule epler og noe gjær. Ganske syrlig i smak. Kanskje litt for syrlig. Tørr. Glass 2 er bedre🙃
Tried
on 02 May 2023
at 21:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
YG 040423. Straw golden color . Aroma is apple, sourness, grass. Flavor is apples, sourness, grass. Ordinary cider.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2023
at 07:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 75cl. A clear, sparkling, headless cider, straw to golden in color. The aroma is rather gentle, almost perry-like, but there's sure apple juice too. Some light leafy, grassy hints too. It's medium bodied and perhaps a bit hard on the carbonation, quite dry and refreshing, with an apple juice driven flavor. Pear and plum notes, with some grass. A bit more fruity-sweet in the finish, but still on the dry side. Well, it's quite low on ABV, which never seems to do any good, but it's a decent cider anyway. 230404
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2023
at 13:16
7/10
0,75 litre Bottle, from a Vinmonopol somewhere, shared with my lady. Light Golden with white head. Apple, dry, sour, alcohol, sweetness, Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2022
at 20:37