7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 75cl, from trade with Bryne. A more or less clear pale golden cider, lots of sparkling going on, and some bubbles stay briefly on top. The aroma is apple forward, clean apple juice and a light touch of apple cores, apple peel and alcohol. Feels quite dryish in the aroma, but in the mouth I don't think it's as dry as expected. Could use a bit more Dolgo and perhaps Royalty i think. I'm not familiar with Royalty, but guess that is quite acidic, like the Dolgo apple. Anyway, it's lighlty effervescent on the palate, very lightly warming, and medium to full bodied. Fresh apple juice, notes of lemon juice, alcohol and apple peel in the flavor. Not very complex, but nice for sure. Medium length apple juice finish with a lemony twist. A nice one, hope Sandalen makes a new version with more tartness. 240404
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2024
at 18:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 75cl, from trade with Bryne. It's a quite well sparkling pinkish golden colored beer with a rapidly diminishing white head. Some bubbles cover most of the cider all the way though. The aroma has a touch of butterscotch and berries. A bit surprised about the berries though, as I think it's apples only here. Might be tricked by the color. Fresh apple, some grass and forest hints. Feels sort of sweetish. It's quite effervescent on the palate, with a gentle acidity and some sweetness. Medium body and just a tad of alcohol heat. The feeling of butterscotch is present in the flavor too, and in general the flavor is pretty similar to the aroma. A bit short finish. A decent cider, but not a favorite of mine. 240404
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2024
at 18:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 75cl, from Bryne. A well sparkling cider with some initial white head. Mostly clear pinkish golden colored body. The aroma has a very light berry touch in the far back, which is explained looking at the quite hard to read label, where blackberry is mentioned. Fresh apple, apple juice and some apple cores and alcohol as well in the aroma. It's medium bodied, effervescent and lightly acidic on the palate, mostly dry, with some astringency. Apple flavors, some alcohol and berries, and a vague grassy, herbal touch. Medium length finish. A decent one. Perhaps a bit dull on the apple side, but the berry touch was nice and I'd like to see that a bit more pronounced. 240329
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2024
at 17:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
23.08.2023, 0,75l bottle (batch 20230518 @ 6,4%) @ hotel room in Førde:
Big fizzy mediumlasting head, clear light straw colored. Aroma is slightly dry fruity, apple peel, flowers, hay, dusty apples, grass, yeast, alcohol, minerals, leafs, apple cores. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, apple peel, sour apples, citrus, flowers, leafs, yeast, minerals, grass, alcohol, dried apples. Medium bitterness, slightly sweet sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Big fizzy mediumlasting head, clear light straw colored. Aroma is slightly dry fruity, apple peel, flowers, hay, dusty apples, grass, yeast, alcohol, minerals, leafs, apple cores. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, apple peel, sour apples, citrus, flowers, leafs, yeast, minerals, grass, alcohol, dried apples. Medium bitterness, slightly sweet sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2024
at 18:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
24.03.2024, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Big fizzy shortlasting head, clear light pinkish color. Aroma is slightly dry fruity, apple peel, hay, flowers, yeast, yellow apples. sorrel. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, apple cores, sorrel, leafs, hay, flowers, yeast, apple peel, minerals, unripe apples, hints of sour berries. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh sour-ish fruity mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Fair enough, kind of boring.
Big fizzy shortlasting head, clear light pinkish color. Aroma is slightly dry fruity, apple peel, hay, flowers, yeast, yellow apples. sorrel. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, apple cores, sorrel, leafs, hay, flowers, yeast, apple peel, minerals, unripe apples, hints of sour berries. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh sour-ish fruity mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Fair enough, kind of boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2024
at 18:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
750 ml clear bottle, batch #20230115, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 7.2%. Clear and extremely pale straw colour, pours sparkling with a large but shortlived white head. Interesting and complex aroma of various apple varieties, appleskin, hints of oak and sulphites. Dry and crisp flavour, notes of eating apples, great with food, but also enjoyable on its own.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 23 Feb 2024
at 19:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
750 ml clear bottle, batch #20231117, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 6.8%. Clear and very pale straw colour, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived white head. Fresh aroma of apples. Dry and crisp flavour of apples.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 23 Feb 2024
at 16:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sjøen 090224. Pale golden color with no head. Aroma is apples, alcohol, lemon, dried fruit. Flavor is apples, alcohol, lemon, sugar, dried fruit, yeast.. Nice cider.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2024
at 09:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
750 ml clear bottle, 2023 vintage, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 6.8%. Crystal clear and very pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a large white head that does not last long. Aroma of apples, apple pie, humid cellar and sweat. Medium dry and crisp flavour of apples, a moderate fruity acidity, a hint of broth.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 13 Feb 2024
at 01:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle, from trade with Bryne. A clear ligjtly sparkling straw to golden colored cider with some vwhite bubbles. The aroma is quite vinous and alcoholic, with lots of dried and overripe fruit, some fresh fruit and a touch of straw, dry birch leaf and canned fruit mix. Some yeast notes. It's full-bodied, warming and smooth on the palate, really pleasant, with some sweetness to balanced the fruity acidity. Rich fruity flavor with fresh apple juice, light overripe apples, canned fruit mix, some yeast hints and a touch of candi sugar. Sort of like a Belgian Tripel infused strong apple cider. Lasting finish. Quite unusual this one, but damned fine. Rich, complex, tasteful and smooth. 240209
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 14:22