Het ging hem en zijn opvolgers voor de wind en op een bepaald moment worden ze zelfs hofleverancier. Cidrerie Ruwet bleef in familiale handen en veroverde de wereld met hun verfrissende ciders. Echter na 100 succesvolle jaren raakte het cidergebruik wat in verval. Cidrerie Ruwet bleef bestaan, maar was alles van zijn opgebouwde glorie verloren.
In 2014 nemen de broers Joris en Frank Hermans de “sleeping beauty” Cidrerie Ruwet over. Ze friste het bedrijf op, ze optimaliseerde de productiemethodes en de oude recepten, die enkel beschikbaar waren in de hoofden van de toen aanwezige cidermakers, werden verjongd. Inspelend op de Engelse en Amerikaanse trend om cider als ideale dorstlesser te drinken, brengen ze hun eerste “Belgian Craft cider” op de markt in drie variëteten en in aantrekkelijke 33cl flesjes.
Wat de twee broers niet wijzigde, waren de stevige Belgische roots van de Cidrerie: De appelteelt bleef in België en de productie is en blijft 100% Belgisch. Ook het vakmanschap en authenticiteit waarmee ze hun producten maken blijft aan de orde. Ze kweken zelf hun volledig biologische gisten en gebruiken puur het sap van de appels en ander fruit, zonder gebruik te maken van concentraat of andere toevoegingen. Cidrerie Ruwet vaart dus weer het succes tegemoet. Een voorbeeld hiervan is de vermelding in het Wine Enthusiast Magazine in de US als voorbeeld voor de Belgische cider. Zeker proeven dus!
Maakun (16597) reviewed Apple from Cidre Ruwet 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared. Pale clear straw with white head. Sweet and tart apple, apple candy, kiwifruit, soft vanilla, sugar, tangerine. Fruity and sugary. Over medium sweet, light tart and no bitterness. Medium bodied.
Drebus (8639) ticked Apple from Cidre Ruwet 6 years ago
Ruikt lekker. Smaakt lekker. Was niet duur. Super!
mcberko (47456) reviewed Apple from Cidre Ruwet 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at La Cidrerie, pours an extremely clear and pale blonde, no head. Nose is almost nonexistent, with light apple skins. Flavour is medium-high sweet, with sweet apples, no funk or mustiness, and just generally very little complexity. Sweet, easy-drinking commercial cider that at least isn't artificial. Not good.
Holmen2 (8836) reviewed Apple from Cidre Ruwet 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From bottle in Brussels with JFE 04.10.19. Almost clear with a hue of green. Decent taste of wild apples and a hint of sulhur. Good bitterness and apple zest is lingering on. Lively carbonation. Quaffable, but not very complex.
Tom (2085) ticked Apple from Cidre Ruwet 6 years ago
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Elderberry from Cidre Ruwet 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Geers. Cloudy amber pink colour. Sweet nose of honey, elderberries, along with light tartness and sweet apple juice. Too sweet.
jefverstraete (7489) reviewed Brut from Cidre Ruwet 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Geers. Quiet pale, hazy colour. Tart apples, juicy, some tannins, not very sweet, quiet dry. Not bad.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Elderberry from Cidre Ruwet 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Imported from my RateBeer account as Cidre Ruwet Elderberry (by Cidre Ruwet S.A.):
Aroma: 4/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 3/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 2/5
19/XI/18 - 33cl bottle @ Horeca Expo Gent, BB: n/a - (2018-1686)
Clear pale orange cider, no head. Aroma: very sugary impression, boxed apple juice and red berries, some jam. MF: lively carbon, medium to light body. Taste: very sweet and sugary, lemonade impression. Aftertaste: same, way too sweet, more lemonade.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Apple from Cidre Ruwet 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Cidre Ruwet Apple (by Cidre Ruwet S.A.):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.6/5
19/XI/18 - 33cl bottle @ Horeca Expo Gent, BB: n/a - (2018-1685)
Clear pale straw yellow cider, no head. Aroma: sweet apple juice, sugary impression. MF: ok carbon, light body. Taste: sweet, lots of apple juice, sugary. Aftertaste: more of the same, very sweet and sugary, soft acidity. Not a big fan.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Brut from Cidre Ruwet 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Cidre Ruwet Brut (by Cidre Ruwet S.A.):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3/5
19/XI/18 - 33cl bottle @ Horeca Expo Gent, BB: n/a - (2018-1684)
Clear pale straw yellow cider, no head. Aroma: lots of apple juice, not much else. MF: lots of carbon, medium to light body. Taste: lots and lots of apple juice, sugary touch but not too sweet. Aftertaste: sweet and slightly acidic, bit sugary, lots of apple juice. Decent.