Zymurgeist (5717) ticked Devil’s Leap from Solid Ground Brewing 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pounder from the SJ food market fridge. Took it home.
Mojito glass. Clear, pale pink over orange, quick sizzle.
Floral cranberry candy nose, malic & just a bit false.
Taste is super tart cranberry upfront, tannic apple core middle, dry white wine down the back with some lingering floral.
Thin, forced carb, a bit strong for what it is. Little to no nuance, fusel, fermented hard & fast.
Okay to good.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Cosmick from Solid Ground Brewing 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can from Corti Bros. Pours hazy gold with a decent foamy white head that laced down. Aroma of passion fruit and melon. Med body or better. Juicy but not really sweet - more like unsweet but not dry. Nicely bitter given the style. Very good flavor. Some guava towards the finish.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Pardeeville from Solid Ground Brewing 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9
Can from Corti Bros. Pours hazy gold with a decent foamy white head that persisted. Aroma is quite tropical. Med plus body (due to strong carbonation). Tropical, juicy and very towards dry. Quite bitter. Flavor is citrus, passion fruit, pink guava, melon and more. There's a lot going on with this. It is amazingly nicely flavored. Not really dank, but the impression is similar. Excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours clear gold with a few bubbles. Aroma of lime leaf and some lemon. Near med body. Dry. Flavor of key lime and some lemon. Likely Meyer lemon - has that different kind of lemon. For me the apple is a bit obscured. It's there tho. Decent.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Mai Tai Cider from Solid Ground Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours clear gold with a slight, very transient white head. Flavors of orange, lime, apple skin and a hint of pineapple. Pretty dry. Nice flavor.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Blackberry Cider from Solid Ground Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours a beautiful cherry red. Aroma is ripe blackberry. Med body. Flavor is dry/mildly tart. Blackberry and apple skin compete for primacy. Quite refreshing.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Peach Cider from Solid Ground Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours translucent gold with a transient white smear. Aroma of peach over apple. Not quite med body. Flavor is dry and tart. Peach and yellow apple skin. Could replace a saison in some food situations.
SaltyGrog (4618) ticked Watermelon + Salt from Solid Ground Brewing 1 year ago
Clear, pale peach amber mason jar pour at UpCider. Perfume-y watermelon Jolly Rancher nose, nothing else. Taste is surprisingly off-dry. Still has a strong floral & watermelon candy presence. Very faded granny smith apple backdrop. Medium high tart, medium acid, truly off-dry. Slight chem taste. Overwhelmed with candy. Not terrible, just too much extract.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Arkansas Black from Solid Ground Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at UpCider SF. Clear, rich gold, light lace in my mason jar pour. Floral, red skinned apples, earthy, mild grain-like sweetness on the nose. Kinda sloppy at first. Bittersharp apples, nearly dry-dry, bold acid, mellow tartness, strong grape tannins, lingering perfume on the tongue. Acidy, moderate tartness, minerally, mild dried pineapple, clean Sidra bubblegum. Kinda good industrial quaff.