Chain Yard Urban Cidery
Cidery
in Halifax,
Nova Scotia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Chain Yard Urban Cidery & Taproom
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Description
We are striving to change the cider industry by using inspiration from all over the world to create unique recipes that satisfy
Our team goes above and beyond by truly understanding everything about Cider and the art of Cidermaking. The passion that goes into each batch of Cider sets us apart and has created a loyal cider following. A fine crafted cider should be treated like a well aged bottle of wine.
for our flagship products, you’ll have the luxury of enjoying a crisp, refreshing and consistent taste. Join us in the tap room for your favorite cider you know and love, or come meet our adventurous side and taste some of the amazing ciders we’ve created just for you.
Our team goes above and beyond by truly understanding everything about Cider and the art of Cidermaking. The passion that goes into each batch of Cider sets us apart and has created a loyal cider following. A fine crafted cider should be treated like a well aged bottle of wine.
for our flagship products, you’ll have the luxury of enjoying a crisp, refreshing and consistent taste. Join us in the tap room for your favorite cider you know and love, or come meet our adventurous side and taste some of the amazing ciders we’ve created just for you.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
750mL bottle, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Nose has some toffee apple and crisp red apple skins. Flavour has light-to-medium toffee-like sweetness, crisp red apple skins, and a touch of champagne-like effervescence. Not much complexity here, but it’s pleasant enough. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2026
at 04:37
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sweetish, taste, but with a touch of tartness in the finish. There's a juicy apple note initially but it sort of fades into a touch of butteriness.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2026
at 04:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750mL bottle. Pours clear pale blonde with a white head. Faint grassy apples on the nose; touch of lemon sugar. Flavour has thin apple skins, off-dry, kind of grassy. Very unconvincing apple expression. It's okay, but pretty far from good.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Chain Yard Urban Cidery & Taproom
on 31 Jan 2026
at 00:37
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Chain Yard. Pours a clear, very pale blonde. Crisp apple skins on the nose, gentle must and floral notes. Off-dry. Flavour has apple skins, floral, gentle minerality. Finishes nice and dry. Pretty decent cider.
Tried
from Draft
at
Chain Yard Urban Cidery & Taproom
on 20 Dec 2025
at 19:08
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Chain Yard. Pours clear light gold. Lots of fresh, slightly jammy strawberries on the nose. Semi-sweet. Flavour has lots of fresh strawberries up front, less prominent rhubarb. Hard to get much apple here. The strawberry character is nice, but there's little complexity or integration between cider and adjuncts.
Tried
from Draft
at
Chain Yard Urban Cidery & Taproom
on 20 Dec 2025
at 19:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
355mL can, pours a hazy dark amber red with a small white head. Nose has plenty of Riesling grapes, musty blueberry skins, and crisp apple skins. Flavour is dry, musty and farmhouse-y, with plenty of musty blueberry skins, vinous notes, and crisp apple skins. Carbonation is fittingly high, and the Riesling and blueberry contributions end up adding to the complexity. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2025
at 04:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
355mL can. Pours hazy red with a white head. Riesling, dry blueberries, and apple skins on the nose. Flavour is quite dry with apples skins, fermented out blueberries, and wine grapes. Fairly tannic and effervescent carbonation. Nice, this is one of their better products.
Tried
from Can
at
Chain Yard Urban Cidery & Taproom
on 07 Sep 2025
at 00:47
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Slight haze, has an apple juice aroma. On the palate, some juiciness, it's fine. You drink it, it's cider. I'm not getting much unique character or anything but it's fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2025
at 03:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
375mL bottle, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Nose has a ton of pungent green apple core, maybe some light tannins. Flavour is dry and acidic, with plenty of apple core and some crisp apple skins. Pretty timid other than the acidity. Not much character. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2025
at 03:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 375mL bottle. Chill hazed blonde with very minimal white head. Okay apple core, taste is a touch muted, the aging doesn't seem to add much. Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2025
at 03:24