Bottle drunk 9/21/24. Clear, bright golden-peach. Juicy apple pulp, light skin, bright acids and gentle sugars with playful Brett and mild lactic acid on the end. Little/no oak apparency. Juicy apple sugars and drier skin tannin with mild bacteria/wild yeast. A lighter, daintier cider. Gentle and champagne-like. Drying tannin on the finish. Refreshing.

500mL bottle drunk 9/14/24. Clear, bright, beeswax. Small, off-white head. Well-carbonated. Nose is a healthy mix of naturally fermented fruit, both quince and apple sharing space. Gentle lactic notes with low sugar and lots of mineral and zesty acidity. In the mouth it's equally light, bright, tart, mildly lactic and with pleasing, well-attenuated fruits. Juiciness, mineral, even light stone fruit character. No oak character, though maybe these are fermented in neutral oak? Could be, not sure.

500mL, undated bottle drunk 11/2/23. Clear-ish, honey-golden-maize. White head of bubbles on edge. Beautiful, gentle, rich Brett. This is exactly like a 9 month Orval. There's a bit of papery skin tannin with very light apple fruitiness in the end. So funky and farmy, clean and lovely. Light oak. Soft, juicy, full of Brett and mild tannin. Don't really get the hops but do get wonderful, deep, rich applesauce-like character. Brett lightens things with heavy band-aid. Drying tannin from barrel and skin in the finish. Well, this is insane.

2015 bottle drunk 11/26/16.
Light cranberry with a golden tint, good clarity and plentiful bubbles.
"Tart" from the nose, though tartness is a taste, one can still smell it often times. Seemingly high attenuation, light lactic character with dry apple skins, low phenolics and light grassiness and nuttiness on the end. Soft funk continually develops, with no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s given to the elderberry dryness, with lightly astringent, pleasantly so, notes and moderate fruit and lactic acidity. Sumptuous apple character creates body (tannin) with a strong dryness and fruity acidity on the end. No alcohol or flaw, very nice. Hope to see more from this brewer; everything has been top notch.

2015 bottle drunk 11/24/16.
Good clarity in this bright, brass-tinged golden body. Fine carbonation visible in solution. Sediment left behind in the bottle.
Based on the commercial description I was a bit worried that this was going to be an oak bomb; like huge toasted oak and butter notes. But thankfully it’s not at all, and I don’t even think it’s noticeably more oaky than the traditional dry. Definite wood and vanilla in there, with some spicy apple tannin and very low alcohol. Not intensely aromatic, or at least apple-wise, on account of the extended aging in oak, but what it loses in fresh apple character, it makes up for in a delightful Brett funk. Soft, funky, lightly juicy and spicy, with long vanilla and wood lingering.
More apple-y in the mouth, with light juiciness and lots of vanilla and spice. Brett is very lightly tart and adds hints of band aid. Good minerality with almost a touch of sulfur and then finally very soft, comforting wood tannin. Never get any toasty or buttery oak. Can really get behind that. Low but tight, spritzy carbonation and lots of Brett and juicy apple lingering. Great balance, great texture. Another killer cider from these guys. Hopefully they’re getting good support and can put out a lot more....and open a tap room!? That would be great.

2015 bottle from Belfast Co-op, drunk 10/2/16.
Good clarity, with light sediment left in bottle. Bright, white-golden appearance with light beeswax hues and a small ring of white bubbles signifying good carbonation.
Just like the honey elder, there’s a good Norman cider nose to this. Lactic acids are soft and well-developed, with good tannins present from both wood and appleskin. Black pepper is light, with just a hint of alcohol, as well. There’s a lovely, well-attenuated apple character, as well as plentiful phenolics of cinnamon and vanilla, on the finish. Not overdone on the oak, and it does seem nicely lagered.
Round, soft and almost nutty, with very light apple sugars, lots of peppery phenolics and a lingering, lightly tart lactic character that is softened/balanced by both wood and sugar. There’s definite oak character, but it’s quite light, so I’ll forgive it. Tight, champagne-like carbonation helps add perceived body and vanilla, pepper and apple linger nicely on the palate. Just a hint of light alcohol and very clean, otherwise.