A Few Bad Apples

Cidery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2005

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Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 8

On tap at altered genius. What a beauty of a pour, perfectly clear burgundy. Ever so slight wine like nose. Mild fruity up take on the first taste. Not sweet but still, some of the flowery impact with fruity overtures. Yes, the hibiscus and rose hips carry over more like a fruity backbone. Needs more co2, finishes nearly flat.

Tried from Draft at Altered Genius Brewing - Ambridge Brewery on 12 Jun 2025 at 13:31


5.5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Altered Genius. Hazy pale. Just a mild hint of cherry blossoms, but mostly the nose of plain apple cider. Easy going and quite dry. The alky is well hidden in this, you'd never know it was near 7%. Needs more co2, practically flat. Mostly the flavor of a good cider, hard to find the blossom in this. Civilized finish with just a tad of a processed feel on it in the end.

Tried from Draft at Altered Genius Brewing - Ambridge Brewery on 12 Jun 2025 at 13:09


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 8

On tap at altered genius. Slight haze on pale. Barely any nose but some apple in there. Taste is very laid back and controlled for a dry cider, no sweetness. Very little co2. The middle is mild and still enjoyably dry. Nice to have a cider without unfermented sugar int here. Very little if any residual ill cider effects. I liked this, good job!

Tried from Draft at Altered Genius Brewing - Ambridge Brewery on 12 Jun 2025 at 12:57


7.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

On tap at Altered Genius Trail. Yes, was curious about this since I made my own crab apple cider many years ago. Look is slight haze on pale. Oh, very good co2 on the palate. I'm liking this, its pretty good. A well balanced friendly dry cider. This is as tart as I thought it would be. Probably one of the better ciders I've had in a long time! Very goo finish. Nice job bad apples!

Tried from Draft at Altered Genius Brewing - Trailside Taproom on 01 Mar 2025 at 19:06


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Hazy gold with a large foamy white head. Musty and dryish with apple flesh and a hint of wood. Medium finish and body.

Tried on 05 Jul 2023 at 00:56


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Golden with a trace head. Dryish with apple flesh, a hint of tea and faint vague berry. Medium finish and body.

Tried on 05 Jul 2023 at 00:55


6

Ginger crabapple hange. Clear gold bod thin white head. Ginger herbal aroma. Ginger herbal flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/6/3/13 3.2

Tried from Draft on 11 Jun 2022 at 14:59


7

Clear gold body small fizzy white head. Floral herbal aroma. Floral herbal apple flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/15 3.5

Tried from Draft on 11 Jun 2022 at 14:57


6

Collab. Firkin. Hazy pale gold body small foamy white head. Earthy spicy aroma. Dry tart spicy herbal flavor. Medium body moderately low carbonation. 7/2/7/3/14 3.3

Tried from Cask on 11 Jun 2022 at 12:28


7

Collab. Firkin. Hazy golden body no head. Big ginger herbal aroma. Big ginger herbal spicy flavor. Medium body low carbonation. 7/2/7/4/15 3.5

Tried from Cask on 11 Jun 2022 at 12:26