Revel Cider
Cidery
in
Guelph,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Revel Cider Co.
Established in 2014
Contact
62 Dawson Rd, Guelph, N1L 1S8, Canada
Description
Revel started in 2014 as a solo passion project. Imagine our excitement when it turned out that, hey, lots of folks are fermentation enthusiasts!
By 2022, our team was seven people strong — with over 1000 cases of Revel bottles and cans shipped to discerning drinkers every month.
Our characterful native yeast fermentations explore the endless flavours Ontario has to offer. Combining farm-grown and foraged fruits, discovering what the fermentation process yields, and aiming to bring out the best of each ingredient is what makes us excited to come to work every day. (Well, that, and all the incredible smells.)
By 2022, our team was seven people strong — with over 1000 cases of Revel bottles and cans shipped to discerning drinkers every month.
Our characterful native yeast fermentations explore the endless flavours Ontario has to offer. Combining farm-grown and foraged fruits, discovering what the fermentation process yields, and aiming to bring out the best of each ingredient is what makes us excited to come to work every day. (Well, that, and all the incredible smells.)
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle. Clear-ish red with minimal white head. Strawberry dominates, apple, not picking up much of any cherry. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2021
at 02:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear red with a small white head. Nose is earthy and funky, with a nice barnyard funk character upfront; the cherries and strawberries show up later on, albeit in dry form, with a bit of musty grape skins. Flavour is loaded with strawberry upfront, followed by subtle cherry, apple skins, and musty grape skins. Gently funky, with a dry, musty finish with little residual sweetness but lots of strawberry. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2021
at 02:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml at Phill's. Appearance: a bit hazy golden with almost no head. Aroma: dry, apply, low sweetness, some yeasty character. Taste: along the same lines. Overall: ok.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2021
at 02:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from 750mL bottle. Clear blonde-ish gold with no head. Lightly dry, apple skin with medium acidity, hints of reisling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2021
at 01:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a tiny white head. Nose is wonderfully funky, with lots of rustic farmhouse notes, musty grape skins, and crisp apple acidity. Flavour is dry and funky, with lots of farmhouse funk, must grape skins, and crisp apple skins. Nicely funky and vinous, with an essentially bone dry finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2021
at 01:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355mL can, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out a nice fragrant barnyard funk upfront, with a fair bit of tart plums, and crisp apple core. Flavour is along the same lines, with barnyard funk, crisp apple core, and a touch of tart, acidic plum. Nice funkiness, with a fair bit of dryness and moderate acidic. Not all that complex, but for the price point, it's pretty pleasant.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2021
at 03:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355mL can, pours a fairly clear blonde with no head. Aroma is full of wild yeast, pear skins, and some white grape skins. Flavour is bright and nicely acidic, with lots of white grape skins, crisp musty pear skins, and lots of wild yeast. Complex, with a wonderful barnyard funk, accentuated beautifully by the wine yeast. On the acidic side, but it's controlled well. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2021
at 02:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml @ Sales Force. Appearance: hazy golden with a white head. Aroma: funky, sweet apples, some light manure. Taste: semi-sweet apples, apple skins, some apple seeds, dry bone. Overall: one of the driest ciders I've ever had.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2021
at 04:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle. Hazy orangey gold with small white head and a touch of sediment. Very dry, apple, subtle hint of grapefruit, effervescence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2021
at 04:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a hazy bright golden with a small white head -- tons of sediment at the bottom that looks ugly. Aroma is full of barnyard funk, some tart crabapple, and a touch of champagne-like effervescence. Flavour is very dry, with lots of barnyard funk, bone dry apples, and some champagne-like effervescence. Bone dry -- nary a trace of residual sweetness. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2021
at 04:23