thorongil (8206) reviewed Spirit of India from Revel Cider 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(cask) cloudy yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of spice, fruit candy, then jam; balanced flavour with no finish
neongolden (4416) reviewed Spirit of the Woods from Revel Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(On tap at Lansdowne Brewery, Jan 13 2016) Pours clear pale gold with a tiny ring of white bubbles. Aroma of semisweet apple, lots of herbal notes, juniper, tart berries. Taste of very lightly sweet apple with nice acidity and skin, herbs and cut grasses, a little spirit character. The gin character does build a lot as it warms. Finish is pretty dry with a little sweetness and a little tartness, juniper and herbs build in the finish, a little bit of spicebox as well. Fairly light body with average carb. I came into this expecting gin, which I like, and it was there. Could be overbearing for some but I liked it - dry and interesting. EDIT: Rerating a 355ml can from 2020, now all Ontario botanicals and wild fermented. Revel has come a long way philosophically in 5 years. Quite sweet apple and candied lemon nose with fragrant lavender and juniper, soft peppery tulsi notes in the background, more of a fresh and floral gin vibe with ample funk. Flavour is quite dry compared to the nose, dusty lightly tart lemony apples with soft juniper, perfumed lavender and soft herbal bite, dry finish and a little dusty funk and cedar wood in the aftertaste. Light bodied and almost flat. Quite solid.
neongolden (4416) reviewed Fruit Funk from Revel Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(On tap @ Bar Hop, Jan 11 2016) Pours really hazy straw coloured with basically no head. Super tart and sourish notes of light apple vinegar, green apple flesh, quite funky Brett, yeast. Flavour is sweet and lightly tart apple and white wine grapes with some citrus character and some fresh apricot notes. Finish is fairly dry and tart with soft funk and apple skin. Light to medium body with above average carb. Did not know there was pear in this and did not detect it. Pretty nice, still fruity and funky, good stuff.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Brett Q from Revel Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
A hint of cinnamon here, and some bretta. Some peel and crabapple sense. Pours like white wine. Some tangy bitterness here. Cask Days.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Brett Q from Revel Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A hazed golden blond cider with aroma of nail polish, fusel alcohol, phenolics, OK. In mouth, light sweet fruity malt with light fusel alcohol, light phenolics, a bit off. Cask Days 2015.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed XXX from Revel Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A lightly hazed golden cider with aroma of Brett, light lactic notes, tart apples, very nice. In mouth, tart apples with light acidity, light Brett, lactic acid, very nice. On tap at Beau’s Oktoberfest 2015.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Escarpment Series: BB7011 from Revel Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft - Nice light funky Apple, not to sweet and some tannin. Very pale yellow. Dry Apple, touch of peel and a dry finish.
Ferris (26026) reviewed XXX from Revel Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft - Grassy, citrus and funky Apple. Clear pale gold. Perfume, grass and lots of funky Apple notes. Hops give it a very nice funky yeasty quality. Very nice.