Revel Cider

Cidery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

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.)

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle sampled at BC Cider Fest 2024, pours a clear pale pink with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle, tart plums, apple skin and gentle acidity. Flavour is loaded with juicy plums, gentle acidity, light apple skins, and low-medium residual sweetness. Nice use of plums, finishing juicy and tart. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2024 at 01:13


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle sampled at BC Cider Fest 2024, pours a dark red with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of wild yeast, musty red grape skins, and light apple skins. Flavour is dry and funky, with a really nice dry red grape skin character, great bugs, oak, vinous notes and a touch of apple skins. Expertly crafted, dry, funky and complex. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2024 at 01:12


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle pour at The Magnet, pours a clear pinkish amber with a tiny white head. Aroma is loaded with tart plums, a touch of cherries, and plenty of apple skins. Flavour has moderate acidity, with wild yeast, tart cherries, and plenty of tart plums. Low residual sweetness, with lots of plums and cherry that meld well with the wild yeast. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2024 at 05:42


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Aus der Dose im 2023-11 getrunken. Diese Farmhouse Cider kommt sehr klassisch daher. Das Apfelaroma ist herb und weniger süß. Der Säuregehalt ist eher schwach und ein recht kurzer Abgang.

Tried on 14 Jan 2024 at 15:40


3.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2

Aus der Flasche 2023-10 im Muted Horn getrunken. Dieser klar messingfarbende Cider-Wine-Hybrid aus Sherry-Apfelwein und hellem Sauvignon Blanc hat eine Ester-Aroma, die über alles steht und ich als Fehlnote bezeichnen würde. Später wenn der Cider wärmer wird zeigen sich hinter dem Esteraroma auch Apfelaromen. Aber nein das Cider ist nicht meins!

Tried on 14 Jan 2024 at 15:40


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Aus der Flasche 2023-11 im Muted Horn getrunken. Dieser trübe, orange Cider-Wine-Hybrid aus Rosé-Muscat Wein, Gewürztraminer Wein, ein Cider aus Ida Red-Äpfeln bringt ein wunderbares Aroma von hellen Kernfrüchten wie Pfirsiche und gelben Pflaumen ins Glas. Der Köper ist recht kompackt mit einen langen Abgang und einer recht schwachen Säure. Wunderbar!

Tried on 14 Jan 2024 at 15:38


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Aus der Flasche (Vintage 2019) im 2023-11 getrunken. Dieser Cider-Wine-Hybrid aus ca. 1/5 Vidal-Wein und 4/5 Cortland-Apfelwein auf Honigwaben gereift zeigt sich wunderbar golden im Glas. Vom Honigeinfluss und vom Wein ist hier nichts zu entdecken. Es bleibt ein sehr gutes, aber auch klassisches Cider mit deutliche herb/sauren Apfelaromen.

Tried on 14 Jan 2024 at 15:33


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

750ml @ Matt's shared with Phill and other Matt's friends. Appearance: like an unfiltered apple juice. Aroma: a bit sweet red apples, nice. Taste: nice body, bone dry, very astringent. Overall: too dry.

Tried on 24 Dec 2023 at 22:45


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

750mL bottle, pours a clear caramel colour with almost no head. Nose is bone dry, with tons of barnyard funk, some champagne-like effervescence, and moderate acidity. Flavour is bone dry, with lots of barnyard funk, moderate acidity, and champagne-like carb. Very assertive carb, bone dry and quite acidic.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2023 at 22:36


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Tried on 15 Dec 2023 at 19:41