5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 75cl. An almost clear dark red beer with an orange hue. Intense sourish apple aroma with lots of funk, leather and barnyard, some wood and apple cores. It's acidic on the palate, with vinegar flavor, a medium body and a touch of alcohol. Vinegar, apple, apple cores, wood and a faint grassy touch. Earthty, barnyardish funk too. A bit much on the vinegar side this one. 210328
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2021
at 16:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
KØLF 050221. Straw color with no head. Aroma is apple, plum, oak. Flavor is apples, plums, oak, funk, cellar notes, wine. Nice cider.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2021
at 13:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Unclear golden body with floaters and practically no head. Strong apple aroma, quite acidic with cellar notes. Taste has relatively mild apple flavor, quite acidic, dry, some wood and slightly funky. It’s actually a bit vinous in taste with a subdued apple taste, hint of white sour berries and grapes. It’s a lot of thing going on here. Medium body and refreshing, acidic aftertaste. Ending a bit like a bone dry cidra from Basque Country. Interesting stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2021
at 20:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330 ml bottle, vintage 2019, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Made of the residue after the must (apples and plums) for Solhøi's better ciders has been pressed. Water and sugar have been added. Spontaneously fermented. ABV is 5%. Very pale straw colour, only the slightest haziness, no head, hardly any carbonation. Aroma of apples and yeast, a hint of plums. Dry flavour, notes of sour apples, hints of yeast and mould. Won't buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2021
at 21:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 75cl. #4 2018. A lightly hazy straw colored cider with lots of floaties. Still. Funky aroma, leather, barnyard, cellar, apple and a spiced note. It’s dry on the palate, with some carbonation. Apple, funk, barnyard, hay, grass and some spiced notes in the flavor. Vinous cellar notes, and a lasting finish. A very pleasant one indeed, complex and tasteful. 210205
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2021
at 20:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
YG 130121. Golden color with some white bubbles. Aroma is apple, sourness. Flavor is apple, sulphur, sourness, yeast, apple core, grass, alcohol. Decent cider.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2021
at 07:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Shared 750 ml bottle, vintage 2017, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.2%. Clear and very pale straw colour. Nice aroma of apples, hints of sulphites. The mouthfeel is somewhat watery. Dry flavour, little apple flavour compared to the fine ciders from Hardangergutane we had before.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2021
at 00:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml clear bottle, vintage 2019, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken (listed there as Solhøi Ildkvede rød). ABV is 7%. Cloudy peach to pink to red colour, pours sparkling with an off-white head that actually lasts a while. Aroma of sour apples, quince and cherries. The flavour is slightly dry with a nice fruity acidity, notes of apples, quince and cherries, hints of almonds and marzipan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2021
at 00:28
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml clear bottle, vintage 2018, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.5%. Clear and very pale straw colour, pours sparkling with a large but shortlived white head. Strong aroma of eating apples and quince. Very crisp and dry flavour of apples and quince, some fruity acidity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2021
at 00:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml clear bottle, vintage 2018. Made of 60% Gravenstein and 40% mixed pears, so this is technically more of an apple cider than a perry. From Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.5%. Pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a large but fairly shortlived head. Aroma of apples and pears. Fairly dry and crisp flavour, notes of apples and pears. A slight fruity acidity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2021
at 00:17