Vander Mill

Cidery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Vander Mill - Grand Rapids

Established in 2006

Contact
505 Ball Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Description
Vander Mill is a locally owned Cider Mill and Winery that serves the greater West Michigan area. The winery specializes in Hard Ciders, Apple Wines and a hand-crafted menu featuring local products.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
16oz can shared by Doug
Clear straw honey with a small white head, no lacing. Aroma of apples, cinnamon and sugar. Flavors of apples, cinnamon, sugar, nutty with a dry finish
This was a decent cider. Reminded me of Thanksgiving.
Tried from Can on 10 Jul 2013 at 22:15

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
16 ounce can. Pours a clear yellow color with a small white bubbly head. A nice mix of apples and cinnamon in the nose, very appealing. The flavor essentially hits the whole apples, cinnamon and a hint of vanilla out of the ballpark. A bit of tartness. Very nice. Please do a 10% Ice version!
Tried from Can on 10 Jul 2013 at 21:58

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Big can. Pours a clear yellow color with a small bubbly head. Very lively. A sweet dry yeasty apple nose. The flavor is rich tannins, some tart apple, very dry, light woody dryness. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 28 Jun 2013 at 21:21

9/10
Tried on 22 Jun 2013 at 17:28

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at Bangers & Lace. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head that starts at the edges and dissipates completely. Aroma has a strong funky barnyard note with underlying tart but dry apples. Flavor starts with a touch of acid and tart apples with a strong funky barnyard backbone and a dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 25 Mar 2013 at 08:46

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Vander Mill Founders Keepers. Pours a clear deep gold with no head whatsoever. Aroma has a nice dry apple note with a hint of tartness, dry honey and barrel. Flavor starts slightly sweet with honey but quickly becomes tart with a nice touch of barrel in the after taste.
Tried on 05 Feb 2013 at 13:21

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the 15th annual MBGSF. Pours a hazy orangish peach with white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has some dry piney hops with some resin and grass (no apple). Flavor has a hint of tart apple underlying with an earthy grass note and a bit of resinous pine.
Tried from Draft on 12 Aug 2012 at 10:18

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Bangers & Laces. Pours an extremely pale yellow with a slight green hue and a white head that dissipates completely. Aroma has a lot of pear with both a bit of sweetness and dryness as well as a hint of dryness. Flavor has a lot of semi tart pear that is slightly dry.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2012 at 14:47

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft taster at Bavarian Lodge, May 24. Very light color, slight yellowish haze in the glass. a light cider nose overwhelmed by the German sausage platter the lady next to me is eating. First sip has some Juicy Fruit to it. some orange peel. I was expecting a coriander from the wit yeast, but it’s barely noticeable. The apple taste is pretty light, contributing to a very light mouthfeel. You could easily down a lot of these before you knew what hit you. Very light fizz all the way to the end.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2012 at 09:49

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Jerry’s. Pours a near clear pale yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light sweet pear and apple note with a backing light wheat note. Flavor has a light pear note with some bitter apple with a bit of a musty wheat backing. Very drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 19 May 2012 at 18:11