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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Vander Mill, pours a clear golden blonde, tiny head. Aroma is very faint, with gentle champagne-like effervescence and crisp apple skins. Flavour is crisp, with lots of dry apple skins and only a hint of a mustiness. Drinkable and clean, but without much depth.
Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2020 at 22:14

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at Vander Mill, pours a clear blonde with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out crisp apple skins and a gentle champagne-like funk. Flavour is bone dry, with a touch of champagne-like funk and crisp apple skins. Fairly dull but easy enough to drink. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2020 at 22:12

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Vander Mill, pours a clear pale blonde / near-water colour with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out gentle funk and crisp apple acidity. Flavour is along the same lines, with gentle sweetness, crisp apple acidity, and light mustiness. Crisp and clean but ultimately uninteresting.
Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2020 at 22:11

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
16 ounce can from Woodman's Appleton, 8/11/19. Clear pink, thin fizzy head, poor retention. Aroma of dry apple, raspberry, cranberry. Taste is dry apple, apple juice, dry berries. Medium bodied, moderate carb.
Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2019 at 02:52

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16 ounce can from Woodman's Appleton, 8/9/19. Clear gold, thin fizzy head that fades quickly. Aroma of dry apples, ginger, and peach blossoms. Taste is ginger, peach, dry apple. Thin, lightly carbed, refreshing. Decent.
Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2019 at 02:40

8/10
Excellent! Tart/tangy cranberry/hibiscus;red/green/crisp apples;fruit peel/peppercorn/white sugar. Semidry/semicrisp carb. Lingering acid/tangy/tannic drying. No pucker. Refreshingly smooth. Great fruit complexity/spice balance. Loved it!
Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2019 at 16:18

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at Oak & Shield, 3/9/19. Nitro. Clear pale gold. Aroma of tart apple, honey, floral, cherry. Taste is tart apple, sweet honey, cherry. Medium bodied. Not sure what the nitro adds here
Tried on 19 Mar 2019 at 00:16

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Woodman's Oak Creek. Clear pale gold, thin wispy head, poor retention. Aroma of tart apples, earth, mild tannins. Taste is apple, pear, apple juice, earth. Medium bodied, mild tartness, dry, mild carbonation. Decent.
Tried from Can on 23 Feb 2019 at 03:28

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample at City Tavern. Clear pale golden color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spots of lace. Aroma of apple and mild spice. Light-bodied with flavors of mildly tart apple, spice and yeast. The finish is fruity with an apple aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried on 14 Feb 2019 at 20:15

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Macs Industrial. Pours a clear light yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has sweet apple and cinnamon with some bourbon backing. Flavor has sweet spiced apple with a growing bourbon supporting.
Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2018 at 03:03