About
Welcome to West Avenue Cider. Where authenticity and tradition meet big city lights. Our cider has been awarded Best Cider in Ontario for several years running, and we hope you’ll have the chance to find out why. As small-batch producers of hard cider we care about the quality of the fruit that goes into our cider—and we always will. We only use the best ingredients, coupled with a slow fermentation process, so every batch of our cider is characteristic of the orchard’s terroir. Because heritage apples are rare in Canada, we planted thousands of trees in our Orchard to ensure that our Heritage Ciders remain authentic forever.
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
750mL bottle, pours a clear blonde, no head. Aroma is full of bourbon, vanilla, baked apple, and stewed apple. Flavour is very dry, with light bourbon, oak, some vanilla, tannic notes, and crisp apple skins. There really isn't much residual sweetness at all—though that'd usually be a good thing for me, I desire a little sweetness from a barrel aged cider. Good stuff overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2020
at 05:31
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Power tasting at Phill's, bottle; 11.2% ABV
Beautiful golden colour, bright, clean. The aroma is just a notch below the top Ice Ciders, the flavour is very rich, still not the top; there's quite some alcohol, and a light dusty smell; stewed apples flavour, caramelized pineapple, good level of acidity, and mild astringency. Overall it's very good.
Beautiful golden colour, bright, clean. The aroma is just a notch below the top Ice Ciders, the flavour is very rich, still not the top; there's quite some alcohol, and a light dusty smell; stewed apples flavour, caramelized pineapple, good level of acidity, and mild astringency. Overall it's very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2020
at 06:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured from 750mL bottle. Very nice blend of apple skin, funk, balance of sweet and tart. Very well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2020
at 07:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sort of a darker gold. It holds a head. The aroma is different, appley but hard to pin down. The palate has a lactic sharpness but also quite a bit of sweetness. This is unique in its apple character, again hard to pin down as to what that is. Tart in the finish, but with a decent sweetness and juiciness, too. Unusual for sure, I like it.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2020
at 07:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml at Phill's place. Appearance: a bit hazy with white head. Aroma: funky and sweet red apples. Taste: funky, fry, moderately sour. Overall: interesting.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2020
at 07:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear bright golden with a small white head. Nose brings out a wonderfully effervescent funk, gentle crisp apple skins, and some champagne-like notes. Flavour is beautifully funky, with lots of red apple acidity, some champagne-like effervescence, and leather. That funk combines with the acidity in wonderful fashion. Aggressive yet elegant. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2020
at 07:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL bottle, pours clear a clear copper golden, no head. Nose is full of stewed apples, treacle toffee, and brown sugar. Flavour is wonderfully decadent, with lots of stewed apples, treacle toffee, some apple core, gentle acidity, and a little molasses. There's even a little tartness in there. Not at the level of the top Quebec ice ciders, but this is really well-done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2020
at 05:55
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml (thx, Kory V.!) at Phill's. Appearance: clear golden with no head. Aroma: nice sweet apples and acidity. Taste: sweet, sour, some apple seeds. Overall: nice one.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2020
at 05:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(On tap @ Cider House, Toronto, Aug 8/19) Pours lightly haze pale yellow with basically no head. Notes of fairly sweet pear flesh as I guess is expected from Bartlett, some moderate off-dry apple notes, light funk, not a whole lot of tannic grip nor complexity, smooth through the sip and finishing fairly dry. Light to medium body with average carb. Solid stuff here, there's not much that sticks out but it's a well-made cider as one expects from West Ave and the balance is great.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Oct 2020
at 21:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(750ml bottle shared c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours clear bright gold with a small head. Notes of rather deep honey, baking apples, graham cracker, fruit skins, very soft spices, warming sweetness and a slight alcohol dryness, cyser profile as expected. Rather full body with very soft carbonation. Nice little cyser with a light wild edge, well-made, more some others' style than mine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2020
at 23:15