West Avenue Cider House
Cidery
in
Freelton,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues
Contact
Description
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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A red copper cider with aroma of sweet apple jam, light mineral notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity apple juice with light mineral notes, light blackberry, light mineral, nice.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2018
at 00:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(750ml bottle shared by Herbalist, thanks!) Massive gusher. Pours nearly clear pale yellow with a rapidly fading white head and ongoing bubbling. Notes of lightly tart apples fermented quite dry, though juicy up front, gooseberry, lime peel, soft white grape, fresh grass, barrel woodiness, hint of funk, quite vinous, bone dry finish is lightly yeasty, dry cider/sparkling wine vibe, bit of wood. Medium bodied, nice effervescent carbonation is edging towards methode traditionnelle. The grapes are more obvious on the nose and into the finish, but on the whole it feels like a dry sparkling wine - Prosecco or the like - with the apple component relatively stronger. Quite nice, good balance, no sign of booze.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2018
at 23:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A hazed reddish amber perry with a thin white head. In aroma, beautiful mix of pears, Epsom salts, light Brett, light lactic notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet perry with red grapes, light Brett, light lactic notes, very nice. Cask Days 2018.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2018
at 18:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
(On tap @ Birreria Volo, Toronto, Apr 20/18) Pours fairly hazy pale straw gold with an average white head. Notes of lightly sweet and complex layers of crisp red and green apple, soft wood, yeasty quality, touches of wet funky hay, a bit of apple (and maybe lactic?) acidity, finishes dry with a little wood/tannin in the aftertaste. Light to medium bodied, mouth-filling fizz. Very nice and smooth, not particularly brash, well-balanced and the barrels add a subtle touch.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2018
at 20:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(750ml bottle shared by Herbalist, thanks!) Pours clear medium gold with a tiny fading white head. Notes of sweet and lightly caramelized apple with a light fresh tart edge remaining, soft vanilla, wood, bourbon, touches of alcohol warmth and oxidation, maybe grape? Balance is light to moderate sweet, softly acidic, quite round, and off-dry on the finish. Hides the 9% ABV well. Medium bodied, slick, very lightly carbonated. Interesting, the barrel notes needed a bit of air to pop out more but when they did it turned into a much better-balanced and complex drink. Nice alternative to wine barrels for ageing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2018
at 19:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 750ml, gracieuseté de msjpearson, Thanks Mike! Couleur orangée pâle voilée, mousse blanche laissant un anneau sur les parois du verre. Arôme boisé, fermier, pomme acidulée. Goût de jus de pommes, fermier, acidité élevée, pelure de pomme, boisé, légère astringence. Carbonatation élevée, corps moyen.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2018
at 13:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(On tap @ Birreria Volo, Toronto, Jan 19/18) Pours a clear medium gold with a small white head. Notes of tart pale red-type apple, white wine, peachy/tropical fruitiness, moderately acidity, nicely concentrated, maybe a bit of all Brett-type ester quality to it?, quite dry overall, zippy, penetrating apple quality in the finish and aftertaste. Medium bodied, oily, fairly softly carbonated. Nice refreshing apple-forward cider, no nonsense, well crafted.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2018
at 18:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Cask Days 2017 courtesy of jercraigs, thank you. Hazy yellow color, still. Apple and peach aroma. Taste is tart peach, apple flesh, semi-dry finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2017
at 19:48
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Staff recommendation at Bar Hop Brewco. Slightly hazy yellow color, still. Aroma of dusty apple peel. Taste is bone dry earthy fruit. Delicious.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2017
at 17:26
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Wvrst. Hazy pale yellow color, still. Earthy floral apple flesh aroma. Dry lightly tart apple taste. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2017
at 09:36