mcberko (47456) reviewed Spring from West Avenue Cider House 7 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
355mL can, pours a lightly hazed dull yellow with a tiny white head. Nose has some maple notes upfront, along with crisp apple skins, and a touch of apple juice. Flavour follows accordingly, with moderate apple juice, light skins, and some maple. Light-to-moderate sweetness (certainly sweeter than the West Avenue average), but it works. Good stuff.
mcberko (47456) reviewed HD3 from West Avenue Cider House 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
355mL can, pours a clear dull golden with a tiny white head. Aroma has lots of crisp dry apple skins, a touch of funk, and some hay. Flavour has plenty of red apple core, crisp dry apple skins, and a hint of funk. Quite dry, with just a hint of residual sweetness. Very well-made as usual.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Wild Oak from West Avenue Cider House 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
330mL can, pours a clear golden with a tiny white head. Nose is gentle, with oak and crisp apple skins detectable. Flavour has a dry oak character, with crisp apple skins, gentle wild yeast, and a touch of bugginess. Real nice oak and wild yeast character. Excellent.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Little Mac from West Avenue Cider House 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
473mL can, pours a clear amber, no head. Aroma has a nice red apple skin character and light farmhouse funk. Flavour is fairly dry, with a solid tart red apple skin character, light farmhouse, and a toxic of hay. Nice tart, dry finish. Good stuff.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Cold Snap from West Avenue Cider House 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
330mL can, pours a cloudy dark red with a tiny white head. Nose is full of red wine, dry sangria, and a touch of crisp pear skins in back. Flavour is quite dry, with lots of red wine and sangria, which drown out any real cider/perry notes. Quite a dry sangria-like finish. Not complex but nicely done for what it is.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at barhop 2. Clear golden pour, no head. Aroma of earthy apple skins, bright peach Purée, with hints of vanilla, and light tartness. Interesting brew, a big mix of stone fruit and barrel with a tart finish. Quite nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
On tap at C’est What? Clear gold pour, no head. Aroma is tart apples, with some subtle mengo skin sharpness. Good mouth feel, low carb. Sweet, apple skin finish with some extra fruity sweetness, but not specifically mango. Meh,
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at the Black Hoof. Clear yellow pour, no head. Not as funky as I expected but there was some funk and tartness for sure. The apples seems a but musty, some honey, and crisp apple skins with some funk, and slight sour notes. Not bad, not great. But still refreshing and crisp.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at barhop. Quite tart, crisp, and clean. Light honey, touches of funk, slight spice. Crisp abd clean apple cider with a great tartness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at barhop.
Clear yellow pour, no head. Tart apples, soft, but sweet Blueberry. Quite juicy, and a good balance of tart and sweet. Juicy finish, clean and dry.