mcberko (47456) reviewed Wentworth County from West Avenue Cider House 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Birreria Volo, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out crisp pear and apples, with light funk, and a touch of sweetness. Flavour is moderately funky and fairly dry, with crisp apple skins, crisp pears, and champagne-like effervescence. Fairly complex, bone dry and nicely funky. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Bar Hop Brewco, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with strawberry, some farmhouse notes, crisp apple skins, and a hint of champagne effervescence. Flavour is fruity, gently sweet and lightly funky, with high carbonation — nice champagne-like effervescence, medium-heavy sweet strawberries on the finish. Not overly complex, but it's well-made.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Northern Lights from West Avenue Cider House 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tasting at Ryan's, corked bottle
Hazy golden color. Aroma of brandy (Calvados comes to mind). Sweet, balanced acidity, apple juice flavour, lacking a bit in depth, with notes of brandy; light astringency, some apple skins in the finish.
Not very complex, but good nevertheless.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from 375mL bottle. Amber orange with tiny ring of white head. Light brandy barrel, sweet apple, treacle. Quite nice, but overpriced.
BeerPlace (10899) reviewed Northern Lights from West Avenue Cider House 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
375ml (thx, !) @ Ryan's. Appearance: hazy golden with no head. Aroma: nice sweet and sour baked apples. Taste: nice body, apple skins, some slight barrel notes, some booziness. Overall: good one.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Northern Lights from West Avenue Cider House 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Vintage 215. 375mL bottle, pours a clear amber with a tiny ring of white head. Aroma is full of cognac barrels upfront, treacle toffee, and stewed apples. Flavour is sweet and sticky, with cognac barrels, stewed apples, sticky caramel, treacle toffee, and alcohol. Stewed apples, sweet, sticky and boozy. Maybe not one of the best ice ciders compared to the top Quebec ones, but it's pretty sublime. Excellent.
BeerPlace (10899) reviewed Oracle 2019 from West Avenue Cider House 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
750ml (thx, Matt!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: pale golden with a weak white head. Aroma: smells like a white wine with funk and some cider notes. Taste: super bubbly, this is just sparkling white wine. Overall: super weird.
pictoman (9684) reviewed Oracle 2019 from West Avenue Cider House 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from 750mL bottle. Clear pale gold with dissipating white head. Chardonnay dominant with apple skin and a bit of carbonation. Quite nice.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Oracle 2019 from West Avenue Cider House 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear pale golden with a large white head. Aroma brings out lots of Chardonnay, crisp apple skins, and some funkiness — that Chardonnay really dominates. Flavour is dominated by the Chardonnay upfront, with crisp skins, alcohol, and some funk. Love that Chardonnay precedence. The carbonation is high but totally fitting. Lovely.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Pommerage from West Avenue Cider House 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Phill
Dark red colour, clean. Definitively apples/cider in the aroma. Off-dry, it has good cider and fresh grape character, with light funk.
Nice.