Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
375 ml corked but not caged green bottle, vintage 2015, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%. Minimal carbonation. Pale yellow colour, no head. Aroma of cider apples, funk, oak and sulphites. Light bodied. Dry and funky flavour of cider apples, hints of oak and sulphites.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from a supermarket in Benasque. Poured from a height. Hazy orange color with white head that goes down quickly. Aroma is a bit wild, apples, mealy, earthy. Taste is mealy apples, mineralic, a bit tannic, bone dry finish. A hint of carbonation. Unpretentious, down-to-earth, and absolutely drinkable, though not really complex.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
26.09.2016, 0,375l bottle @ home:
No head, slightly hazy yellowish color. Aroma is slightly dry and funky fruity, apple peel, hay, mild brett, oak, minerals, old cellar, dry apples, flowers, sour grass, apple cores. Taste is slightly sour-ish funky, apple cores, hay, minerals, mild brett, sour grass, apple peel, oak, dry apples, hints of mild vinegar. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish mouthfeel, more or less no carbonation. Fair enough.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
37.5cl bottle. Pours almost clear pale yellow colour. Aroma of ripe mild tart apples, some wood. Taste of dry tart apples, wood, vinegar, interesting!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tap @ Grünerløkka Brygghus. Unclear yellow body with low carbonation and a very small white head. Aroma is mild, green apple, hint of lemon and slightly funky. Flavor is refreshing sour apple, medium acidic for a Sidra, some lemon, light wood and some funk. Light bodied with a long lasting acidic apple aftertaste. Not the most complex farmhouse impression, not the most sour sample either, but nice and refreshing. Always nice to sample a fresh Sidra.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
37,5cl. Fresh and smooth beginning. Nice tart typical apples, but not as deep or fruity as others. Fresh, easy to drink and nice tart-sour with a few tannins. Sulphuric aftertaste with moderate fruity apples and a nice dry sourness. Ok, especially for the price.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at CiderWISE, pours a cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Nose is very funky and cedary, with a dry apple backing. Flavour is quite complex, with farmhouse funk, earthy notes and a wonderful dryness. Barely any apple notes. Complex and well-balanced. Very nice stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle - Funky herbal, grassy, horse blanket and citrus. Cloudy yellow. Funky, grassy tanic and a dry light finish. Great, funky, olive and light, fantastic.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
375ml bottle from the Lion’s Den, Yarm. Yellow golden colour, no head and aroma of ripe apple, woody oak, barnyard funk. Very tart and drying tannic fruity apple flavour with white wine, oak and barnyard notes. Light to medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry sour finish. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
375ml bottle at Crane & Turtle in DC. Pours a clear gold with zero head. Nose has an initial cheesiness, some mild funk, then classic cider, green apple skins, juicy. Flavor follows along, tart, juicy, apples, green apple skins, some mild tropical fruit, a little buttery, some mild cheese too. Tart finish, otherwise clean.