5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Stark karbonisierter Beginn, im Mund moussierend. Trocken, deutliche Säure, mittellanger Abgang. 9/7/8/7/9/8
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2024
at 13:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
500ml bottle from Press online. A bit of an OG in the west coast cider scene. What a dorky thing to say... Pint glass @home. Big soda head, quick to settle. Clear, dusty, medium gold, active. Fruity, earthy & round, buttery spiced nose. Bitter-sweet, leaning dry. Heavily tannic, moisture stripping, very earthy but with complimentary sharpness, white wine minerality, rosewater finish. Medium force carb, low acid, good texture. Halfway between English & American cider. Doesn't disappoint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2023
at 01:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Garden Path - Bellingham, pours a clear pale yellowish blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out huge barnyard funk, faded crisp apple skins, and a hint of champagne-like effervescence. Flavour is bone dry, with lots of barnyard funk, rustic notes, crisp apple skins, and some champagne-like effervescence. Bone dry, champagne-like finish with tons of funk. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Sep 2023
at 18:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
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1117168, Alpenfire Brown Snout / Vilberie , Estate Dual Varietal (2021), Alpenfire Cider, 8, 4, 7, 5, 12, 3.6, Bottle from Press online. Gargling @home. Frothy, clear, classy gold, active tulip pour. Smell is bittersweet(leaning sweet), oaky, wet earth, sock funk that dissipates over time. Taste is bittersweet(leaning bitter), thick skin, chalky, earthy, mint, yeasty sweet. Definite taste of moldy barn hay funk middle to lingering end. Astringent popsicle finish. Frizzy, abrasive carbonation & hard water feels. Stronger than the 5.9%. Pretty serious mix of funk & bittersweet., 6/14/2023 12:31:50 AM, United States, Washington, Port Townsend, Apple Cider
1117168, Alpenfire Brown Snout / Vilberie , Estate Dual Varietal (2021), Alpenfire Cider, 8, 4, 7, 5, 12, 3.6, Bottle from Press online. Gargling @home. Frothy, clear, classy gold, active tulip pour. Smell is bittersweet(leaning sweet), oaky, wet earth, sock funk that dissipates over time. Taste is bittersweet(leaning bitter), thick skin, chalky, earthy, mint, yeasty sweet. Definite taste of moldy barn hay funk middle to lingering end. Astringent popsicle finish. Frizzy, abrasive carbonation & hard water feels. Stronger than the 5.9%. Pretty serious mix of funk & bittersweet., 6/14/2023 12:31:50 AM, United States, Washington, Port Townsend, Apple Cider
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2023
at 22:56
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from Press Online. The best online, west coast focused cider shop. Nothing really on the east coast, but I thought being specific would be useful. V19? Lo-ball glass @home. Very similar apple bill to my recent bottle of Alpenfire Spark! Yarlington Mill subbed for Gravenstein, Kings, Melrose, & Burgundy, but everything else is the same. Quick fizz, clear, greasy, medium gold pour. Earthy, grassy, buttery, lemon, faint flowers. Sharp & truly bittersweet upfront. Lemon & black tea, one sugar cube, very slight veg. Dry, oily, lingering macerated/browned apple flavor. Medium piercing carb, beautiful heavy astringency, bittergreen, Aspirin, parching popsicle stick, glue, hint of grape. Touch boozy. Enough sharpness to not fall into a British, earthy pit of despair. Spark! is an okay gateway, but too sweet. This is the best bittersweet I've had west of the Mississippi. Really doesn't taste west coast. Harsh for some, perfect for others.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2023
at 22:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Press online. This deserves a vintage, as the apples & allotment are always changing. Alas, there is nothing on the label. My version of this is 8.4% & Includes: Gravenstein, Kings, Melrose, Burgundy, Dabinett, Brown Snout, Vilberie & Foxwhelp. V20? Lo-ball glass @home. Three weeks sleeping in the fridge. Clear, but slightly jellied light-medium gold, active sizzle & pour. End of the bottle delivers a more yeasty experience. Earthy, honey-ed, grassy fresh, good butter. Demi-sec. Earthy & sharp upfront, dry nuts, cruising sharp & acidic middle, a little more skin, bittersweet leaning sweet finish, sulfite dust. Low to medium, constant carb, hidden abv, middling high acid, little more bite as it warms. Very approachable, refreshing, restrained, if slightly too sweet for a show pony. Extra points for the good price point though. Cheers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2023
at 21:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Beer Junction, pours a clear sparkly golden, no head. Aroma is bone dry, with very crisp apple skins. Flavour is likewise bone dry, giving off very apple skins, some light farmhouse character, and some hay. Bone dry, underwhelming in complexity, somewhat boozy finish. Good but not so impressive and horrendously overpriced ($6 for a 4 oz).
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2023
at 05:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Capitol Cider, pours a clear copper with a tiny ring of white head. Aroma is complex, with toffee apple, red apple skins, and some light funk. Flavour is bone dry, with lots of red apple skins, complex bugs, and a touch of berries. Quite complex, while maintain its bone dryness. Real nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2022
at 19:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at growler guys pours out pale straw topped with a small head. Nose is nice sweet tart apple notes and some funk. Taste is more of the funky tart apple kick.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2021
at 20:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle drank at a Thanksgiving at David's. Pours a clear oily golden hue. Huge legs. Big sweet woody and smoky nose. Super sweet notes. Slick body, sugary, smoky, huge flavors, apple essence. Lovely cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2019
at 01:23