obguthr (12465) reviewed Original from Crispin Cider Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Green apple and pear nose. Clear champagne color and effervescene. Tart apple flavor, clean. Granny smith-ish, without being overly sour. Well done.
obguthr (12465) reviewed Brut from Crispin Cider Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Mild swiss cheese funk and ripe apple aroma, not strong. Clear light golden, effervescent. Somewhat dry flavor of apples. Probably a good choice for making various cider cocktails.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Rubbery babyfood apple nose. Cloudy yellow, somewhat still. Apple flavor with a slight mustiness and fig finish. Good complexity and unique, but not that appealing otherwise.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Complex aroma of honeysuckle, daffodil, honey,and apples. Milky yellow. Daffodil dominated flavor of apples with a honeysuckle finish. Not overly carbonated. Very floral, unique, and enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bomber thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours a hazy pear color with a runaway white head. Nice aroma of ripe apple - like a golden variety. Medium body with mild carbonation. Starts sweet and then goes through a series of changes ending up like golden delicious skin. So somewhat tart in the finish. Tasty drink. One of the better ciders I’ve had.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours with a hazy pale golden body and a fading white head (leaves a ring). Aroma of oddly phenolic yeast. Estery. Very dry with light hints of adjunct (read syrup) sweetness. A touch of plastic and fusel. A bit of raisiny and pear fruit esters on top of the [needless to say] apple character. A bit of Macintosh. Flavor is somewhat sweet. Lots maple character in the flavor that isn’t in the aroma. Somewhat nutty as well. Crisp fruit flavor. Somewhat dry finish. Pretty nice actually. Light bubbles. Very decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours with a small ring of white foam over a hazy but very pale yellow body. Nearly a glowing green hue. Aroma is very authentic as far as real cider. Honey, but very faint. Kind of a bland, aroma. Smells like supermarket bought honey, kind of minerally. Flavor is very floral honey, a bit sweet, apple, some sweet applesauce. Not bad. I think the cut the the fermentation process a bit early to save some sweetness. Tingling small bubbles. Really not a bad, sort of mass produced cider.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Brut from Crispin Cider Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours with a very pale golden body. Fading foam. Dry, very dry, aroma. Minerals, apple core. Taste dry, delicate apple flavor. Not a ton of character, but not overdone with sugar. Forgettable, but not bad or repulsive at all. The best of the 12 oz Crispins. Light bubbles. Medium to dry finish.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Original from Crispin Cider Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Clear gold and not as pale of a pour as the light. Slightly darker than the Brut as well. Dry, slightly perfumey. A bit sweet. Crisp aroma. Flavor is dry, nearly pear. Taste is quite watered down. Thank god it is not back sweetened to within an inch of its life! Slight tannic and twangy. Not horrible. Dry, small, lively bubbles.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Light from Crispin Cider Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle. Pours with a pale, clear, yellow body and minimal head or lacing. Aroma is sweet, jolly ranchers, chalk and sticky honey. Cloying aroma. Not as cloying as it smells. A bit of sulfur. Watery flavor. Sort of a dry apple finish. Really not offensive as the Woodchucks (and other alcohopop ciders), but not good.