Crafty Brands (SXOLLIE Xider)
Cidery in Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa πΏπ¦
Contact
Grabouw, South Africa
Description
Not quite sure where this brewery is actually based.
A now merged brewery came in as being from Nederburg, South Africa but the 'Crafty Brands' located there is permanently closed, according to Google Maps, whereas the website seems quite alive.
Another address that I found is "Wildepaardejacht, Klein Drakenstein, Nederburg", but that's on a different location.
Both locations are in the city of Paarl, but the one I merged into is in Grabouw, where it currently is residing for BV.
The website claims the company to be based in London ( SXOLLIE, 15 Spring Bridge Mews, Ealing, W5 2AB )
See admin notes for more information.
A now merged brewery came in as being from Nederburg, South Africa but the 'Crafty Brands' located there is permanently closed, according to Google Maps, whereas the website seems quite alive.
Another address that I found is "Wildepaardejacht, Klein Drakenstein, Nederburg", but that's on a different location.
Both locations are in the city of Paarl, but the one I merged into is in Grabouw, where it currently is residing for BV.
The website claims the company to be based in London ( SXOLLIE, 15 Spring Bridge Mews, Ealing, W5 2AB )
See admin notes for more information.
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at Elveden Inn, Suffolk. Apple peel aroma. Light gold. Thin head clings to the rim of the glass. Bubbly. Heavy sweet, with a musty undertow. Light bodied. Sticky. Average carbonation. Abrupt finish. Nothing special. Forget the craft tag, this may as well be a macro sweet cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2017
at 12:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Cotteridge Wines. Pours a misty pale gold, thin white head. Aroma is light desert sweet apple. Taste is clean, with a pleasant light medium sweetness. There is something different about the apple - and pear - varieties used that lend an attractive moreish sweetness. Not as sweet as I imagined, not bad really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2016
at 15:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from The Savannah, Liverpool Street Station, London. Pours a very pale yellow/gold with no head. Sweet apple aroma. Distinctive Golden Delicious apple flavour. Very sweet. Light body, sticky texture, high carbonation. Quite drinkable but very sweet even as sweet ciders go.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2016
at 11:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle from Waitrose, Bracknell. A slighty hazy pale colour with no head and light carbonation; some lime aroma; sweet and fruity in the mouth with a slight tartness; and a dry pear-like finish. An interesting find.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2016
at 08:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from the dregs run. Pours hazy light gold with no head. Aromas of apple, sweet, tart apples. Taste is more of the same. Thin, sweet finish. Not my bag.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2016
at 06:40
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to McNeillR. Appearance - very pale yellow. A thin head. Nose - stewed apple. Taste - sweet cloying apple sauce. Palate - light bodied with a tangy texture and a finish that could be fresher. Overall - too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2016
at 12:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at appellation. Pours pale golden, nose is apple, toffee, vanilla, taste is juicy apple, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2016
at 12:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at appellation tasting... Golden amber... Thin white lacing.. Dty apple pie nose... Soft sweet apple.. Soft apple pie
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2016
at 12:01
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Yellow colour. Light apple aroma. Some fruity esters. Moderate sweet apple flavor. Average finish. Watery palate. Golden delicious is not so good as single var. cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2016
at 03:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet apples, fruits, sugars and has a nice weet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2016
at 13:32