Crafty Brands (SXOLLIE Xider)

Cidery in Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦

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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 )

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5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Home Bargains, Salford. Very pale, almost clear pear cider, with the fruit not that stated but it is evident and it has an initial sweetness before a dry and more flavourless finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2022 at 20:36



5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

YG 031121. Pale straw color with no head. Aroma is apples, sugar, grass. Flavor is apples, sugar, grass. Ordinary- Boring cider.

Tried on 18 Dec 2021 at 07:30


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. A clear, pale straw colored cider, still and headless. Sweetish apple aroma, with some notes of apple cores. Hints of grass too. It's medium bodied, rather sweet, with a flavor driven by sweet apple. Not much else going on actually. Some grassy hints though. Rather uninteresting this one, but at least clean. 211103

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2021 at 19:49


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Extremely pale. It's almost clear save for a greenish hue. It's juicy and has a good balance of sharpness and sweetness. Apple peel 'green' present in the aftertaste.

Tried on 29 Oct 2021 at 17:57


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500 ml bottle, from Gulating ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Extremely pale colour, nearly like water. Pours moderately sparkling. Distinct aroma of Granny Smith apples. Demi-sweet apple flavour, some fruity acidity.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2021 at 08:49


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Clear and extremely pale colour, pours moderately sparkling. The aroma is indeed of Golden Delicious apples. So is the flavour, medium sweet. Could be said to lack a tart, bitter or acidic counterpoint, but is quite nice and easy drinking as it is.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2021 at 00:10


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle: BBE Sep 2023. Drank at home after an hours dog walk on 8th Aug 2021. Tasted of Granny Smith Apples to be fair. A little acidic, but very much like the apple called Granny Smith.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2021 at 20:44


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500 ml bottle, from Gulating ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Clear and very pale straw colour, pours sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Aroma of apples, hints of decaying fruits and solvent. Sweet and slightly sour flavour of Cripps Pink apples.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2021 at 17:56


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Clear, extremely pale green-tinted gold, looks more like wine. Aroma of sweet apples. Taste of medium sweet tart apples, noticeably eating apple variety, slightly floral, mildly syrupy. Moderate carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2021 at 15:32