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 )

See admin notes for more information.

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

Bottle from Sainsbury's Supermarket, Blackley. Very pale golden cider with an apple aroma, and more of the pink apple flavour in its taste, which is not that sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2021 at 20:37


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

clear pale golden, tiney white head, sparkling. Mild apple aroma, light earthy notes. sweet apple flavour, light acidic bite. High carb, a bit watery.

Tried on 04 May 2021 at 19:08


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pale golden, quickly fading white head. sweet apple aroma. sweet apple flavour, slightly tart with a nice acidity to balance. Not bad.

Tried on 04 May 2021 at 19:07


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle from Sainsbury’s Thin head that disappears quickly. Pale golden pour. It does taste of golden delicious. Easy drinking.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2021 at 18:20


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

Clear, very pale golden. Sparkling, quickly fading head. Yellow apple, apple skin aroma. Sweetish apple flavour, light fruity acidity in the finish. Nice, refreshing.

Tried on 14 Mar 2021 at 19:57


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

330ml bottle, drank at home on 15th Aug 2020. Smells and tastes of apples, nice.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2020 at 06:17


8

Refreshingly Refreshing

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2020 at 19:00


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

[33cl bottle from Sainsbury’s, Bracknell.] A pale straw coloured pour; sweet apple aroma; sweet apple taste; and a fuzzy sweet finish. Not as clean and crisp as the other varieties.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2019 at 18:14


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

[33cl bottle from Sainsbury’s, Bracknell.] A straw coloured pour with a short lived fizz; floral aroma; sharp but ripe apple taste; and a clean finish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2019 at 22:19


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 330ml. @ The Stable Bristol, Canons Road, Harbourside, BS1 5UH Bristol, Bristol, England. [ As Sxollie Golden Delicious Apple ]. ABV: 4.5%. Clear light to medium yellow colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate apple, apple skin, sweet apple, light tart. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, apple, sweet apples, apple skin. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190721] 7-3-7-3-14

Tried from Bottle at The Stable Bristol on 21 Jul 2019 at 17:45