I am listening to On Point’s (NPR) episode on hard cider right now. I know from hearing a bit of this on the radio earlier that a caller will call in about Blue Bee. I happen to have this in the fridge and I cannot imagine a less appropriate beverage for the evening. Half liter bottle from Beer Run. Pours a clear golden amber with a thin head that quickly fades. Aroma of earth, pepper, dry apple, melon, hints of berry. The taste is dry apples, tart apples, vanilla, butterscotch, currants in the finish. Medium bodied, moderate spritzy carbonation, good balance. Such fanfare... 8600th rating!

Half liter bottle from Whole Foods Short Pump. Pours a crystal clear golden color with a large white fizzy head. Decent head retention. Aroma of sweet and tart apples with citrus hops and a bit of mint and earth. The taste is dry apples, pear, mild citrus and earthy hops. Medium bodied. Solid cider

Half liter bottle from Whole Foods Short Pump, 12/1/13. Pours a crystal clear cranberry red color with a faint bit of fizz. Aroma of soft apple notes, vanilla, and a background of the berries. The taste is dry apples, vinous notes, tart dry berry finish. Medium bodied, dry, good balance, moderate carbonation. Solid cider.

Bottle @ home. A BROsmer BROnus that deserves a fucken a BRO. Pours a clear light yellow appearance with a thin white head. Slightly sweet, tart apple pulp aroma that is a bit spicy. Slightly spritzy, fairly dry, apple juicy, lightly spicy, pear, a bit tangy, clean, light white wine flavor. Easy peasy to drink. Thanks BRO(smer)!

Update: Whoa, whoa, whoa. This is a fucken a bro 8.6% cider? Balls, this is fucken smooth. Two bonus points for the extra boost. I can just picture myself in a kickass confederate uniform with my feet kicked up and a goddamned musket at my side while overlooking a civil war reenactment @ Fredericksburg. I could just pound the fuck out of this neat cider while laughing at all the stupid southerners that think they should have won. It would be pretty fucken chill to put G N’ R’s Civil War on repeat on a silly old Samsung boombox while watching the dorky LARPers replay their glory days. Yay states rights!

Bottle shared by tia & HopTsing at the 20th Richmond Gathering. Pours a very pale yellow color. Aroma of tart apples, earth, mild tannins. The taste is very tart apples, earth. Medium bodied, definitely highlighting the tartness here.