5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Handpull from the Old Bicycle Shop, Cambridge. Yellowish orange, flat, slightly cloudy. A bit of scummy head on top. Raw cider vinegar in the aroma... was not prepared for this. The taste is improved, rather pleasant actually: it’s got a decent rounded fruity tang reminiscent of the better farm ciders. The lovely bitter-sour note remains to the end of the sip. There are issues with this but it’s a pleasant enough drop.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2017
at 13:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Beers or Europe. Hazy orange colour with a short-lived white foam head. Aroma of fruity apple. Taste is sweetish juicy apple, with some fruity notes. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry fruity finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2017
at 11:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Sparkling golden colour with a white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of mellow apple. Taste is apple, sweetish, sugary with some fruity notes and slight tannins. Mouthfeel abit thin, light bodied, medium carbonation, dry lightly tannic finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2017
at 14:46
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Box @ Stable, Birmingham. Pours hazy, murky gold with a sour aroma. Taste is similarly sour and tangy with little apple fruit fighting its way through. Bristling sour tannins and wild orchard funk. A little hard to like.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2017
at 11:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
On gravity at the Prince of Wales, Farnborough. The blackboard called it ’Merry Monkey Scrumpy’? However was pretty sweet so am presuming it’s the Merry Monkey and not Monkey Scrumpy. Aroma of floral apple blossom. Light gold. No head. Sweet, but with a savouriness in the finish. Medium bodied, velvety soft, with an abrupt finish. Haven’t ever gone for ciders but have really enjoyed the couple I’ve had here recently (another cider and a perry at the beer fest).
Tried
on 03 Jan 2017
at 16:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bag in a box at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Hazy orange colour lasting white bubbles. That’s alright actually. Some apple and orange aroma. Some decent dryness on the finish. Some tannin. Some sweetness. Pretty good.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2016
at 13:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Box @ Stable, Birmingham. Pours clear gold. Aroma is rich golden apple, caramel. Taste is rich caramel, hints of brown sugar, not overly sweet and just about manageable. Very flavoursome one this.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2016
at 18:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg @ Stable, Birmingham. Pours hazy orange, no head. Aroma is raw apple orchard fruit, light funk. Taste is farmhouse scrumpy, mild sour, good apple fruit. Good scrumpy.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2016
at 18:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Box @ Stable, Birmingham. Pour a misty gold, plasticine aroma. Taste is surprisingly balanced, drinkable and not as harsh as expected for a rum box cider. Nice sweet apple fruit integration with sweet light rum and citric orange. Quite nice.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2016
at 17:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bag in a box lasting white head hazy gold. Some sweetness. It’s not awful. Some sweet apple juice. Some character. Its decent enough. Ok. Too sweet.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2016
at 12:31