Ciderhuset Balholm

Cidery in Balestrand, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴

Established in 1922

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Sjøtunsvegen 32, Balestrand, 6899, Norway

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3.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Gusher... Pours clear golden with a short lasting white head. Aroma has notes pears and hint of sugar and grass. Taste is light sweet with a long very dry, pear, slightly sulfur and white wine finish. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is fizzy to over carbonated.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2015 at 10:56


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Pingvinen, Bergen. A clear, golden cider with a small, white head. Citrusy, piney nose with apple, cores and some grass. There’s some bitterness in the mouth, with citrusy piney hops doing most of the work, apples and apple cores in the back. Grassy hints. Ligthly tart on the palate, close to full-bodied, and quite dry. Nice carbonation and a long finish. A pretty lovely and refreshing drink indeed. 151005

Tried from Draft on 30 Dec 2015 at 14:26


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

KØLF 161015. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is apple, malt, sourness. Flavour is apple, malt, sourness, yeast. OK cider.

Tried on 16 Dec 2015 at 00:56


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

KØLF 161015. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is hop, sourness, apple. Flavour is hop, sourness, apple, floral. OK cider.

Tried on 16 Dec 2015 at 00:49


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

Fra fat på Ølhallen 23 Okt 15. Lys gyldenbrun. Skum langs glasset. God - litt tung - fruktaroma. Smaken frisk og variert. Ulike epletyper. Fin balanse mellom sur & søt. En annerledes cider. Nesten øl!

Tried on 04 Nov 2015 at 02:13


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draught @ Pingvinen, Bergen
Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of tart red apples, citrus and grape. Taste is light sweet and medium sour with a long dry, sour and red apple finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 25 Oct 2015 at 03:23


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Fonefan 110415. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour is apple, yeast, fruit, sourness, hint of sugar. Nice cider.

Tried on 26 Sep 2015 at 03:19


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled at Vill & Syrlig. Almost clear golden body with a fading white head. Aroma is light acidic fruit with apples and hint of yeast. Flavor is sweet fruity with apples. Tastes like real cider, but a bit weak and not very distinct. Medium body and a bit short in aftertaste. Last sample of the night at the festival, should probably re-rate.

Tried on 24 Sep 2015 at 15:31


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

Bottle. Pours light hazy yellow, with a fizzy, very short lived head. Aroma is fruity, with pear, light tartness with fruit peel. Medium body, with fizzy carbonation. Flavour is fruity, with fruit peel and pears.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2015 at 14:24


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled at Vill & Syrlig. Slightly unclear golden body with a small white head. Aroma has apple and grassy hop pellets. Flavor is medium sweet apple, some acidic fruit, moderate bitterness and hay. Medium body and aftertaste. Not to convinced if hoppy cider is my taste, but has to take in consideration that this was sampled after 15-20 sour beers so there might be a palate crash. Another to be ordered and re-rated.

Tried on 22 Sep 2015 at 10:26