Ciderhuset Balholm

Cidery in Balestrand, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴

Established in 1922

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Sjøtunsvegen 32, Balestrand, 6899, Norway

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

30.08.2015, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Big fizzy mediumlasting head, slightly hazy. Aroma is slightly dry fruity, unripe pears, grassy hops, pear skin, hay, hints of fresh birch wood. Taste is mild, slightly dry fruity, ripe pears, hay, sugar, grass, pear skin. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Nice enough.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2015 at 08:56


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

11.08.2015, 0,5l bottle @ Ciderhuset:
Nice slightly fizzy-creamy shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly fresh fruity, apple skin, hay, yellow apples, fresh birch wood, grass, hints of citrus. Taste is dry fruity, fresh green apples, grass, apple skin, fresh hops, citrus, hay, sorrel. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and fresh mouthfeel. Tastewise it kind of reminds me a little of the Mikkeller Spontandryhop series. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2015 at 13:40


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

03.08.2015, 0,5l bottle @ home:
Slow gusher. Big fizzy shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry fruity, apple skin, minerals, dry apples, sour grass, hay. Taste is dry fruity, apple skin, dry apples, sour grass, minerals, hay, hints of sorrel. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Nice and fresh.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2015 at 15:38


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

Bottle from Polet TRH cons 2015-07-13 Göteborg AR: dry apple skin, fruit syrup, AP: very fizzy bronz, frothy/lively semi trasparent white deminishing white foam F: rich carbonation late season apple mixed colors, apple skin, apple sid, wee dust, dry to semi dry, wee tart

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2015 at 12:30


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

75 cl bottle @ Sankt Hans Tasting, Ulfborg.
Aroma has alcohol, some apple liquor and honeyish tones. Flavour has alcohol, sake, some watered rum and calvados. Leathery and dry finish with floury apples. Also hints of wallpaper paste and sake. Unusual and not that good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2015 at 03:00


6.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5


Bottle 500ml.

[ As Balholm Cider Medium ].
Light unclear light medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate apple, sweet apples, sugary apples. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, tart apples, sweet apples, dry, apples. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft - lively. [20150411] --- Beer merged from original tick of Vestmann on 16 May 2015 at 03:36 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Bottle 500ml. [ As Balholm Cider Medium ].Light unclear light medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate apple, sweet apples, sugary apples. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, tart apples, sweet apples, dry, apples. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft - lively. [20150411]

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2015 at 03:36


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle@fonefan. Golden colour, no head. Aroma is apple, nectar, some fruits, earth and mild yeasty notes. Flavour is apples, some fruity ntoes as well as some almost bitter notes to it.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2015 at 00:09


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

Gylden klar skum hvid lidt Æble støv tør Sur lidt sød lidt Vandede blød @f1

Tried on 11 Apr 2015 at 05:33


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

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, apples and apple core. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. Nice. 110415

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2015 at 05:32


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

Bottle @ Post-Easter Procrastination, Ulfborg. Pours hazy light amber with small white head. Clear aroma of sour-sweetish apples, with touches of yeast. Dry, vinous flavour of apples, with some sweetish hints. Soft carbonation. Dry aftertaste. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2015 at 05:31