Ciderhuset Balholm

Cidery in Balestrand, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴

Established in 2006

Contact
Sjøtunsvegen 32, Balestrand, 6899, Norway
Description
Frukthage fra 1922, Balholm Fruktpresseri etablert i 1996, Ciderhuset fra 2004

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4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Unclear straw colour. Aceton and unripe green apples in aroma. Cider taste is slightly spicy. Aceton continues all through aftertaste.
Tried on 30 Jun 2014 at 12:51

3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 2
Straw colour. Alcohol and generous amounts aceton in aroma. Also aceton in aftertaste. Not good.
Tried on 30 Jun 2014 at 12:46

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle 330ml @ Hotel room, Rica Bakklandet, Trondheim
Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of slightly sour green and red apples. Taste is light sweet with a slightly dry and fruity finish. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2014 at 14:15

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. A slight gushing one, but just a centiliter at max. Hazy, golden body and a very short-lived white head. The aroma feels lightly alcoholic, with fruit-sugary sweetness, tart apples and some apple cores. It’s fizzy and full-bodied, semi-sweet, and with flavors of apples, fruit-sugar and some grass and apple cores. Lasting sweet apple finish. A nice one for the alcohol level, but a bit too sweet I think. 140622
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2014 at 14:15

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0.33l bottle. This is a light cloudy or perhaps more deep blurry yellowish looking one and it also has a somewhat surprising lasting white head. Actually when popping the cap the head wanted out. Not often I get that in a cider. It smells nice with a good amount of surprising lemons and yellow/green apples. Soft dusky as well with hints of red berries like rasp and strawberries. Hmm.. Quite unlike any other cider I've nosed. In the mouth it has a nice apply flavor. Somewhat mouthdrying and even a little bit of dust? More refreshing lemons, but it also has a strong apply sweetness. It easy to drink and not bad tasting at all. The astringent mouthdrying feeling on the tongue is somewhat disturbing the total score a bit, but this is a cider I will definitely consider recommending this to my cider drinking friends. 01.02.2014
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2014 at 23:17

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity weak yeasty spicy apple aroma. Fruity spicy apple flavor. Has a sweetish fruity spicy apple finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2014 at 01:30

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Sample from 75 cl. bottle. Clear, golden colour with a bubbly, white head. Fruity aroma with apples, wood, rather alcohol dense, sulphur. Quite a lot of sulphur, actually. Taste is light sweet. Finishes drying with fruits and a sulphur note. Odd.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2014 at 03:35

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Bottled. A golden cider. The aroma has notes of apples and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of over ripe apples and alcohol, leading to a tart finish.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2014 at 17:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
75 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is crisp apples. Smooth apples, fruity and zesty. Lingering fruity and light sulphorish into the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2014 at 11:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle. Slightly foggy golden body with some floaters at the bottom of the bottle. No carbonation. Aroma is mostly apples with a hint of cellar notes and yeast. Flavor is ripe apples with a hint of yeast. Feels both sweet and dry with a dry finish. Mild acidity. Medium body and decent, quite dry aftertaste. Quite rustic apple cider, good apple flavor and not much sulfur. Not a lot of things going on here, but sometimes the apples are good enough and basically that’s what a cider is all about. It was just easy to finish the bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2014 at 00:04