Ciderhuset Balholm

Cidery in Balestrand, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴

Established in 1922

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Sjøtunsvegen 32, Balestrand, 6899, Norway

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6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

750 ml dark bottle, from Helgø MENY, Hundvåg. ABV is 4.7%. Slightly hazy golden colour, pours sparkling with a moderate to small white head. Aroma of oxidised apples, elderflowers and herbal hops. The flavour is slightly on the dry side, with the same elements as the aroma, but overall with a somewhat "unfresh" character.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2023 at 21:16


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

YG 120423. Orange color. Aroma is apples, hint of hop. Flavor is apples, hint of hop., sourness, sugar, oranges, peaches, grass. Ordinary cider.

Tried on 24 Sep 2023 at 08:19


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0,5 flaske fra Sola taxfree, delt med Kitty: gylden med bruseskum. Behagelig eplearoma og -smak, lett perlende og passe søt. En smule vandig, men med ok ettersmak.

Tried on 21 May 2023 at 16:26


7.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

0,5 flaske (Balholm Eplebrygg) fra Sola taxfree, delt med Kitty på 17.mai: lett uklar dyp gylden med forbilledlig skum helt ned - ser ut som øl. Frisk og god eplesmak i kombinasjon med og fin munnfylde fra malten. Diskret humlet og fint karbonert. Kittys nye favoritt.

Tried on 17 May 2023 at 15:57


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

13.03.2023, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Soft gusher. Big fizzy shortlasting head, cloudy light orangy color. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, apple juice, hay, grass, flowers, leafs, dusty apple peel, winegum. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, unripe apples, grass, hay, flowers, minerals, dusty apple peel, soda powder, paper, bark, hints of winegum. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Boring.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2023 at 17:18


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

12.03.2023, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Small fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, cloudy light reddish orangy color. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, winegum, flowers, berries, grass, butterscotch, minerals, sweet apples, soda powder. Taste is slightly dry fruity, hay, flowers, berries, sweet apples, soda powder, paper, apple peel, bark, minerals, sorrel, leafs. Medium biterness, slightly harsh and dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Boring.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2023 at 17:18


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

14.03.2023, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Small bubbly-creamy shortlasting head, cloudy dark orangy color. Aroma is slightly fresh and sweet fruity, elderflower, fresh apples, leafs, flowers, grass, perfume, hops, apple cores, hints of citrus. Taste is slightly sweet floral, apple cores, grass, flowers, hay, elderflower, harsh hops, leafs, dusty apples, bark, apple peel, alcohol, hints of citrus. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh floral mouthfeel. Weird.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2023 at 17:17


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle, 75cl. A quite hazy orange colored cider with some carbonation and a rim of bubbles. Quite sweetish apple aroma, think apple jam or baked apple, along with a gentle tropical, orangey hoppyness. Pineapple, peach, grass, a touch of orange and a very light herbal note. It's medium bodied and a little bit dead on the palate, a bit more carbonation would've done good with the fruity sweetness. Apple driven flavor too, sweet, but with a bit more hoppyness than on the nose. Quite shortlived finish. Wonder if they made it sweet to stand up against hoppy bitterness, but didn't know that dryhopping don't give you much bitterness. Anyway, it's a quite tasteful cider, but it's too sweet and flat for me. 230412

Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2023 at 16:24


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

YG 310323. Golden-orange color with no head. Aroma is apples, grass, yeast. Flavor is apple, grass, yeast, earth. Nice cider.

Tried on 11 Apr 2023 at 05:50


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 75cl. It's lightly cloudy in the glass, golden-orange in color, and mostly still and headless. Some bubbles float to the top and stay for a little while though. It's quite pleasant on the nose, apple driven, with some grass, earthy hints and sour fruit. It's medium bodied and quite dry on the palate, far from bone dry though, and with a pleasant tickling on the tongue. Tannins and acidity, with a flavor dominated by fresh apple juice. Grass, bark, wood and earth notes too. Apple cores. Long finish. A very pleasant cider at a rather low ABV. 230331

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2023 at 14:17