The Land of Kudzu & $16 Mocktails.
Glamping down by the Helene carnage for a bit.

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SaltyGrog added a new beer Royal Peach by Noble Cider
1 year ago

SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Vantage from Yonder Cider Company (Seattle, United States 🇺🇸)
1 year ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
AKA Semi-Dry
Ingredients: apples, cane sugar

Pounder from Press online. Had a few good ones in the past so I got a variety sixer kinda cheap.
Medium pale, clear, quick soda head.
Menthol, clay, industrial apple juice nose.
Definitely off-dry. Added malic acid. Bubblegum. Light veggie tannins, forced spritz. Industrial. Slight lemon & floral on the finish keeps it from being trash. Prefer the dry.

Okay.
Tried from Can from Press Then Press Cider Shop on 02 May 2025 at 17:31
SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Dry from Yonder Cider Company (Seattle, United States 🇺🇸)
1 year ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Crispy clear, pale gold, lingering ring of lace.
Creamy, slightly acidic, vanilla, iron nose.
Woody, hard acid, white wine, malic acid, bright, medium-strong tannins. Dry citrus. Still a bit industrial but way better than the semi-dry.
Dry, thin, very forced crispy, dust. Same abv as the semi but no added sugar to ferment.

Refreshing.
Tried from Can from Press Then Press Cider Shop on 02 May 2025 at 17:28

SaltyGrog added a new beer Dry by Yonder Cider Company
1 year ago

SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Mazama from Yonder Cider Company (Seattle, United States 🇺🇸)
1 year ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bright botanicals and punchy orange peel add a pop to this pear and apple cider. Ingredients: apples, lemon verbena, orange peel, fennel seed, cane sugar

Single as part of a mix from Press online. Mojito glass at home. Pale gold, very slight protein haze with a lingering ring of lace.
Lemon verbena over apple spice nose.
Big lemon honey feels with a delicate twinge of orange peel, medium-low apple tannins, apple stem, earth, citrus pith finish.

More refreshing cocktail rather then complex cider.
Tried from Can from Press Then Press Cider Shop on 02 May 2025 at 17:23
SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
3rd Anniversary Blend from Yonder Cider Company (Seattle, United States 🇺🇸)
1 year ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Clear, rich medium gold, still, sweaty pour into my mojito glass.
Semi-sweet apple acid, mellow veg, mildly tart & honeyed nose.
Moderately tannic, medium high sharpness, bright acid, prickly veggy/leafy finish that ends with good contrast; spritzy.

Kinda okay.
Tried from Can from Press Then Press Cider Shop on 02 May 2025 at 17:15
SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
4th Anniversary Blend from Yonder Cider Company (Seattle, United States 🇺🇸)
1 year ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pounder via Press online, couple months in the fridge. Mojito glass at home.

Pale gold, fizzy pour.
Creamy, sour berry, cheap chardonnay nose.
Very tart, sour melon, white wine, ugly ethanol.
Thin, too sharp, irritating, even for me.

Somewhat palatable but too unattractive to swig the whole can.
Tried from Can from Press Then Press Cider Shop on 02 May 2025 at 17:13

SaltyGrog updated a beer: Peas in a Pod (2022) brewed by Revel Cider
1 year ago

SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Embrace the Funk: Foudre Noire from Yazoo Brewing Company (Madison, United States 🇺🇸)
1 year ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Single 12oz can from a Houston bottle shop. Just called Foudre Noire. Pint glass at home.

Hazy, dark brown cherry juice, medium tan head that lingers a bit.
Nose is macerated tart cherries, brown ale, chocolate, soft brown bread.
Twangy, tart cherry, lemon iced-tea, wood pith, watermelon rind, tiny bit of earthy spice, low volatiles, very Mai-Tai like. A cleaner, less complex Rodenbach.
Low carb, plenty acidic, no glaring oxidation, don't feel the abv, astringency on the middle to tail.

Kinda great.
Tried from Can from Appalachian Vintner on 17 Jul 2025 at 22:49

SaltyGrog updated a beer: Citra Spin brewed by Perfect Plain Brewing Company
1 year ago