SaltyGrog Profile

750ml via Press online's summer box.
Dusty medium gold pour, almost settled. Quick soda head.
Creamy, sharp, sauvignon blanc, some subtle spice on the nose.
Off-dry, bittersweet yeasty clay note upfront, with old pineapple & lingering papaya fruitiness, cupcake frosting, with a strong punch of lemon-lime acid. New Leather tannins, bitter lime rind, lingering red berry, medium strength barn funk. Some yeasty vanilla endtrails.
Bite-y, warming, sizzling high acid, medium-low tartness, touch of body, low-ish sulfites.
I would have baked this to 8% & completely dried it out but pretty great as is.

Tried from Bottle from Press Then Press Cider Shop on 12 Nov 2025 at 23:36

SaltyGrog added a new venue Simple Brewing Company located in New York, United States
4 months ago

SaltyGrog added a new brewery: Simple Brewing Company located in United States
4 months ago

7.5

SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed The Emerald Necklace 2024 from Eve's Cidery 4 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Summer cider club bottle. A few months of fridge sleep before I bothered. Very lazy these days. Vetting, adding, drinking the whole 750 myself, rating...

Pint glass at home after a few boring beers on Friday Chatz...
Hazy, fizzy, pale gold pour, lingering body.
Very bitter, seedy, green, floral honey-laced pressed cider nose.
Frothy, upfront heavy on orange/tangerine oil, bittersweet skin, leafy, sawdust, honeycrisp grocery bite, lingering plastic, chalky bitter finish.
Thin body with a honey coating. Pedestrian tartness, enduring sharpness, lots of froth.

A little simple but drinks great.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 01:47

SaltyGrog added a new beer The Emerald Necklace 2024 by Eve's Cidery
4 months ago

SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Smallies from HopFly Brewing Company 4 months ago

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

Single from one of the local HotSpots. Usually fresh but there's no date stamp, wtf?!

Pint glass at home. Pale straw pour, light protein haze, scummy head.
Veggie too fresh skunk nose, some cheese.
Super danky, onion, peppery, hyper veggie green compost. A little too much.
ABV is not in consideration. Feels stronger than the paltry list.
Stiff, fizzy, kinda starchy.

Flavor is just too fresh & veggie.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2025 at 00:45

SaltyGrog added a new beer Smallies by HopFly Brewing Company
4 months ago

4.8

SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Carolina Daze from High Limb Cider 4 months ago

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 4

Single from the Hot Spot. Pint glass at home.

Hazy pale straw pour, zero head.
Odd vanilla & simple syrup nose.
Very sweet, lightly floral, white sugar, 7UP, fortified crap cider.
Spritzy soda, lingering ginger soda acid.

Inoffensive. This is a terrible try at cider.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2025 at 00:24

SaltyGrog added a new beer Carolina Daze by High Limb Cider
4 months ago

SaltyGrog added a new beer Chocolate Lava Cake Stout by State of Brewing
4 months ago