Appearance: Light yellow with a slight haze. Pours spritzy and carbonated with a fizzy head that disappears quickly. After it settles there is very little apparent carbonation, even after a few vigorous swirls. Nose: Apples and washed polished rice. Definitely smell the sake yeast which provides a nice essence of white rice – good sake […]
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Woodchuck Amber Draft Cider ~ Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC
**originally reviewed 6/4/2011** Appearance: clear apple juice. No head, no bubbles. Nose: apple pulp. Zip of acidity along the edges with fresh lemon zest. Crispness of apple skin. Pears wisp in and out. Simple and pleasantly apple sweet. Palate: simple sweet fresh crushed and juiced apples. Hint of artificial sugary sweetness which grows borderline saccharine; […]
Cidre de Glace Rosé ~ Cidrerie Michel Jodoin
Appearance: clear brilliant rose hues – rose petals and Hello Kitty pink. Bubbles from pouring but otherwise carbonation-less. Nose: fresh pressed apple pulp. Tickle of heat and spice in the back; spices, mulled cider. Faint strawberry and raspberry – subtle. Rose hips and rose water. Palate: woah. Clean and intense. Flavors linger long atop the […]
Ace Pear Cider ~ California Cider Company
**originally reviewed 12/1/2010** Appearance: light yellow with potentially pale pear green hues, potentially. White head is fairly generous, leaving a bubbly puddle bordered by a bubbly collar. Steady stream of carbonation. Nose: pulped pears and pear ice. Angel food cake sweetness, powdered sugar. White and green grapes, flesh only. Touch of must. Palate: pears meet […]
Ace Apple Cider ~ California Cider Company
**originally reviewed 12/1/2010** Appearance: clear with faint apple pulp hues. Bubbly white head clings to the sides and lingers with a surprisingly solid and soft head. Nose: apple sauce, apple slices oozing apple nectars. Crisp crunch of skins in the back. Light and airy, almost detrimentally so. Subtle sweetness of sugar sprinkled apple chunks. Palate: […]
Artisanal Reserve Honey Crisp ~ Crispin Cider Company (Tenth and Blake Beer Co.)
**originally reviewed 5/7/2010** I do like me some cider, yes I do. Problem is that many of the ciders readily available on the market are anything but true to a natural, unfiltered, freshly pressed and fermented honest to goodness cider born of the earth, the apple, and lots of love. I’ve had a few decent […]
Cider ~ Harpoon Brewery
**originally reviewed 2/2/2010** Let us stray off the beery path and dapple our tastebuds into the tasty world of ciders. A good cider is mighty thirst-quenching, though the choices here in the USofA are rather limited. If one looks back at the history of cider around the world and here, at home, there is a […]
Organic Cider ~ Samuel Smith
**originally reviewed 1/28/2010** A good cider is a beautiful thing; problem lies in the general lack of good ciders to be found. But every now and then a new cider on the block makes her way to my ever-critical/ever-eager lips. In the instance of Samuel Smith’s Organic Cider, they were eager all the way. Clear […]
Woodchuck Pear Cider ~ Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC
**originally reviewed 1/4/2010** Apples aren’t the only fruit to be turned into an alcoholic fermented beverage. Cider was born, after all, as a necessity to not waste an excess harvest for which pears are also a popular fall harvest. Technically, a pear cider is called a Peary, but it is still considered part of the […]
Apfel-Cuvée Schaumwein Trocken ~ Hans Reisetbauer Obstbau
**originally reviewed 4/27/2009** As my journey through beers continues, I occasionally happen across a cider, some average and some of epic proportions. This next foray into supping nirvana is most definitely of the latter. I owe great thanks to one gentleman in particular whose great love for exquisite ciders from all over the world has […]
Woodpecker Cider ~ Bulmers Cider (Heineken UK)
**originally reviewed 4/21/2009** I don’t get to partake of ciders nearly as much as I would like to, especially some of the finer gourmet ciders such as Ice Ciders. Cider has a long history and heritage that varies from country to country. England, of course, has a rich cider history which came to America along […]
John J. Kellys Traditional Irish Hard Cider ~ Florida Beer Company
**originally reviewed 11/20/2008** It is fall which means tis the season for multi-colored leaves, brisk breezes, sweaters, and crisp apples and pie. Apples? Yes, apples. Freshly picked, crunchy, crisp, and sweet with nips of tartness while a little trail of juice trickles down your chin. Imagine standing amidst an orchard while you watch the mountain […]
Bulmers (Magners Original Irish) Cider ~ Bulmers Ireland (C&C Group)
**originally reviewed 9/9/2008** I’ve had domestic and English ciders, but not Irish so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. My previous Irish experiences were more along the vein of stouts and red ales of which I thoroughly enjoyed. A cider though, I was a bit leery. I don’t know why. Apparently Ireland has been […]
Lafrance Domaine Lafrance ~ Les Vergers Lafrance
Appearance: deep copper and gold. Still with no visible carbonation. Nose: apples and pears – naturally sweet and naturally intense. Musk skirts along the edges. Apple and cherry skins. Kiwi, dried apricots and dried peaches. Palate: cherries and apples are the glue that holds everything together. Apple sweetness followed by crisp apple skins and dry […]
du Minot des Glaces 2007 ~ Verger du Minot
Appearance: clear golden orange, growing more brilliant as the eyes travel from the edges to the middle. Nose: slightly chilled preserved apples. Crisp dew-dropped green grapes. Pinot grigio. Chilled honey. Palate: medium and silky sticky smooth. Tingles along the sides of my cheek from first taste to last. Honey and apple nectar are seamless. Fresh […]
Organic Cidre Bouché Brut de Normandie ~ Domaine Familial Louis Dupont
Appearance: sun-bleached orange with a steady stream of bubbles thanks to bottle-conditioning. Pours vivacious with a solid head and bubbly collar. Nose: freshly pulped apples and orchard musk. Tingle of tartness and tannins in the back; apple skins. Green pears. Musk, leather, and hay dust along the edges. Cinnamon powder. Palate: pulpy, chewy, fresh. Skins […]
Blackberry Pear Cider ~ Fox Barrel
Appearance: blackberries and blueberries. A steady stream of bubbles supports a thin bubbly collar. No head. Nose: pear and berrylicious. Bright and juicy – freshly squeezed. Blueberries and plums. Seeded red grapes. Pears are in the back. Lemon ice along the edges. Palate: creamy mouthfeel. Bright in the front followed by berries and pears. Lemon […]
Browns Lane Imported English Cider ~ Crispin Cider Company
Appearance: clear bubbly enticement. White collar of tiny bubbles tightly packed. Pure straw hue shines like golden grains under a summer sun. Nose: crushed pressed pulped apples. Bitterness of skins and seeds in the back. Bit of apple acidity zips and zests. Plump crisp grapes in the back – pinot grigio and oaked chardonnay. Palate: […]
