Homestead Dry

It’s a well-crafted cider, made with good quality apples. Semi-dry, with distinctive tannins. A bit on the strong side, at 8%. I can’t find too much wrong with it that I can put my finger on, but I just am not too excited by it.

Bottle pour at Cider Summit Seattle 2015. Hazy. Dry, tart, and bitter. Made with heirloom apple varieties including Gravenstein, White Pippin, Stayman’s Winesap, and Tolman Sweet. Not really my thing. I love their Quince though! I mostly tried it as I wanted to try another one of their offerings, and nothing else sounded interesting (Rhubarb, Raspberry Ginger, and Boot Brawl, which is hopped). A solid choice for those who like this style of cider though.