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Badges Earned (18)

Moutere from Peckham's Cidery & Orchard Best cider I’ve tasted out of NZ, lovely deep caramel color, intense aroma of overly ripe apples and wet soil. Hits the palette with thick sweet apple and oaky vanilla. Finish is tart with slight astringency which pulls the taste away soon after you’ve swallowed. All in all an excellent semi sweet with tons of character. Reviewed on 26 Mar 2018 6 likes

Peronelle's Blush from Aspall A clean sweet cider with rich red pour. Tastes like a Chardonnay with a thick/greasy mouth feel. Very quaffable cider none the less. Reviewed on 07 Apr 2018 5 likes

Sidra Natural from R. Zabala Sagardotegi A beautiful medium bodied Basque beauty. Brownish yellow pour, still cider, meant to be thrown which will add a little carb. Bright acidity as soon as it hits the palette, lemon and green apple followed by hay like yeasty funk. Very quaffable, the litter body allows the tasting notes to show through very pleasurably. Reviewed on 05 Sep 2018 4 likes

Seattle Dry from Seattle Cider As the name suggests this cider is low in brix, but also dry in every other way. A slight green apple taste tries hard to show through but for the most part this is a watery alcoholic beverage with little to no character. Reviewed on 09 Jul 2018 4 likes

Cidre Fermier Bio Deux from Domaine de la Minotiere My favorite Cidre from Normandy so far. The high carbonation carries the intense funk throughout the palate, Leather, caramel, and wet soil. This cider is immensely complex in its taste profile, would love to hear what a trained palate has to say. Reviewed on 10 Apr 2018 4 likes

Emperium from Slopeswell Cider The bottle called this an “IPA style cider with hops” I couldn’t agree more, the hops add a slight bitterness which can be picked up on the nose and the tongue but it finishes with a subtle apple and citrus touch. I’m very impressed how well this straddles the cider beer line. Reviewed on 26 Mar 2018 4 likes

Le Pere Jules Brut Cidre de Normandie from Leon Desfrieches et Fils Slightly cloudy golden pour with a bunch of fine pearls of carbonation. Aromas upfront of yeast barnyard, leather, and apple. The palate is sharp green apple, warm apple, hay, soil and must. The mouth feel is round with constant fizz. A great selection of Cidre de Normandie with an individual sour character not often present on the keeved ciders of France. Reviewed on 11 Sep 2018 3 likes

Original Farmhouse Semi-Dry from Tumalo Cider Co. Champagne style pour, extremely effervescent, hazy pale yellow. The nose suggests earthy apple. The pallet lacks complexity, slight farmyard funk which is over powered by some boozy heat. Finish is subtle warm apple but hard to tell it’s there. Reviewed on 18 Jul 2018 3 likes

Plum Jerkum from Mission Trail Extremely tart and sour, saliva inducing plum jerkum. This is my first time trying any jerkum and it’s very off putting. The taste is intensely ripe plum but it’s immediately killed by the pucker factor. Reviewed on 11 Apr 2018 3 likes

Dry English Cider from Aspall Tastes like a Grüner Veltliner made with apples. Hint of lime/citrus, plenty of apple punch with light sweetness and lots of carbonation. Very drinkable, would love to pair with spicy foods to test its similarity to Grüner. Reviewed on 19 Feb 2018 3 likes