PhillipBrandon

Badges Earned (5)

Bent Apple from Molley Chomper A true semi-dry! Not sweet forward, but not bitingly tart. Pretty mellow trending toward sour. Well balanced apple flavor with moderate carbonation. Reviewed on 16 Feb 2024 3 likes

Pearsecco from Woodchuck Back sweetened with an unfermented pear flavor, but not cloyingly so. A higher ABV than I would guess from the flavor. Nice carbonation with more sour than you get from most pear ciders. Reviewed on 10 Feb 2024 3 likes

Dry Ridge from Urban Orchard Cider Co. Cold from the fridge, the back sweetened apple juice was a little much, but as it warmed the sweetness faded to a more complex, grapefruit-like flavor. Reviewed on 01 Jul 2023 3 likes

Small Batch Unfiltered from Doc's Draft Hard Cider About as sweet as I can take. Stil l well balanced with a bit of tartness and a good fizz. A nice body with very present "apple" character. Reviewed on 24 Dec 2022 3 likes

Happy Trees (Heirloom Blend) from ANXO Rather tart, somewhat funky. There's a definite sense of fruitiness but I wouldn't call it apple forward. Drinks like a sharp sour. Reviewed on 07 Jul 2023 2 likes

American Apple Imperial from Blake's Hard Cider Co. Thick and cloying. Includes "sugar" as an ingredient. About as poor as I'd feared given this company's heavy reliance on "exotic" flavorings. Reviewed on 17 Dec 2022 2 likes

Petite from Potter's Craft Cider Very light apple finish. I appreciate the dryness, but this is so light it lacks much character. Reviewed on 08 Sep 2023 1 like

The Dirty Mayor from Citizen Cider One of the better balanced ginger ciders I've come across. The ginger is strong, but it isn't just heat, the flavor's there, and doesn't eclipse the sweet apple either. I remember it being lemon/ginger long ago, but it seems to be only ginger now? Reviewed on 09 Sep 2023 0 likes

Gemini from James Creek Cider House It's somewhat rare to have a fruit cider maintain both the flavor of (in this case ) berries, but not a cloying sweetness of them, overwhelming the apples. The strawberry is very definitely present, but the overall effect is still of a moderately complex apple cider. Reviewed on 24 Jun 2023 0 likes