cidersays

United States

Score: 5160

Number of followers: 28

Maintains a cider blog at: http://cidersays.com

About them: "My name is Kate, I’m 30ish, and I live in the Pacific Northwest, near Seattle WA, with my husband and our tortoise. I work as an engineer, and my hobby is drinking…um lets call it sampling hard cider. I recently realized it was my main hobby. I’ve been sampling hard cider for a few years. I’m not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I have tasted lots of cider. If you like my reviews here, check out my cider blog, Cider Says. My favorite type of cider is rich and flavorful (no session cider for me). I tend towards craft cider, but I'll try anything, and continue to drink it if I like it (I have a soft spot for Woodchuck). I drink a lot of PNW cider as that is what I can get, but have been into French & English imports too. My main cider dislike is sour (different from tart)."

Badges Earned (28)

DeCider Level 1: Rating 10 ciders
awarded on 8/15/2015

DeCider Level 2: Rating 50 ciders
awarded on 8/17/2015

DeCider Level 3: Rating 100 ciders
awarded on 8/22/2015

DeCider Level 4: Rating 250 ciders
awarded on 12/4/2015

DeCider Level 5: Rating 500 ciders
awarded on 11/5/2016

DeCider Level 6: Rating 750 ciders
awarded on 12/5/2018

Supporter Level 1: Voting for other's review
awarded on 5/3/2016

Supporter Level 2: Voting for other's review 10 times
awarded on 5/3/2016

Supporter Level 3: Voting for other's review 50 times
awarded on 12/1/2022

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awarded on 5/3/2016

Got a Fan Club Level 2: Your reviews have gotten 10 votes
awarded on 5/3/2016

Got a Fan Club Level 3: Your reviews have gotten 50 votes
awarded on 10/8/2016

Got a Fan Club Level 4: Your reviews have gotten 100 votes
awarded on 8/17/2017

Got a Fan Club Level 5: Your reviews have gotten 250 votes
awarded on 12/1/2022

Wordsmith Level 1: Reviewing your first cider
awarded on 8/13/2015

Wordsmith Level 2: Reviewing 10 ciders
awarded on 8/15/2015

Wordsmith Level 3: Reviewing 100 ciders
awarded on 10/16/2015

Wordsmith Level 4: Reviewing 250 ciders
awarded on 4/10/2016

Wordsmith Level 5: Reviewing 500 ciders
awarded on 12/10/2017

Shutterbug Level 1: Add photo to one cider
awarded on 10/5/2016

Shutterbug Level 2: Add photo to 10 ciders
awarded on 10/5/2016

Shutterbug Level 3: Add photo to 25 ciders
awarded on 10/5/2016

Shutterbug Level 4: Add photo to 50 ciders
awarded on 10/5/2016

Shutterbug Level 5: Add photo to 100 ciders
awarded on 10/5/2016

Cyber Drinker Level 1: Using app or site for 4 consecutive weeks
awarded on 10/5/2016

Cyber Drinker Level 2: Using app or site for 10 consecutive weeks
awarded on 10/5/2016

Cyber Drinker Level 3: Using app or site for 16 consecutive weeks
awarded on 11/10/2016

Cyber Drinker Level 4: Using app or site for 26 consecutive weeks
awarded on 1/19/2017

Reviews written

Whisky Cask from Thistly Cross Sweet. Very smooth moderate barrel aged flavor without bitterness and lots of vanilla notes. Runs $7-8 / 500ml bottle in my area. Their website has a great user-submitted list of places to buy their ciders by country & state. Their "Traditional" variety is pretty similar, but Whisky Cask has more kick (ABV) and whisky barrel aged flavor. I've only seen Traditional, Whisky Cask, & Ginger so far, but they offer many other varieties. Reviewed on 15 Aug 2015 6 likes

Siren Song (Cellar Series #9) from Eden Cider Cider from crab, heirloom, and cider apples. Notes of sharp apple, caramel, butterscotch, lemon, earth, and mineral. Nice complexity and unique flavor profile, but it had more crab & heirloom apple flavor (vs. bittersweet cider apple flavor) than I prefer. Reviewed on 08 Dec 2018 5 likes

3 Pommes from Alpenfire Cider Super unique flavor, wine-like, primarily pear with some tropical fruit, tart heirloom apple, and honey. Cloudy and nearly still, despite the bottle saying sparkling. Tannic finish. Reviewed on 07 Nov 2018 5 likes

Opalyne from Kystin Great French cidre flavor, with notes of bittersweet apple juice & pomace, yeast, and orange. Flavorful but not too sweet. Reviewed on 08 Jul 2018 5 likes

Pearadise from 2 Towns Ciderhouse Seasonal cider, imperial-style, with d'anjou pear and muscat grape. The flavor profile was pear, wood, and hints of apple & pineapple, with white grape wine on the finish. Reviewed on 23 Jun 2018 5 likes

Heritage from Eden Cider I liked it. Lots of flavor without being sweet, and complex, yet sessional. Notes of heirloom apple, lemon, mineral, white grape, green apple, and floral. $16 / four pack of 12oz cans, but that is actually a good deal as its made from heirloom & cider apples. Reviewed on 17 Jun 2018 5 likes

Red Hen Craft Cider from Worley's $8 / 500ml in Seattle WA, so a few dollars less than I've seen previously. Notes of caramel, orange, and leather. Seemed a bit more bitter and less complex than some of their other selections, but still tasty and definitely characteristically rich tannic English cider. My favorite remains the Mendip Hills though. Reviewed on 11 Jun 2018 5 likes

Smith & Forge Hard Cider from Uncharted Hard Cider Co. (Smith & Forge) I tried this for research purposes... Sugary fake apple smell. Syrupy sweet apple taste. Disagree on "not too sweet" lol. I actually like sweeter ciders, but I think because of the lack of carbonation, it made it seem even sweeter. Hints of a caramel flavor. I wouldn't even describe this one as smooth & crisp, as it is too syrupy & fake tasting for my liking. Very simple. I think with a lot more carbonation and less sugar it wouldn't be as horrible. I'm curious about the deep amber color, which doesn't seem to match the label which doesn't list artificial coloring. I think people who want a "cider" which tastes like apple juice but has alcohol will like this. Besides that, it doesn't have much going for it. Sadly, this is another cider by "Big Beer", and further, one that tries to hide that fact. Reviewed on 13 Aug 2015 5 likes

White Peach from Incline Cider Company 19.2oz can. More peach scent than flavor, probably as this remained only semi-dry. Notes of peach, green apple, lemon, and apricot. Reviewed on 06 May 2019 4 likes

Watermelon Rhubarb from Avid (was Atlas Cider Co.) Semi-dry to semi-sweet. Nice super fruity watermelon, rhubarb, strawberry flavor. I could have done without the bitterness from the rhubarb though. Reviewed on 06 May 2019 4 likes