Archibald Orchards Spiced Winter Apple

Brewed by Archibald Orchards and Estate Winery
Style: Cider
Bowmanville, Canada

Bottle (375ml - clear). Shared by mabel with blankboy, gregclow, jerc & tupalev. Clear pale amber, minimal head. Overripe red apple aroma with an overriding aroma of ......... Deep Woods Off? Taste - amazing - exactly like baked alaskan, hint of toffee - great. Sticky, tart, simply tasty and strong but not overwhelming.

2008-07-11. Rich golden amber body (3+) Aroma is quite sweet with light spice, sweet apple pie character, light apples skins offer a counterpoint to the sweetness. Sweet flavour, apples of a specific kind that I cannot put my finger on, muted honey like sweet moments, tart glimpse of apples is glorious but eventually degenerates into a more pedestrian apple skin character. (8+) Rich syrupy medium to full bodied palate. (4+) Caught me at the right moment I guess, i really enjoyed this one. Bottle from Archibalds

Bottle (375ml) shared with HogTownHarry, jerc & tupalev -- courtesy of jerc. Pours a clear, oily looking, orange-gold with no head. Really nice aroma of sweet apples and spices. Flavour of sweet apples, light sugar or honey and light spices -- delicious. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium to full bodied. Wow, this is fantastic stuff.

Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry, Blankboy, Jerc, Mabel, and GregClow, courtesy of Jerc. Nice aroma - apple, cinnamon, even some chocolate. Golden yellow, no head. Great taste -lots of apple, balanced with alcohol. Sweet, rich yet drinkable. Tons of flavour here, my description sucks, this one is stunning really.

[1328-20080504] Bottle. Smells like apple crumble pie with a cinnamon undertone. Clear, pale yellow body with no head but some thick legs. Lovely apple crumble pie flavour is super sweet but not sickly. Thick medium body. Wow, a great style and blend. (10/3/8/4/16) 4.1
(@ Archibald Orchards; Bowmanville, ON)

[1522-20080711] 375mL bottle. Apple sweet caramel sauce aroma has lots of apple pie and a sweet floral background with a hint of mint. Clear, watery medium orange body with no head but thick legs. Vanilla ice cream and baked apple pie flavour. Medium body has a slight spicy tang. Wonderfully juicy! (9/3/9/4/17) 4.2
(w/ blankboy, GregClow, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev)

Bottle sample at a "Locavore"/Slow Food dinner and social at Montgomery’s Inn. Rich golden colour with a very still body. Sweet and sticky mouthfeel. Fantastic aroma and flavour of sweet baked apples, cinnamon and cloves. Like fresh baked apple pie in liquid form, except with a boozy kick in the finish. Beautiful!

Courtesy TheCheeseMan. Pours still and thick looking, with a clear, dark golden amber tint. Thick legging slowly drips down the glass after a swirl. The nose is literally like an apple pie, notes of fresh red and green apples accompanying heaps of vanilla and cinnamon, with traces of baked pastry. Flavors follow suit, nicely sweet from the broiled apple, with loads of caramelized brown sugar and cinnamon lending to the baked goods sort of feel. There’s a light, zingy tartness on the finish, which counters all the sweetness nicely. Big bodied, slick, and viscous on the tongue, the palate shows like an ice cider. Damn good stuff. Awesome dessert drink.

Big thanks to xmarcnolanx for sharing this wonderful cider. Pours copper with no head and has nice legs. The aroma has rich apple, some cinnamon, other spices, brown sugar and doughiness. Thick rich full body that is smooth as can be. The flavor starts off like an alcoholic apple pie with rich apples, cinnamon, dough and some pleasing alcohol burn. The has lingering spices, rich red apples and some burn. This is just fantastic hedonistic pleasure drinking this thing.