 oldrtybastrd (1801), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 17, 2006 Pours a nice medium golden yellow color. Smooth apple aromas. Flavor starts out sweet and finishes with a tart ending.
DJMonarch (6878), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 6, 2006 Updated: Sep 8, 20061. Keg Handpump at the Wheatsheaf, Weaverham 30/08/2001
Golden coloured and sweet on the palate.
2. Keg Handpump at Eros / Elite Club, Edinburgh 29/09/2001
Golden coloured and sweet on the palate. Sharp finish.
3. Keg Handpump at the Woodpecker, Leftwich 28/07/2006
Some fruit aroma. Clear golden coloured and crisp on the palate with a slightly sour and tangy dry finish.
Nuffield (2724), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Feb 24, 2006 I had Blackthorn so many times in England...but wow, I never rated it until I picked up a bottle in Texas. There are shadows of what cider can be when you get to authentic, artisanal cider. But still, most of the qualities are overwhelmed by ugliness. Yellow and surprisingly still. Some tang in the mouth, still rather mellow, with only a bit of sugar sweetness. Neither as sweet or offensive or thin as many American ciders, yet still producing more of a sense of a malt liquor (corn flavors) than lambic. The best ciders of England jump at you like lambic.
Floridared (1), Largo, Florida, USA
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 17, 2006 I come from Cider country in SW England, and I can tell you this is a great Cider. Sweet Ciders are terrible and people don’t drink very much of them. The Dry Ciders are the best, and Blackthorn " Rocket Fuel" is one of the bigger and better names. There are more and more Ciders on the market, but most are only available in the UK.
nick76 (2676), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 1.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 5/20 |
Jan 8, 2006 The aroma is sour apples and I mean sour. It’s almost a rancid sour to the point of vinegar. Thankfully there are some sweet apples in the aroma as well or I might not have taken the first sip. The appearance is like most ciders except the carbonation in this one is even lighter which gives it a super thin mouth feel. The flavor is acidic and sour (expected). It is also very alcoholic in taste and lacking the usual sweetness (unexpected). Also, I was not expecting the bitter aftertaste. This is not very good, and I’m finding it hard to finish.
dwyerpg (2545), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 3, 2006 Looks like cider. Really, for a cider, this isn’t so bad. It tastes kind of like my first homebrew attempt, but only the bottles in which I put in too many carbonation drops.
fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 1.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 3/20 |
Dec 19, 2005 Draught
Skunky cider, very dry mouthfeel, poor and useless. Undrinkable.
MrManning (1653), London, Ontario, Canada
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Dec 13, 2005 500 ml can sample- Crab apple aroma, other off fruit smallers as well. Lots of boozey apple flavours. Sour, medium light body, sticky and sweet. Ok.
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