Christian Drouin Poire

Appearance: Gushes out a pale yellow body with an endlessly fizzy, white head. Fizzy like hydrogen peroxide on a festering, gaping wound. Smell: Tart-smelling pear aroma with a dirty, unclean note to it, but that may be me raising a stink about the impending mess I have to sop up. Taste: Juicy pear flavor with a fair amount of both tartness and sweetness. Slight acidity throughout. Mild, musty funk to it. Drying finish with a light, lingering tartness. Mouthfeel: Light, delicate body. Explosive carbonation. Drinkability: Ugh, what a fucking mess! Nothing’s worth this level of cleanup. Pair this one with a dash to the sink.

22oz bottle. Recommended heartily by Solan and TheCheeseman. Cork blew out of this bitch the minute I opened the cage. Scared the crap out of me. Didn’t gush though. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a towering fizzy white head that diminishes like ginger ale. The nose is pear, spice and tart sourness. This is a really good tasting cider. Very tart and sour and super dry. Almost champagne like. Awesome pear finish. Deep and different for a cider. Glad I got this. Thanks guys!

Hazy off-white color with a towering white head that collapses in seconds. Tart pear and pear skins aroma. Grassy beginning to the taste. As it settles, a dry pear seeps out. Definitely a crisp, slightly tart pear flavor. Very little sweetness, mostly in the form of table sugar. Much better than the overall score indicates.

Pours like a good sparkling wine. Light golden color with a very foaming head. Aroma is of pears (I guess). My pear nose is not that sophisticated. Taste is refreshing. Taste of pears. Acid in nature. Served in a Champagne flute.