Cidrerie Léo Boutin Pomelle

Brewed by Cidrerie Léo Boutin
Style: Cider
Mont-St-Gregoire, Canada

Celebration November 2004 at CapFlu’s place. My first cider rating. Apple juice like colour. Aroma of apples, light alcohol sweetness, some spices (cinnamon). Flavour was had this amazing warmth to it, slight alcohol burn, apples, honey and quite sweet. Finishes thick and syrupy, long and warming. The is a perfect sipping beverage. Other ciders are going to have a hard time beating this. This was just fantastic, thanks for bringing this tiggmtl.

(Bottle) Mondial de la Bière 2004. An apple mistelle digestif. It pours an amber colour with fantastic viscosity. There is definitely an excellent look to this cider-borg! Fresh kitchen-smashed apple sauce, mashed and lightly spiced. An absolutely gorgeous cider. A big cheer to Ciderie Léo Boutin for providing me with my Best-in-Show at Le Mondial - certainly, its not a beer, but it was by far the best from both beer and cider categories. Lovers of Jadwiga mead will die for this offering. Bravo!

Beautiful sticky legs stream down into a golden pool. No effervescence. Bright aroma of fresh Jonathan and Golden Delicious apples. Very small amount of alcohol in nose, slight burn at first. Initial tartness quickly turns mellow. Didn’t get any tannins; very little acidity. The very essence of an apple in its purest form.

Golden apple juice colour. Outstanding aroma of fresh apples and buttery whiskey. Rich, syrupy body. Explosive apple flavour with some hints of cinnamon and clove. This stuff blew my mind! [Toronto Christmas Party ’04]

3/6/05. Poured out of 375 mL bottle, obtained in a trade with Rastacouere on RateBeer 2/5/05. Crisp, clear golden color like a cooking oil. Decent alcohol legs but not much else to it. Stiff and stately appearance in the glass, prepares well for the first taste. Delicious fresh, rustic applesauce aroma-- cinnamon and wood-pressed apples. A touch of acidity. Faintly musty aroma with some Scotch-like earthy shadows lurking and touches of Irish whiskey in a deep inhalation. Medium-full body, cool and slick. Buttery and weighty in the mouth-- almost like a mercury droplet gliding along your tongue. Somewhat prickly alcohol creepin in on the oily and round texture, but everything falls off a bit in the finish-- a bit underwhelming at first. One great thing-- this drink really teaches you how to enjoy it if you give it time. Surprising dryness and a glow of apple skin. A small miracle that there’s so little alcohol presence in this. The flash of alcohol burn that IS there matches with the sour apple tannins to beautiful effect. Sweet and sour at the same time, warming with soft elegance and beautiful apple sweetness. Transports me back to my days of childlike innocence and humility, and reminds me to appreciate the halcyon days of my alcohol-drinking adulthood. I love this stuff.

I know those apple! Its papierowki (papers apple ) , rather small yellow-green . Great kind for Kompot and Cydr . Absolutely superb nose, true rich apple we got here, can’t get better, simply can not! Appearance of amber gold, viscous. Flavours do not disappoint you, very apple, and very high quality. Superb cider.

Faded copper. Still body with lethargic legs oozing down the glass. Extravagant aroma of bandage and fresh pressed apples. Only a trace of alcohol. Ultra soft and slippery, but fairly viscous. Initially palate-clasping with tannins and apple skins. Touch of dryness complements the remarkably-fresh juicy apple foundation, effortlessly piercing the viscosity while deterring the sweetness. Subtle apple must grittiness fuses with a faint candied apple sweetness. Thoroughly clean and polished, but with musty-oak accents which augment the grainy dryness. Alcohol shows some spiciness, but despite its strength, remains mostly a non-factor. A welcomingly-new take on the style (minimal dryness due to its being “still,” less wild yeast derivatives, and simply more focus on the core apple elements). The alcohol is magically concealed, particularly in the aroma, and the flavor brightness is through the roof. Superb cider. Thx, cquiroga.

2005 bottle provided by and shared with clarkvv 4/29/05: This was the star of the weekend in Boston. Clear golden yellow with a light copper tint, produces nice lasting thick legs when swirled. Aroma is exactly as clark noted, "homemade apple sauce", fresh apple juice, vanilla, and a bit of peppery alcohol. I can’t belive this is 16% abv from the aroma. Flavor is juicy freshly picked apples, sugary sweet, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, anise seed?), apple skin, and again I’m surprised by how well the alcohol flavors are blended in with everything else. The alcohol and flavor seem to explode in your mouth, but are never overwhelming. The body is just fantastic as well - thick & slippery, smooth and sticky without ever getting syrupy and unpleasant. I would really like to get my hands on another bottle of this.