Eves Bittersweet Farmhouse Cider

I want to preface by saying that goldtwins and JoeMcPhee know nothing about good cider (for goodness sake they think everything tastes like dill). Special bottle provided by apoptosis and notalush (yeah I put the woman first, someone thank me for it) [Completely unrelated, I am having deja vu right now]. The cider does pour an ugly color (which is usual for a lot of cider), almost clear water but has a hue of yellow. Aroma is some booze, isopropanol, light apple sweetness, which is spiky. The alcohol however adds to the heft of the beer, which is uncommon in a lot of ciders. Taste is granny smith apples skins’, slight sour apple, grapes, and again heft from alcohol. Again the alcohol ends a heft (and in a way a legitimacy) to the cider which is rare among ciders. P.S. screw Larry and Joe.

Poured a clear pale yellow with a bubbly white head. The aroma was crisp and sweet with notes of red and yellow apples. The aroma had a clean finish. does that make sense. The flavor had a short sweetness with notes of apples and tannic apple skin. Clean finish and a lively mouth.

Bottle shared by notalush and apoptosis. pale straw colour. Aroma is quite light and boozy. Crisp appley nose, lightly acidic with a touch of tannic appley flavour. Cidery flavour (duh), with a light lingering peppery flavour. Decent Normandy-style dry cider. Quite dry and champagne like. Fine carbonation.

I’m not that experience with cider’s in general, so this is mostly an opnion of how I enjoyed drinking it...it has a pale yellow body with a big bubbled, quickly fading head. Highly carbonated. the finish is slightly sweet and wine-like. Strong, natural apple flavor with lots of yeastiness. A good amount of tart sourness. Crispy apples in the aroma, with honey as well. I look forward to trying more of their products in the near future.

750ml bottle purchased from the cidery’s booth in the Union Square farmers’ market - somewhat hazy, very light golden pour, with a small head fed by a continuous stream of bubbles traveling up the sides of the glass - light but pleasant barnyardy aroma (almost gueuze-ish), slight funkiness, with a soft background smell of over-ripe apples - light apple sweetness up front, followed by a crisp, almost spicy character that swells in the mouth - very subdued earthy qualities follow, leading into a long, dry, almost funky tart finish - crisp, light and refreshing, which is a bit dangerous considering the abv, but a quality cider none-the-less.