Flag Hill Farm Vermont Sparkling Hard Cyder

Brewed by Flag Hill Farm
Style: Cider
Vershire, Vermont USA

2002 Bottle - No. 2284 ala Muzzlehatch. I see he has been busy spreading this one about. Bright straw yellow body with continuance of bubbles the rejuvenate a 1/4 in lid of white bubbles. Apple skin and antiseptic aromas. Sweet barnyard nose. The longer this one sets the more the true apple aromas come out. Macintosh and Delicious apples come to mind. Dry bubbly liquid hits the tongue. A sec quality to steal from the wine folks. Mild white grapes, apples, dry honey flavors all come out. A warm spiciness come in the finish. As this sets a chardonnay quality comes out and plays on the tongue. A wild blue cheese linger comes late in the flavor as well. This is a great cyder, with qualities of sparkling mead that make it even more complex. Post script. I served this one to cold to begin with. The apple flavors come out even stronger as it warm, while the other "funky" flavors reside in the background. Thanks Barry.

Bottle, 2005 RBSG. Body is medium yellow. Aroma is moderately yeasty (barnyard, cobwebs), with notes of apple, band aid, and grass. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Nicely done French style cider.

Flashy pure shining yellow, fading white head, juicy radioactive golden appearance. Funky yeasty nose reminds of band-aid. Slightly phenolic, spoiled apples, getting farmier as it wars unveiling those horseblanket covers. Very tart in mouth, yet remaining juicy through the strong apple concentration. Still a decent residual sweetness, but the tart apples of many varieties are peely, gueuzy anbd marvellous. High sparkling carbonation, light-medium body, comfortable. Makes me want to fly straight to Normandy on the minute.

Very pleased to try this and thank-you to Muzzlehatch for bringing it to Montreal. Very pale apple juice coloured. Lots of head subsiding into a terrific soft syrup. Sappy and piles of green apple in the tart aroma. Very clean and interesting. Perfume. Barnyard and cheese. A little must and soap. Very tastey. Re-rating soon.

Poured light yellow with no noticeable cloudiness. Nice carbonation with a small, but nice head that quickly dissipates. Taste is of tarte apples, candy canes and sugar.

April 2004. Sweet apple like Granny smiths. Dry sour taste leaving a long layer of sourness on the tongue. Very sparkly indeed.

Pours a clear pale golden with a large fizzy white head. Aroma bursting with fresh tart apples. Starts mildly sweet and fruity with a nice balance of flavors. Body is overcarbonated and thin, finishing crisp and dry. Still a very nice and enjoyable cider.

Thanks to BeanDip for sharing her rarity with me and my woman!

Poured a clear yet pale light straw colored body and a quickly vanishing white head. The aroma is almost gueuze like.. Notes of wheat although nonexistent, and a very dry and a green apple Granny Smith tart resemblance. The flavor is pastry tart with a note of pressed sugarcane in there somewhere that keeps the aridness slightly hydrated. The palate has a champagne fizz… actually this cider is a very close brute champagne cousin in my prospective! This was rather exceptional for a cyder!