Flag Hill Farm Vermont Sparkling Hard Cyder

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

Like Johnny Appleseed, Muzzlehatch appears to have been dropping these little babies all over the country sprouting appreciation for this Vermont cider. This was first sample of a cider/lambic tasting. Certainly the least sour and easiest drinking of the bunch. Dry, tart, apples. Lightly sour and crisply refreshing. Lovely in the glass showing off its sparklingness. Slightly musty and a hint peppery, but that could have been accentuated by the cheese. Very enjoyable and many thanks to the Muzzlehatch.

Noted a bit of oxidation that if anything, added more depth and pungency. Sour, yeasty moss aroma. Maybe brets as well. Funky, yet bright. Flavor was that of muted Granny Smith apples with some thyme and rosemary. Beware invisible alcohol...This brewery should try making lambic, I think they would excell. Artisanal skill evident. Thanks so much Barry!

Bottled in 2002 - 2368 of 3150. Pourd a pale gold color with a quickly diminishing white head and no lacing. Funky barnyard and sweet apple aroma. Begins initially sweet with apple, tart apple skins, and then brett. Turns dry and still tart with very nice carbonation. Thanks muzzlehatch!

Vintage 2002: Whitish straw color. Crackling bubbles subside to a wispy white ring. Intensely musty aroma with notes of green raisins, honeysuckle, bandage, and rich apple must. Becomes firmly stonelike and perfumey with a heavy swirl of the glass. Spritzy carbonation, yet remarkably feathery with a light fluff on the tongue. Jellyfish feel to the body. Staggering complexity in the flavor with plentiful bandage notes backed with bright, juicy apple must, which temporarily lessens some of the tartness. Mild cellar character coupled with toasty champagne notes. Lovely brett astringency touched with medicine, pear, and a plethora of elegant apple subtleties. Gritty dryness in the finish resurrects the lemony tartness as restrained, spicy alcohol tingles the cheeks amid eternal bandage and perfumey brett notes. Long, focused aftertaste of juicy apple skins and brett. Awe-inspiring creation, courtesy of my friend Muzzlehatch. Wow!

Green apple tart-sweet, clean, concentrated. Intensely freshand so artisanal. Clear, sparkling gold, thinnish - exceptionally dry - sour and sweet harmoniously blended - a super treat, and many thanks to Muzzle the cider-bearing guest.

A very sour tasting, dry, slightly musty cider from Vermont that’s pretty unusual in its aggressive acidic character. Alcohol is extremely well-hidden. Remarkably so! Decent nose. I feel the French Brittany ciders have the edge. Thanks Muzzlehatch for sharing this fine cyder.

(750ml Bottle)Pours a huge, white head with entertaining carbonation. Nose of sweet MacIntosh apples. Constant dry flavour. I’m amazed that this is 9.5% ABV. Wow! Thanks Muzzlehatch.

Sour green apple aroma. Sparkling clear apple juice with a lasting fizzy head. Nice slightly sour and horse blanket flavour with plenty of apple character. Sparkling effervescence and yet quite full bodied. This is great. Bottle (thanks Muzzlehatch for bringing this to the post TapNY session).