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Gwatkin Foxwhelp Dry Cider 3.01 10

Gwatkin Foxwhelp Dry Cider


Percentile
46
overall
Brewed by Gwatkin Cider
Style: Cider

Hereford, England

bottled
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on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
103.17/5.03.01/5.07.8%68.2Flute, Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Draught & filtered bottle (7.5%).
The Foxwhelp apple is one of the oldest recorded varieties of cider apple, dateing back over 300 years. It is thought to have originated on the Herefordshire Gloucestershire borders, where it remains as popular today with commercial and traditional cider makers alike. The trees grow to a good height, bearing apples which are good for blending with the lesser varieties. However, it is best kept as a single variety, which produces a dry, crisp cider full of body and flavour.
 leaparsons (4748), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Aug 14, 2009  
Bottle. Golden and still. Aromas are minimal apple juice with lots of woody notes, sake and alcohol. Quite peppery. Flavours are very dry and woody with lots of mushroom. Vinegar and citrus come through with lots of barnyard funkiness. Very little apple. I like "real" cider but didn’t get on with this at all.


 rauchbier (3002), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 29, 2009  
Bottle, from a stall at Lincolnshire Show. Gold, no head or condition. Gentle apple nose with slightly fungal woodiness and a touch of peppery spiciness, dry and alcoholic in the mouth with a pronounced barnyard note and some delicate phenolic flavours, although gentle sweet citrus apple is noticable in the background, dry woody finish with some retronasal alcohol and a slight oily tang of citrus at the back of the throat, plus a touch of apple on the burp.


 downender (2623), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 14, 2009  
At the cider festival, the Royal Oak, Bath 13/06/09. deep gold in colour and slightly cloudy. Dry savoury aroma with some tart apples. Flavour was also dry, with a touch of wood in the finish. Good.


 henrikb (1303), Aarhus, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 19, 2009  
Bottle - Big bubbled head on clear deep amber body; The nose has quite warm sweet barrel aromas with yeast and a little acetic acid behind, apple skin as well, quite sweet for a dry Cider and not really elegant; Strange body, very soft textured almost oily, very yeast dry with quite a bit of tannins; A sharp acetic bite when swallowed with an almost Rochfort yeasty aroma. Very strange Cider and not as elegant as the other Gwatkin’s I have had.


 chriso (4796), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 10, 2008  
750ml bottle (filtered) from Ciderstore. Clear, mid-gold colour. Still. Oak is noticeable in the aroma - more woody than vanilla though. Also mildly spicy fruit. Bone dry, with light tannins and a decent amount of residual fruit. Firm mouthfeel, but easy drinking. Clean, refreshing but not the most farmyardy. Quite wine-like. Well suited for home drinking with food. Went quite well with a spicy Chinese stir fry. The bottled and draught versions are distinctly different.


 ChristianScheffel (4632), Odense, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/510/20
Oct 23, 2007  
Hazy golden with no head. Apple juice aroma. Tart flavour with oak notes and a hint of smoke.


 Rastacouere (5561), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 26, 2007  
Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 5   Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 3   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Aroma
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Hay: XX   Brett : 2   Floral: XX   Wood: 3   Leather: 3   Barnyard : 3   Medicine : 2   Phenols: 3   Cheese : 2   Vinous: 4  
Notes: Caramel : 2   Honey : XX   Applesauce: 1   Appleskin : 4 Pear : XX   Tropical Fruits2  
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2 Juicy: 2   Sourness : 2   Bitterness: XX   Farmy : 2   Complex: 3   Length : XX
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Chewy: XX   Sharp: 2   Chalk : XX   Astringence : 4   Tea tannins : 3   Alcohol : 2
Comments: Very well-balanced, dark, thick cider that starts almost caramelly, but finishes dry indeed.


 fonefan (11817), VestJylland, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/512/20
Sep 7, 2007  
From barrel @ GBBF 2007, London. Hazy yellow grey color with virtually none head. Aroma is light to moderate apple. Flavor is light to moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.



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