OleR (2095), Oslo, Norway
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Dec 2, 2009 Bottle@Cardinal, Stavanger. Pure gold colored, virtually no head. Rich apple aroma, tart and slight acidic. Notes of oak and cellar. Well prononced apple flavor. Dry, sour-acidic and tart, almost like unripe green apples. Some wooden notes and touch of vinegar. Alcohol well hidden. Surprisingly light-bodied. Feels astringent in the mouth. Dry and tart apple finish. Fin (3452), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Oct 16, 2009 Polycask at Oxford Beer Festival 16-10-09 Pours warm gold touch hazy. Aroma is crisp and appley. Taste is drier than expected, tart and tangy but very decent. A7 A3 F6 P4 Ov13 3.3 yngwie (4986), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Sep 29, 2009 Bottle, at Cardinal. A clear, golden cider ith a diminishing white head. Some alcohol, quite heavy apple aroma, hints of cellar, and vinegar on the nose. Nice flavor with alcohol and lemony tartness, hints of vinegar and a good taste of apples and apple cores. Dry, warming and astringent. Apples, some alcohol and tartness in the finish. A lovely cider in my book, good tartness and really filled with apples. 090728 Geokkjer (256), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 22, 2009 500 ml bottle @ Cardinal.3rd cider from Gwatkin for the night, i think i’m starting to like this cidermaker.Pours golden ,no head.More berttish/yeasty aromas from this one. Apple aroma too ,of course.Kinda sour compared to the others.Very fresh and kinda dry.Good cider. Beer2000 (1828), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 9, 2009 500 ml bottle. Clear golden with a decent white head. Aroma of both fresh and ripe apple, quite nice. It’s dry but not as dry as Golden Valley and the flavor is pretty clean. This is more an average cider with good quality. Refreshing but not outstanding, but the aroma is really nice imdownthepub (5170), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Aug 4, 2009 Bottled, 500ml prob filtered. Gold with no head. The aroma is great, rich sweet apple, really fresh. The body a little less so, its fairly thin despite the ABV, the apple flavour is good and clean though, dry abd fruity. Pretty decent for a bottled cider. downender (2624), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | May 23, 2009 Updated: May 24, 2009Bottle from Tanners, Hereford. Amber in colour with slight carbonation. Light dry apple and barnyard aroma. Light, tart apple flavour with a dryish finish. Clean, competent, but lacking in character. Rastacouere (5561), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | Sep 26, 2007 Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 1   Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 3   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Aroma
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 2   Hay: 2   Brett : XX   Floral: 2   Wood: 2   Leather: 3   Barnyard : XX   Medicine : XX   Phenols: XX   Cheese : XX   Vinous: 2  
Notes:
Caramel : XX   Honey : 2   Applesauce: XX   Appleskin : 3 Pear : XX   Tropical FruitsXX  
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 1 Juicy: 1   Sourness : 3   Bitterness: XX   Farmy : XX   Complex: XX   Length : XX
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Chewy: XX   Sharp: 3   Chalk : XX   Astringence : 4   Tea tannins : 2   Alcohol : 1
Comments: A rather disappointing Gwatkin, though I only had it from the bottle. Leathery and astringent with little of the usual fleshy juiciness that gets drowned in rough dryness.
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