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Gwynt y Ddraig Kingston Black 3.42 13

Gwynt y Ddraig Kingston Black

Percentile
83
overall
Brewed by Gwynt y Ddraig Cider
Style: Cider

Pontypridd, Wales

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
133.73/5.03.42/5.06.5%95.1Flute, Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Draught and sometimes available in bottle - Medium cider. Oak fermented.
Rich, strong, full-bodied with an original flavour full of passion and spirit.
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 Ungstrup (15336), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/513/20
Dec 25, 2007  
At GBBF 2007. An unclear yellow cider with no head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of apples, and lighter notes of wood, while the flavor is sweet with notes of apples and wood.


 Rastacouere (5559), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Sep 26, 2007  
Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 5   Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 1   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Aroma
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 4   Bread : 4   Hay: 5   Brett : 2   Floral: 2   Wood: 3   Leather: 3   Barnyard : 2   Medicine : XX   Phenols: XX   Cheese : XX   Vinous: 3  
Notes: Caramel : XX   Honey : 1   Applesauce: XX   Appleskin : 3 Pear : XX   Tropical FruitsXX  
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Juicy: 3   Sourness : 2   Bitterness: 1   Farmy : 2   Complex: 3   Length : 3
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Chewy: 3   Sharp: 2   Chalk : XX   Astringence : 2   Tea tannins : 3   Alcohol : 1
Comments: Delicious, smelly, fresh, hay-like, leathery, complex cider that stays full-bodied and rather sweet all through, but still manages to be one of my favourite English farmhouse ciders.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 25, 2006  
Bottle. Pretty good. Lightly carbonated mouthfeel. Medium dry, some apple sweetness at the start. Some musty apple characters, and a little more sweetness in the finish. Lightly cheesy characters, with a nice refreshing acidity in the finish. Good stuff.


 JoeMcPhee (5010), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 19, 2007  
500 ml bottle. Thanks to geth_in_beer for this one. Pale straw colour, crystal clear with a fresh apple character, light dustiness and a fresh spicy aromatic component that I can’t quite put my finger on. Slightly dank aroma behind the lighter melony character with heavy apple skin and a touch of wildness. A bit of white pepper and light fruity notes. Very dry and leathery through the middle with a crisp malic tartness on the back. Lovely, refreshing, and nuanced cider.


 leaparsons (4749), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 6, 2007  
Bottle. Bright gold in colour. Aromas are earthy, sweet apple with caramel and syrup. Some acidicy. Flavours are woody and dry with alcohol. Very earthy apple with a dry and acidic finish. Good.


 maeib (4745), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Aug 25, 2005  
From the barrel - Peterborough BF. A hazy green gold coloured cider with a welcoming juicy apply aroma. The taste is sharp and sweetish with plenty of apple core flavours. Nice and tasty but doesn’t match the perry.


 motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 20, 2007  
bottled, thanks duff. pale golden, faint haze, apple strudel aroma, quite tart with suggestions of clove and cinnamon, excellent cider


 Fin (3446), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/515/20
May 9, 2008  
Polypin at Banbury Beer Festival 08-05-08 Lovely golden colour, very bright and clear. Amazing aroma huge pollen burst, Casey got dill, Loz got rapeseed, Tracey got banana pepper? I just got another, actually I didn’t but I was very tempted, good earthiness and woody flavours but apples are always whipping around I really liked this but for me the aroma was just incredible whatever we eventually decide it to be.



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