MicroGrog (36), New York, USA
| 1.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 1/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 |
Jul 15, 2009 Pours out the color of Coors Light. Just a weak ring of off-white head. On tap it’s just a touch darker, or maybe it’s just the setting I’m drinking it in.
The smell perfumes apple sauce & cantaloupe. A little sharp. Is this really natural? Off the tap it smells like standing water & mushy apples.
Taste is similar, though more watered down. Rock candy. Decently tart. A considerable plastic note kills it for me though. Finish consists of apple skins & vegetables, with some chalky yeastiness. Feel is soft carbonation & runny jam. Alcohol is negligible, but sticks out on tap. Different, though questionably natural.
Off the tap the carbonation just rips it apart, giving off sulfur, harsh acidity, boxed apple juice & dirty water.
Almost totally different ciders. One questionable, one terrible.
bottle score: 2.6 /
tap score: 1.3
 Aurelius (2648), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 17, 2009 Fresh apple aroma, with a slight baked caste and some off phenolic after-effects. Clear, very pale, big champagne bubbles. More sour than sweet, has some light earthiness, generally crisp, but there are some off notes. Thin body. Expected a little better from Harpoon - at least more character, even if I didn’t love it. World Market, Tallahassee.
KnN (728), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Jun 14, 2009 Pours a crystal clear light yellow with lots of carbonation. Aroma is cellared apples and a bit of sweetness, also there was some strange aroma I couldn’t place that bugged me throughout the first few whiffs of this cider. the flavor was actually ok, nice and tart, some good apple notes without being cloying, but that weird flavor note waas still there, but then it hit me. . . Garlic. this whole cider tasted and smelled like garlic olive oil I get at the local pizza joint. Had a rough time finishing it after that. Really strange flavor to find in a cider.
elihapa (1052), Honolulu, California, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
May 12, 2009 On tap, Eli Cannon’s. Pours horribly pale gold-clear, reminding me of cheap printer paper. Aroma is of green apples, and fermenting alcohol. Flavor is decently fresh apple at first, with a light palate. Unfortunately the initial flavors dissipate quickly into slightly tart watery, alcohol flavors that just fail to appeal. I’ll pass in the future.
changeup45 (790), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 1/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
May 2, 2009 First of all I bought this one for my wife and I admit I only had a few sips of it. That was enough though. This pours very pale in color in comparison to other ciders I’ve had/seen with a lot of carbonated bubbles surfacing. No head at all. Looks like someone mixed water and apple juice. Some tart apple flavor, slightly dry, but not nearly sharp enough flavors and this is quite watery and thin. Heck, my wife thought it was bland as well. She doesn’t want it again and I’m not a big Cider fan so no need for me to buy it again.
GeneralGao (3057), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
May 2, 2009 Tap at the brewery. Poured a clear golden color with a fizzy white head. Pretty standard apple aroma reminiscent of apple juice. There was also a light buttery note. Light to medium bodied and sweet. I tasted apple and a touch of vanilla. Pretty standard without any offensive characteristics. I’d say it is a bit underrated at the 11th percentile (at the time of my rating).
Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 1/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 Pours a lighter yellow color with white head. Apples is really the only thing that comes out on the aroma, maybe a slight hint of alcohol. Flavor was just apples but it wasn’t really a pleasant flavor.
osu97gp (171), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 Bottle. Pours a pale yellow color with a very small white head. Aroma of apples, basically apple juice. Flavor of apples and bread. Not very good.
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