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Harpoon Cider 2.34 68

Harpoon Cider

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682.3/5.02.34/5.04.8%7.1Flute, Lager glass
Commercial Description:
In 1986 Harpoon co-founders Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary began brewing Harpoon in Boston to share with others the joy of making—and drinking—great beer. In 2000, we added a second brewery in Windsor, Vermont to keep up with the demand. As a regional craft brewer, we gained interest and respect for cider, a drink with strong roots and history in New England. Harpoon’s cider is our contribution to the long heritage of cider made with fresh juice from locally grown apples. Harpoon Cider is made from a blend of locally grown apples including the New England favorite, McIntosh. By fermenting this blend of varieties with our own yeast we are able to produce an aroma that has a clean, fruity character. This crisp, refreshing cider has just the right balance of ripe apple sweetness and tartness from the fruit’s natural acidity. The color of this smooth tasting cider is very light as a result of using only freshly pressed apples. Without the addition of preservatives, artificial colors, or sweeteners we have created a cider that is fresh, pure, and delicious. Enjoy!
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 SledgeJr (2962), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/56/20
Jun 24, 2008  
On tap at the brewery. Pale yellow, big bubbles, rapidly dying head. Big buttery aroma and lots of diacetyl. This tastes like a bag of microwave popcorn flavoring. Yuck!


 nick76 (2672), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/53/102/59/20
Jun 12, 2008  
The aroma is promising with sweet yet tart apples and plastic. The appearance is pale gol dbut almost clear with no head. The flavor is bitter, sour and tonic water like. The palate is like water. This was really un-enjoyable.


 LinusStick (1846), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/510/20
Jun 1, 2008  
A very weak and boring cider. Aroma was decent. Green apple with a hint of spoiledness. Pour was a flat near clear with no head and no bubbles.Taste was like rotten brown apple with some dust and no carbonation. Blah.


BorksBabe (81), Tampa, Florida, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/55/105/55/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Not much to the aroma... slight apple scent. Very light golden color with little to no head. Flavor reminds me of watered down apple cider with an alcohol kick. Not very impressive.


 VTHopHead (924), Barre, Vermont, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
May 26, 2008  
Draft at the Great Lost Bear in Portland - Poured a light golden amber in color with no head or carbonation. Aroma was medium of apples and grape. Flavor is surprisingly mild/weak. Somewhat watery... almost diluted. Harpoon makes fairly good beer, but this cider is just not a good effort from them. Disappointing...


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/53/101/56/20
May 2, 2008  
Pours very light golden greenish with no head. Aroma is apple, pear, white grape. Tastes like good apple cider from a afarm diluted and mixed with stale cardboard and plastic. This one is one of the few ciders I’ve had that got worse as ti warmed, showing its true colors as a mass market abomination that cause me to drain pour the last few ounces. I harbor no ill will toward Harpoon, but they need to stay out of the cider market and continue making mediocre beers.


 kurtkosher (144), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/513/20
May 1, 2008  
my first cider. overall a very pleasurable experince. this was everything i expected it to be


 cheapdark (2024), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/519/20
Apr 26, 2008    Updated: Jul 11, 2008
Just how I like cider, no preservatives what so ever, pure and simple, plain old apples is the only ingredient. Aroma of crayons and the color of the ubiquitous pale yellow american lager. A little tart on the palate. Impressions of alky yet seems watered down like gramma used to do with the dago red wine. Enjoyable none the less. Has a background note of crazy hops or malt bitterness, perhaps it is the bitterness of the apple peels. I think this to be a cider that will appeal to many beer lovers who like pilsners. Finish is interesting for a cider, a mild bitter linger.



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