Hornsbys Amber Hard Cider

Brewed by Hornsbys Pubdrafts Ltd./E and J Gallo
Style: Cider
Modesto, California USA

(12oz bottle, courtesy of mar) Pours a clear yellow body with a spare white head. Aroma of sweet apples and earthiness. Flavor of sweet apples, sugar, and light caramel.

Bottle courtesy of mar. Crystal yellow. Strong aroma. Green apple smell. Taste is all sour. Like an apple mixed drink. An OK cider.

Pours pale amber-tinted yellow with a 1 finger fizzy, white head. Aroma is sweet apple, floral notes, processed apple juice, some fresh cider and a hint of fruity hard candy. Flavor isapple juice, some sour cider notes, a little mineral/limestone, a hint of apple jolly rancher, hints of blueberry tart and just a little lemon. Palate is thin, dry, moderately carbonated, with a fairly sharp feel to the carbonation (seems to go well with it too) and dry finish. This is fairly nice stuff, I have yet to be truly "wowed" by a cider but this is pretty good.

Bottle from a friend. Poured a clear amber-orange color with a thin off-white head that disappeared quickly. Aroma is sweet, almost artificial, apple juice with little other notable components. Flavor is much the same, starting off sweet with some lightly tart apple flavors that finishes lightly dry with a bit of lingering sweetness. Low carbonation, and the mouth feel really resembles drinking juice. Overall, this isn’t something I would enjoy drinking due to the overt sweetness.

Very mild hard cider. More pure apple juice flavor and less bitter alcohol in the finish. Aroma is fully apple juice. No hint that this is an alcoholic beverage. Pours a middling amber with a slight frothy white head. Light tartness and sweetness. Quick finish. Not a bad quencher.

I rated it as a cider beer but could not comapre to any real beer. A little more alc% but no real beer taste

For a cider not bad. Have to have it be really cold. Yellow pour no head. High carbonation. Apple aroma. Flavor is sweet malts and apple.

Bottle. Pours a clear straw yellow with a fast falling white head. Bubbles the size of soda bubbles. Aroma is straight up apple juice, not even a hint of champagne yeast, or anything other than fresh pressed apple juice. Body is thin, but filled out by smooth carbonation. More apple, no depth. Crisp clean finish with a touch of balancing acid. Very one dimensional, but easy drinking nonetheless.