Hornsbys Crisp Apple (Hard Apple)

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

Bottle courtesy of mar. Clear yellow. Ridiculously sour. Apple sweetness. Definite sour elements. A decent cider that holds true to it’s fruity foundations.

pours a brilliant pale straw color with a short lived white head. it smells really sweet and foreboding... perfumey and floral, green apple jolly ranchers and a touch of must. well, the palate is nowhere near as sweet as the nose lead me to believe. actually, it finishes quite crisp and tart. the flavor in between is similar to the aroma and clearly artificial as i am left with a strange coating in my mouth...5/3/5/2/9/2.4

Sour apple taste that left a terrbile aftermath. Would not try again bit I am a liitle bias against the hard ciders

Pours very pale gold with a 1 finger foamy white head that has decent retention. Aroma is green apple, a little lime, jolly ranchers and some mild floral notes. Flavor is green apple, artificial cherry candy, light spice and a little more alcohol than I expected. Finish is crisp and fairly clean apple candy, but with a hint of trailing ethanol. I cant really say I enjoyed this too much it tastes as much like a mixed drink as a cider.

Pours a light gold color, sparkling white head which dissipates. Taste is of crisp apples, alcohol, and some spices. OK for a cider.

Poured clear pale yellow, tart green apples, sugar, alcohol, hard candy, dry finish.

Crystal clear pour with light effervescence, no real head or lacing. The aroma was perfumy apples and alcohol. The flavor was tart apples and some perfumy alcohol. The mouthfeel was watery and thin. Mildly refreshing but the perfume lingers in the finish and is a bit distracting.

Bottle. Pours a fizzy quickly receding head over a clear yellow body. Aroma of play doh, rotten apple candy. Tasted like someone dropped a bunch of apple jolly ranchers (the ones no one eats) into water and let it sit for a while.