Hornsbys Crisp Apple (Hard Apple)

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

Name: Crisp Apple
Date: 06/07/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Wine, GA

Appearance: clear light gold, frothy white head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: dry crisp tart apple aroma with a touch of sweetness,
Flavor: sweet apple flavor, touch of tartness for balance, fnishes tart and crisp like the name,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

(12oz bottle) Small white head atop crystal clear straw body. Aroma is sweet, apple/perfumey, some berry, light honey. Taste is sweet apple, some berry, light honey. Light-medium body, lightly sticky. Artificiality reigns.

(12oz bottle, courtesy of mar) Pours a clear yellow body with a spare white head. Aroma of sweet Macintosh apples, melon, and candy. Flavor of sugary apple cider, somewhat sour, with a dry finish.

Green apples and watermelon or honey dew melon in the aroma. About 1 micron off from being completly clear. Candy sugar and grape flavor, some pineapple and apples, with a really bad finish.

I’ll never be a "Cider Guy," but this is what I imagine they should be like. It’s pale yellow with a filmy white head and a small bubbled carbonation. The aroma is of tart, fresh apples, skins, seeds, stems and all. The flavor reflects the nose, delivering an extra kick of tartness in the crisp finish. Refreshing.

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Palest color I've ever seen, it's like clear egg shell white almost. The head is fizzy and brief, but keeps a little around until the end, even a little lacing. The aroma is bright with fresh green apples from harvest, crisp is the word that comes to mind. Lightly vinous and musky through the nose as well. The flavor is sulfuric and lightly sweet, sadly artificially so. A touch of vanilla even, or maybe it's vanilla scented chapstick I'm tasting, either way, it's from the cider. Finishes again with too much sulfer and a touch of musty apple crisp. This wouldn't be too bad if they'd used a fresher product and let the surfer age out first.

Pours chardonnay colored, or even the 6th piss after you’ve been drinking all night...very little yellow here. Very little head. Aroma of big granny Smith apples, with some hops. Tastes granny Smith apply, with some Bartlett pear and hop elements at the finish. The finish is smooth, fruity, crisp, and damned delicious! I’d gladly drink this over any Budmilloors style any day of the week. This one is pretty good.

Head is initially small, fizzy, white, fully diminishing. Body is light light light light light light yellow. Aroma is white wine and apple. Flavor is heavily sweet, moderately acidic. Finish is moderately sweet, moderately acidic. Light body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation. Now with extra tooth decay.