cloudskipper (13), Alameda, California, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 | May 20, 2008 375 ml bottle courtesy of trade with Glouglouburp, thanks! 2005 vintage. Sweet aroma, with a hint of alcohol. Taste was a delicate balance of tart and sweet, very nice. Bit of a syrupy mouth feel which I loved. I love cider, and this took my appreciation to another level. Outstanding.
MPA (515), Nørrebro(formerly Aalborg), Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 25, 2009 Golden with a vague white head. Apple aroma with fruit and yeast. Very sweet flavour of apple, sugar and fruit juice. HOPSHUNTER (396), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 | Dec 17, 2009 Bottle courtesy of cfrancis. Poured a clear, light golden color with no head. The aroma is powerful, full of green apple, light alcohol, and a slight phenol note. Smooth syrupy mouth feel. This is delicious, like biting into a tart apple, slightly acidic and almost Mead like. Sugary notes throughout with a pretty sweet finish this ones definitely best in small quantities. Yum! fiulijn (7520), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 13, 2009 Corked bottle; harvest 2006, 3 years old Deep yellow color; a lot of micro bubbles cover the sides and bottom of the glass. The aroma is intense; there is some sour apple, jam, but also plastic (as often happens in ciders) and very light hazelnut, orchid flowers. Good mouthfeel, just sweet enough; concentrated fruit flavor, apricot jam, with a sharp acid background; the sweetness, acidity and alcohol are in good balance. Very interesting and complex. hellbilly (1567), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Nov 29, 2009 rusty brought this out on 9/27/2009 since he hadn’t already brought out enough ridiculous stuff!
thick pour with no head but incredible legs... filtered real apple juice color yellow-y brown with golden tints.
initially, there is a distracting woody aroma similar to fresh seeds, twigs and cardboard. this blows off to reveal a blast of fresh squeezed apple juice, earth, green and a fruity tartness. very pure, crisp and comforting.
the flavor follows... freshly squeezed apples reduced down to a smooth, thick, syrupy richness. it is sweet for sure but the natural tartness of the fruit balances it out perfectly.
amazing! i want to pour this over hot foie gras and brown sugar pecan waffles! 9/4/9/5/18/4.5
hobbersr (419), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Oct 30, 2009 Ok, so this is pretty hard to rate... This is definitely not beer. Nor is this cider. This a delicious liquor all on it’s own. Although given the context of rating ratebeer, it won’t score as high as I would give it on say... rate liquor.com. 2006 vintage. Pours a pale yellow, reminiscent of apple juice. No head, just a hint of carbonation when swirled. The aroma is great. Apples, spice, residual sugar and many more notes. The flavor is like a sweet delicious apple bomb. Pow! It coats your tongue and glides elegantly down your throat. The flavor is very complex, a great mix of sweet and sour. I would have never guessed that this was 12% abv. My score on ratebeer.com:4, my score on hypothetical rateliquor.com 4.5. Very, very nice! Cole (320), , Alberta, Canada
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 1/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 | Oct 30, 2009 Golden amber colour. Some very small bubbles frrom carbonation. Very nice apple aroma, Sweet and pleasant. Flavour is very sweet and fruity. Very strong apple flavour. Very good cider. Supried by the carbonation. rustychiles (1071), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Sep 27, 2009 courtesy of tytoanderso pours a nice gold aroma is fresh apple orchard. flavor is ripe apples light sweetness and a nice medium mouthfeel. fantastic cider wow. Magicdave6 (5559), London, Greater London, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Sep 21, 2009 Bottle many thanks to mes, this was only a 5cl bottle and im guessing it was a bit old. Im thinking that a newer and bigger bottle would have been better. Alround rating: Tart ta tan, brown sugar coated apples, some signs of oxidation makes the alcohol come out a bit, lightly peppery, but the appley sweetness and creamy character is just awsome. One of those drinks you just want more and more of.
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