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Moles Black Rat Cider

Moles Black Rat Cider - Cider

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 Percentile 
38
overall
Brewed by Moles
Style: Cider

Melksham, England

bottling
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
113.03/5.02.93/5.06.5%57.1Flute, Lager glass

Commercial Description:
Tap; Regular. Also available bottled.
A strong dry premium blend cider full of flavour with a clean apple bite. Produced traditionally in a family Somerset cider farmhouse using a blend of locally grown apples. Black Rat has an A.B.V. of 6.5% in bottles and 6% on draught and traditional scrumpy
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 DJMonarch (6036), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 6, 2006  
Cask Stillage at the Pot Of Beer, Manchester 17/07/2003 Golden coloured with a cloudy appearance. Slightly sharp on the palate. Tangy with a lasting finish.


 duff (5474), Surrey, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 24, 2004  
Cask@Bedford BF. Appleskin and blue cheese in the aroma. Sour-ish and finishes dry, quite fun in the end.


 Magicdave6 (5400), London, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 21, 2007  
Noteably cloudy beast. Aroma was dry apples cooking appple and hints of nuts. Taste was again dry an appley, sweet nuts in the finish, a decent cider but there are better.


 imdownthepub (5089), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 30, 2004  
Cask at Cherwell Beer Festival, Bodicote, Oxon. Clear, translucent with no head. Dry, bitter cider with a sharp apple and peachy taste. Clean and crisp.


 yngwie (4880), Kristiansand, Norway
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 25, 2006  
Cask. (supposed to be only 4,8% ABV) Clear, lightly sparkling cider with a minimal white head. Mild aroma of apples and some sourness. The flavor is like green apples, with a touch of lemony sourness. Thin body and slightly astringent. Pleasant and refreshing. (060710)


 jbrus (4835), Delft, Netherlands
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Tap@RaiDOrSalisbury. Hmmm, I like my cider to be authentic, sourish and yeasty. This is pretty bland and has none of that. Pretty neutral actually and that makes it easy to drink. But that’s it.


 hughie (3016), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/104/515/20
Oct 3, 2007  
Gravity dispense at Bedford Beer Festival ’07. Hazy orange gold. Odd ashy aroma. Taste is sweet and fruity with a sort of smokey bacon background. Beguiling, smooth, amateurish.


 downender (2535), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 15, 2008  
On gravity at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 15/06/08. Cloudy pale yellow in colour with no head. Aroma of tart apples, cloves and yeast. Flavour started sweet before more spice and a dry finish. My understanding is that Thatchers produce this for Moles nowadays - the commercial description’s reference to Somerset would seem to support this.



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