Putney Mountain Green Mountain Mac

Brewed by Putney Mountain Winery
Style: Cider
Putney, Vermont USA

Bottle thanks to Cletus. A very different cider. Pours with a very small white head over a hazy golden with some alcohol legs on the side. Aroma is sweet with cinnamon, alcohol, must, citrus, baked apple and tannins. Taste is lightly spritzy up front with a bit of lemon, followed by sweet pie crust, then cinnamon bark, tannins, finishing with bitter apple skins and a whiff of tobacco. Interesting. Very light carbonation (less than 1 vol of CO2). Interesting and pretty good! Lots of residual sweetness for a carbonated true cider. I am wondering what sort of yeast they used to pull this off and leave so much residual sweetness.

Pours a nice golden yellow with a healthy amount of carbonation. Taste is of Macintosh apples which are slightly tarte with an element of sweetness. Very nice.

Gorgeous cobalt-blue 750 ml corked/caged bottle. White plastic cork, first time I've seen one of them; ugly. Very light amber, medium fizzy head dies immediately; continuous bubble action for about 5 minutes. Strong fresh nose at first comes off very sweet and buttery; more tart Mac character shows up quickly. Medium-to-strong sweetness at the front of the flavor profile, with a massive acidity and tobacco character towards the end. "Light" it really isn't. Finish is a bit sour, not very pleasant, long. A mixed bag, this; a lot more character than most other sweetish ciders, but the finish is just too much. Perhaps it will improve as it warms, though I'm drinking, as recommended, straight out of the fridge. I'll let the 2 people who might care about this review/product know.