Stoney Acres Golden Hard Apple Cider (Semi-sweet)

Brewed by Stoney Acres Winery
Style: Cider
Nescopek, Pennsylvania USA

Nose was sweet and light. Pour was quite pale and full head dissipating into a mostly flat appearance. Flavor was rather weak. Not much to realy tie your tongue around. Faint orchard apple flavor that fell off too quickly. Finish was slighly better with a taste that could be sensed deep at the back of the throat. Overall a less than stellat vineyard version of hard cider.

I can't believe I'm giving this high a rating to a cider, but here goes. Smells like Grannies and Fujis, not of alcohol at all. A sharp and delicious cidery smell, with minimal carbonation--so unlike the acerbic CO2 nose of commercial ciders. Super pale yellow, like a good Chardonnay. Starts sweet and spicy and finishes tart. Tastes like fresh cider even if it doesn't look like it. Juicy throughout and utterly impressive. I want to get ahold of the traditional cider from this winery now. I suspect with a little less sweetness and the same attention to quality, that it will truly be superb.