Strongbow Cider

Brewed by Bulmers Cider (S&N, Heineken)
Style: Cider
Hereford, England

Date: November 16, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Woodstock
Appearance: clear gold, frothy white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet apple aroma with a touch of apple crispness
Flavor: starts off with a sweet apple flavor but quickly dries out, hint of sulphur character, light tartness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4

(draft at McCabes in Colorado Springs). Clear amber color. Spare white head. Very light apple aroma. Light apple and alcohol flavors. Avg duration. Dry finish. Thin texture. Soft carbonation. Spare lacing.

Clear yellow with small mousse. aroma is like limonade, appel and some hop ? Taste is good and refreshing with a nice balance betweet the sweet and the sour. It is fruité but the cidre de Normandie is far better.

Can. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma and flavour of nice sweet apples.

Smells a lot like apples and sugar. Tastes a lot like apples and sugar. Alcohol is not very noticeable, but it’s almost too sweet to drink. Nonetheless, it finishes much dryer than, say, Woodchuck cider. So, I guess the situation could be worse. To recap: very sweet, but not the sweetest on the market. If that’s your thing, step right up. If it’s not, I suggest buying a beer instead.

Enjoyed via draft in a pub glass. The cider pours a light golden color that borders on perhaps being a full-yellow. Small white head that lasts about two minutes. Nose of apple juice from concentrate, artificial sweetner, and a bit of a sour twang. The palate is nicely carbonated, and strikes a balance between being sweet up front, showing a nice, if fairly simple and straightforward, character. One downfall is what appears to be the prevalent character of concentrated sweetners added back to the beverage post-fermentation. The finish moves from being sweet up front to nicely dry on the back end, with a subtle but noticeable note of acidity. Overall, obviously aimed for the masses, but not terrible.

12 oz bottle. Pours a pale yellow color with a almost nonexistent almost instantly vanishing white head. It has a faint apple aroma. It has a very nice dry apple flavor and a slight wine like taste along with some tartness. I liked this hard cider.

Yellow color with a diminished head of white bubbles. Plastic and apple skin aromas. Sweet candy apple flavors in the start. Middle has a bit of acidity. dryer finish with some more apple skin. Apple juice with a carbonated water kick.