West County Cider Organic McIntosh

Brewed by West County Winery
Style: Cider
Colrain, Massachusetts USA

Fresh apple aroma, yellow, no head. Tastes of fresh Macs too. Light bodied, refreshing. Average. Thanks Ralph!

Bottle shared with a bunch of folks at Doug’s - courtesy of R. Bright golden yellow with a wispy head. Juicy aroma of slightly fermented apples. Soft mouthfeel. Tart, dry apple flavour - simple, but refreshing. Several of us agreed that it would be a nice session cider.

Bottle. Pours a sparkling, clear, yellowish body with no head. The aroma is of sugary apples and metal. Quite sweet with a touch of apple tartness. Light and refreshing but doesn’t really spark much interest. The finish is slick and there is some tartness left on the lips.

Item #1 at June 2006 Toronto cider/mead -fest - bottle from R. Pale bubbly clear light yellow with a very small head. Smells like apple - ripe and sweet - with a hint of dryness. Taste is sweet (not annoyingly so) with hints of sour tartness, quite light and refreshing. Lightly carbonated mouthfeel; sticky. I would say a decent drinking sweet cider - enough tartness to balance it out some.

Cheers to R for the gift bottle, shared with many at a great cider/mead tasting at Doug’s. Nice aroma of very soft apple. Very light in the glass. Light, carbonated (lively), lots of apple and slightly tart. A wonderful light cider, and a great way to start on a warm day and with lots of high alcohol stuff to follow.

Bottle. Light straw yellow body with a tiny head that flees quickly. Fairly sweet apple aroma. Light tartness balances sweet moderate apple flavours. Average to medium palate, very light carbonation. (3+) Quite pleasant and quaffable but not mindblowing.

Bottle from Town and Country in W. Springfield, Mass. Nice sugary sweet apple cobbler aroma with a slight mustiness and doughiness. Smells a tad like jelly beans. Nice. Transparent gold/blonde color with lots of small bubbles and delicate white lacing. Start has lots of apple flavor, mildly sweet, but more sour with astringency in the middle. Slightly bitter to finish. Not too bad, but not mind-blowing either. A bit thin. Enjoyable, though.

Has a light yellow color and a sweet apple smell. Taste is very sweet and sticky. Overall this cider is too sweet for me, but it looks like they have other ciders I might like.