Ironwood Cider - Sunnybrook Farm Estate Winery Reviews

robinvboyer	2.7 Ironwood Ciderita Clear pour, with the slightest if yellowish hues, and no head. Earthy lime, with light apples. The lime is pretty over powering.lively carb, light mouth feel, a touch thin. Finish is sweet, with a powerful lime jujube flavour. Sunday, January 7, 2024
robinvboyer	3.1 Ironwood Aranciata Hazy yellow, no head. Aroma is oranges, kinda like orangina. A mix of orange juice and ginger ale. It's pretty sweet, with the most subtle tartness. Highly carbonated, light mouth feel. Light apple flesh, with watery orange juice, and quite sweet. Sunday, January 7, 2024
robinvboyer	2.4 Ironwood Yuja Basically a clear pour, with the slightest yellow hue, and no head. Aroma is musty apple, abd flowery lemon. Mouth feel, and carb of 7up. Sweet apple skins, with some honey, and a sweet finish. Sunday, January 7, 2024
Raistlin	3.8 Ironwood Yuja Really unique and refreshing. Extremely lively carbonation. Aroma of lemon and stone fruit. Taste is zesty, tart at start with hints of sweet apple at finish. Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Dogbrick	3.2 Ironwood Hard Cider Sample at The Grist. Wednesday, August 17, 2022
robinvboyer	3.9 Ironwood Hard Cider Can from the lcbo. Clear, very lightly tinted yellow pour, with no head. Fresh apple skins and flesh, a bit floral with some honey notes. Tart, great mouth feel, lively carb. Some light sulphur notes, tart, semi sweet, refreshing and crisp. Thursday, July 22, 2021
Raistlin	1.6 Ironwood Hard Cider Pours golden yellow with white head that goes away quickly. Aroma of sweet apple juice, and it tastes way too sweet. After taste lingers, and all the sweetness just won't get out of you mouth. Sunday, November 24, 2019
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.9 Ironwood Hard Cider Sampled on draft this beer poured a yellow color with a trace soapy off whit head that faded instantly and left no lacing. the aroma was sweetish apple juice. The flavor was sweet apple flesh and apple juice. Medium length finish. Medium body. Saturday, August 11, 2018
mabel	3.2 Sunnybrook Screachin' Peach [9586-20170916] Tap. Fruity apple peach fuzz aroma. Clear, pale yellow orange body with no lasting head. Fruity sweet fuzzy peach apple juice flavour. Light-medium body. Interesting. (6/3/7/3/13) 3.2 (30th Annual FOCCB for TBW @ C'est What, Toronto, ON) Wednesday, November 1, 2017
HogTownHarry	3.1 Ironwood Sizzlin' Bacon Brown Sugar Bliss October 23, 2015 - Volo Cask Days, Session #1 - gravity cask. Bacon! BACONBACONBACONBACON!!!! Very pale yellow with no head. Aroma is disappointingly just a decent ripe sweet apple cider - want bacon!!! Taste has just a little bacon - mostly just tart apple, mid-level alcohol, building sweetness - slick, acidic, a little tingly, sticky finish ... just okay. grmph. wanted BACON. Tuesday, August 1, 2017
mikkopen	2.6 Ironwood Hard Cider 473 ml can. Very pale yellowish color, a few bubbles but no head. Sweetish juicy aroma of apples, with tart and woody notes. The flavour is sweetish-tart apples, with a mildly acidic and earthy finish. A bit thin and flat on the palate. Not impressed with this one. Thursday, March 2, 2017
Radek Kliber	2.8 Ironwood Hard Cider Where and how: can LCBO 473 ml Aroma: front was slightly funky sadly in bad way. Wet cloth notes that lingered a while. Mild sweetness with apple theme below… Still that foul smelling wet cloth. Appearance : Top: NA. Base: clear, pale gold Palate : medium thinner body, average carbonation. Taste: much better than what aroma offered. Good apple flavor depth. Balanced. Some tartness on sides. Tasty. other notes solid cider if not that aroma flaw. Monday, February 13, 2017
thudson	4.2 Ironwood Hard Cider I generally agree with most of the reviews on this site, but the score on this is far below what I expected. So I’ll weigh in on this one ;-) This cider is on the sweeter side of dry, but still unmistakably dry. It strikes a superb balance for me - perhaps the best of all Ontario ciders I am aware of. (Brickworks’ 1904 is one of my favourites in this regard, for reference.) Ironwood is extremely sessionable but suffers nothing for it; I imagine it is as excellent on its first taste as on its 20th. It pours pale, nearly straw, and clear, with almost no head. It has a lively carbonation that complements the slight sweetness, very lightly sour taste. There are hints of lime. Generally, like most ciders it has a light body and a clean but not forgettable finish...something like a lingering pear-skin, but barely there. Very pleasant. The only aspect of this cider that is wanting is the nose. There is barely anything on it, it seems. There is the faintest hint of lime and minerality, but otherwise all the nose told me was that this was going to be dry. If you enjoy ciders and have not tried this, you should. I’m not sure why it isn’t held in higher regard. It doesn’t have the flashiest packaging, but it is an excellent cider, at least in comparison to its Ontario counterparts (which is what I usually sample). Friday, January 13, 2017
AleRider78	3 Ironwood Hard Cider Pours a clear light gold with a fizzy bubbly head goes away immediately. Fairly heavily carbonated. Apple and pear aromas. Flavours are pears and apples, some subtle acidic notes. Very sweet. Big bodied mouthfeel. Dry finish. Not bad but very tangy on the palate, making seem a little bit sour. Thursday, December 22, 2016
mabel	3 Ironwood Pear [8581-20160709] Tap. Crisp fruity floral baby powder aroma. Clear, light white yellow body with no lasting head. Fruity pear flavour has a sweet aftertaste. Medium body. Nice, simple, refreshing. (6/3-/6+/3-/12) 3.0 (Because Beer Festival @ Pier 4 Park, Hamilton, ON) Sunday, September 4, 2016
czar	2.8 Ironwood Hard Cider can. almost clear translucent without any bubble activity. sweetish apples, touch of acidity, pears as well, some bitter flesh and alcohol, ginger, yeast. low carbonation, light body, semi-sweet warming citrusy finish. inoffensive but a bit dull (relatively) strong cider, or like an inexpensive sweet white wine if you prefer. o-k. Friday, August 5, 2016
jercraigs	3.2 Ironwood Pear 2016-07-09. Crisp very pale yellow body, headless, slightly bubbly. Aroma is vaguely floral, with the odd funky pear character that is typical of many perries. Flavour is sweetly fruity up front with candyish sweet undertones, apple and pear notes, brief acetone hints, and some odd accents I can’t place. Average bodied palate, decent carbonation. Fairly typical perry I think. Fewer rough edges than some, but enough that I prefer the apple cider personally. 6/3/6/3/14 On tap at Because Beer Festival, Hamilton. Monday, July 18, 2016
Lubiere	3.3 Ironwood Lakeshore Fresh A pale golden cider with aroma of sweet apple pulp, light acidity, light hops, pleasant. In mouth, a nice tart sweet apple with light acidity, light mineral notes, pleasant and refreshing. On tap at Ottawa winter brewfest 2016. Friday, February 12, 2016
mabel	3.5 Ironwood Sizzlin' Bacon Brown Sugar Bliss [7845-20151023] Cask. Apple pear fruit aroma. Hazy, light yellow green body with a quick foamy white head. Super fruity pear apple juice flavour. Medium body. Good, not sure what the bacon deal is though. (7/3/7/3/15) 3.5 (Cask Days 2015 @ Brickworks, Toronto, ON) Friday, December 25, 2015
blankboy	3.5 Ironwood Sizzlin' Bacon Brown Sugar Bliss [Cask at Cask Days 2015] Cask #14 of the fest. Pours a cloudy very pale white-yellow-green with no head. Slightly sweet apple aroma with no bacon coming through for me, just smells like a pleasant enough cider. Flavour’s the same, slightly sweet apple cider and no bacon. Average bodied. Nothing wrong with this but I got no bacon, shame. Thursday, November 19, 2015
robinvboyer	3.8 Ironwood Sizzlin' Bacon Brown Sugar Bliss Cask days 2015. Good tart apple aroma, with some light smokiness and distinct brown sugar sweetness with touches of mollasses. Carb is soft, mouth feel is good. Finish is all tart, crisp apples with that distict brown sugar rounding off the cider. Sunday, November 8, 2015
jercraigs	3.2 Ironwood Sizzlin' Bacon Brown Sugar Bliss 2015-10-23. Hazy pale yellow body, headless. Mild, lightly woody earthy apple aroma, whisper of smoke, maybe? 6+ Flavour has sweet apple base, lightly earthy vaguely smokey character. 6+ Smooth average bodied palate. Decent but a touch odd at the same time. 6/3/6/3/13+ Cask Days 2015, Toronto. Wednesday, October 28, 2015
shaynsawchuk	3.2 Ironwood Hard Cider 473 mL can. Pours pale Sauvignon Blanc with a cap of fizz that fades. Nose is lightly sweet, apple, honeysuckle, perhaps some floral notes. Taste is somewhat sweet as well, lightly tannic. Light body and high carbonation, spritzy mouth feel. Well made but unremarkable. Friday, May 8, 2015
Spab	3.3 Ironwood Hard Cider On tap at the Only Cafe. Pours a clear pale golden yellow colour with a tiny white cap. Aroma is juicy apple with solid earthy character. Flavour is also juicy, lightly sweet apple, with a little tartness and some earthy skin. Relatively mellow carbonation. Nice. Wednesday, January 28, 2015
mabel	3 Sunnybrook Screamin' Peach [6873-20141025] Sample. Smells like pears dipped in acetone. Murky, light yellow body with a quick bubbly head. Tart pears and peaches in the flavour. Medium body. Interesting. (5/3/6/3/13) 3.0 (Cask Days 2014 @ Brickworks, Toronto, ON) Overheard: "Alcohol weeds out the weak sperm. After beer is actually the best time." Monday, December 29, 2014
robinvboyer	2.8 Sunnybrook Screamin' Peach Cask days 2014. Slightly tart apples with somepeach sweetness. The tartness fades to a slightly tangy peach finish. Some light wet paper, light wood, even some vanilla. Odd. Saturday, November 15, 2014
jercraigs	3.3 Sunnybrook Screamin' Peach 2014-10-25. Cloudy pastel yellow body is headless. 2+ Aroma of pears and dry apples, light farmhouse like touches and acetone, not much peach character. Average bodied palate. Flavour of dry apples, pear, apple seeds, brief sweet apple character, lingering notes of astringent apple cores in the finish. Okay, pretty rough around the ages. On cask at Cask Days, Toronto. Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Ferris	3.3 Sunnybrook Iced Pear Bottle - Light pear and a bit of booze. Light gold. Light nice sugars and sweet pear. Slight bitter skin notes and nice sweetness. Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Ferris	3.3 Sunnybrook Spiced Apple Bottle - Semi sweet and some apple skin. Pale clear gols with no head. Semi sweet and tart with light tannin and a lond apple finish. Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Ferris	3.2 Ironwood Hard Cider Draft - Semi sweet and some apple skin. Pale clear gols with no head. Semi sweet and tart with light tannin and a lond apple finish. Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Ferris	3 Sunnybrook Iced Apple Bottle - Semi sweet and lots of sugars. Pale glear gold. Sweet apple and a light tartness with a syrupy meaty finish. Wednesday, September 3, 2014
SudsMcDuff	4 Sunnybrook Iced Pear Sunday, July 28, 2013
HogTownHarry	3.5 Ironwood Hard Cider 341ml bottle - 6.0% ABV. Very pale gold - fizzy diminishing white head (3-). Mild but solid aroma - ripe apple, a bit tart, not all that sweet. Taste follows - simple acidic apple, not sweetened, just sweet from the apple - a little warming. Light body, slightly acidic, decent carbonation with a quick crisp finish - quite good! Saturday, November 24, 2012
coldbrewky	4 Ironwood Hard Cider Bottle via udbeernut. Pale yellow nearly clear pour. Slow carbonation. No head, as expected. Slight alcohol twang up front. Nose of faint apple and wood chips. Sparkling sweet start, lean body and a slim fruit finish make this a very drinkable and enjoyable lunch drink. (Lunch today was bean burritos, chicken tenders with a .5 pound side of crispy bacon). YUM! Wednesday, October 10, 2012
UDBeernut	3.7 Ironwood Hard Cider 4 packed picked up during my trip to America’s hat. light pale orange hue with no head, slight visible carbonation. Nose of apples and earth. Taste is sweet with apples, earth, then faint clove. mouth is light and bubbly.... champaign like. Damn this is tasty. Saturday, September 29, 2012
SudsMcDuff	4.4 Sunnybrook Iced Apple Had from bottle @ Sunnybrook Farm, Niagara on the Lake, Canada .. . pours a deep yellow .. . amazing mouth .. . light smooth booze, full and amazingly clean .. . apples, sweet apple .. . just so damn tasty!! . .. . you check the liquor cabinet and i’ll check his toes for needle marks! Thursday, August 30, 2012
SudsMcDuff	4.1 Sunnybrook Spiced Apple Had from bottle @ Sunnybrook Farm, Niagara on the Lake, Canada .. . a spiced cider that was on point! the spices were subtle and not overdone .. . poured a clear gold .. a fall sipper! .. . . And, you have to cut these up first. Otherwise, animals get caught in them. only the stupid ones.. Thursday, August 30, 2012
SudsMcDuff	3.7 Sunnybrook Poire Sec Had from bottle @ Sunnybrook Farm, Niagara on the Lake, Canada .. . light sweet apple, light pear skin .. . pours like clear apple juice .. . slightly boozy and a bit dry .. . . Mom, Mom! You’re mixing polyapolane with polyurethane. marge!! Thursday, August 30, 2012
SudsMcDuff	4.1 Sunnybrook Pear Blossom Had from bottle @ Sunnybrook Farm, Niagara on the Lake, Canada .. . pours a light clear gold yellow .. . light feel to it but a firm solid mouth .. . light pear .. . nice sweetness .. . pretty tasty perry .. . . Oh, recycling is useless, Lis. Once the sun burns out, this planet is doomed. You’re just making sure we spend our last days using inferior products. Thursday, August 30, 2012
SudsMcDuff	3.8 Ironwood Hard Cider Had on draft @ the Merchant Ale house, then @ Sunnybrook in bottle .. i liked the bottle just a bit better, nicer mouthfeel .. . lively mouth .. light honey and apple .. . slick and easy going .. . tasty apples! Saturday, August 25, 2012
JoeMcPhee	3 Sunnybrook Iced Apple Sampled at the winery. Deep golden pour. The nose has a lot of sweet apple but is also quite alcoholic. An odd sort of vegetal character seems to be there on the back as well. Ripe apple flavour up front with a touch of spice. A little bit of candied sweetness and a bit of cooked caramel. The palate is very sweet initially with a lack of acid (as in the iced pear) to balance. Hot flavour and finish make this somewhat of a disappointment. Monday, September 19, 2011
JoeMcPhee	3.1 Sunnybrook Iced Pear Sampled at the winery. Deep golden colour with a sticky set of legs coating the glass. The nose is of ripe pear with a little bit of almost smoky phenolics coming off. Spiced fruit and deep rich pear flavour as well. The aroma is lovely but the palate is fairly unbalanced with not enough acid to support the intense sweetness of the cider. It comes across a little bit flabby as a result, unfortunately. Monday, September 19, 2011
JoeMcPhee	3.9 Sunnybrook Bosc Pear Deep golden pour. The aroma is great. Bright fresh pear aroma with a little bit of spicy tannic aroma as well. Lots of ripe pear fruit and a nice sweet whiff of clove and baked fruit. Fresh and juicy. It leans sweet but there is some light acidity providing some structure to the base cider. Good stuff here really. The only thing I tried that I really enjoyed. Monday, September 19, 2011
JoeMcPhee	2.8 Ironwood Hard Cider Pours a pale yellow-straw colour with prickly light carbonation. A little bit of apple flavour but there is also a touch of tartness. Firm palate and a little bit lingering apple flavour. It’s okay, but it’s pretty typical. Monday, September 19, 2011
Ontbeertaster	3.4 Sunnybrook Iced Apple Bottled, pour was a nice bright yellow, the taste was fairly fruity of apples, The finish was all alcohol and not terribly pleasing. Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Ontbeertaster	2.8 Sunnybrook Pear Blossom Sample at winery, pours a golden colour, this one is a really sweet one, its aroma is strong of pears and it is nice. it wasnt as good as some of their other perrys and ciders. it was ruff around the edges and a bit harsh to drink Sunday, June 12, 2011
Ontbeertaster	3.2 Sunnybrook Spiced Apple Sampled at the winery. pours a nice dark yellow. kind of light brown. Smells like apple pie. the spicing in this one was a little weak, could have been a bit more harsh, but it was drank well and was alright for taste. Sunday, June 12, 2011
Ontbeertaster	3.2 Sunnybrook Iced Pear Sampled at winery, this stuff was interesting. You could taste the sugars that were in there for the icing of the pear. it was pretty sweet and easy to drink. it wasnt amazing but it was decent. Sunday, June 12, 2011
Ontbeertaster	3.6 Sunnybrook Bosc Pear sample at the winery. the stuff was very good. it had a nice sweet taste of the pear in the back and it was a nice fruitiness overall. Very easy to drink. I enjoyed this one Sunday, June 12, 2011
Ontbeertaster	3.5 Ironwood Hard Cider On tap at the ale house in st catharines, Nice cider, it was quite sour and it tasted of apples, quite good I would have again Saturday, January 29, 2011