Addlestones Cider

Brewed by Matthew Clark Cider (C&C Group)
Style: Cider
Bristol, England

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

draught at Black Door Helsinki color: yellow Taste: my first from sample was fizzy and sweet from pint it was nice pure apple taste dryness bit sulfur dry aftertaste. Nice one

Draught at Black Door, Helsinki. Bright yellow color with small diminishing head. Apple, grapefruit and acidity in the aroma. Slightly sweet honeyish apple and grapefruit flavor. Good balaced cider, refreshing yet enough body.

Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 5   Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 2   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Aroma
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 4   Bread : XX   Hay: XX   Brett : 3   Floral: 3   Wood: 3   Leather: 3   Barnyard : 4   Medicine : 4   Phenols: 3   Cheese : XX   Vinous: 4  
Notes: Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Applesauce: XX   Appleskin : 4 Pear : XX   Tropical Fruits3  
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2 Juicy: 2   Sourness : 4   Bitterness: XX   Farmy : 3   Complex: 3   Length : XX
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2 Chewy: XX   Sharp: 4   Chalk : XX   Astringence : 1   Tea tannins : 3   Alcohol : 1
Comments: Not terribly complex, very juicy and skinny, but still better than I thought considering it’s from one of only two cideries which I was trying to avoid.

on tap at the eagle, london. yellow and bubbly. better than average aroma which suggested some upcoming sourness. alas, a little on the bland side, not overly sweet at least

[On tap from Blackfriars] Cloudy yellow, almost no carbonation. Apple juice notes, faint woody aroma. pretty sweet, some tartness, on the watery side. Not the finest cider in the world.

Hazy deep yellow colour with a very small white head. Fresh apple fruity aroma and taste, with a light note of dust in the finish.

Cask at The White Horse, Oxford. Pours a thick cloudy straw color, with a small white head. High frequency, bright apple skin aroma, mixed with a leathery, woolly character. There has got to be some bret in this! Tart, earthy, a little medicinal flavor, but in a really good way. Some definite sweetness, but it finishes clean. Soft carbonation. Based on the ratings here, it must be pretty dreadful stuff at least some of the time. But based on this tasting, it has the potential to be fantastic at least once in awhile. I’m certainly no cider expert--maybe there is significant variation between apple harvests?

I thought it was a beer, it was clouded, but it was a little sweet but creamy. The taste was unusual.