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Albemarle Ciderworks Royal Pippin

Score
6690
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Serve in Flute, Lager glass

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RATINGS: 11   MEAN: 3.41/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.17   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Royal Pippin (Price: $16 per bottle) is a fruity cider crafted entirely from Albemarle Pippins. It is a dry cider that has a champagne-like quality. It is an excellent accompaniment to many foods, and is a delightfully refreshing beverage on its own. The virtues of this apple are described on the back label: The Albemarle Pippin is a legendary central Virginia fruit. First imported to England by Benjamin Franklin, the Pippin is recognized as one of the world’s greatest dessert apples. It became Queen Victoria’s favorite apple when American Ambassador, Alexander Stevenson, presented a basket of apples to the court from Enniscorthy, his wife’s Albemarle County home. It is one of the few apples that produces an excellent single-variety cider. Thomas Jefferson grew large quantities for consumption at Monticello and wrote from Paris in 1785, "They have no apples here to compare with our...Pippin."


2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
tia (463) - Sandston, Virginia, USA - MAY 19, 2012
Bottle. Light yellow with white dissipating head. Someone said rubbery and I have to agree. Tart and sour. Clean finish.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
magsinva (305) - Virginia, USA - FEB 20, 2012
Bottle - sterling TWM - pours a pale gold with tiny bubbles. aroma is light apples. Taste is light. Kind of bland.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
obguthr (2571) - Poquoson, Virginia, USA - JUL 21, 2011
Dry apple aroma, funky, a bit too much on the rubber side for me. Crystal clear, very pale yellow, some carbonation. Very dry, with the same rubbery quality, lightly tart, not quite medicinal, but very phenolic. The story on the label is fascinating, but this cider is too dry for my tastes. I’m guessing this is an acquired taste that I haven’t yet acquired. This cider cider is helping me get it.

4.2
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Travlr (5359) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - DEC 29, 2010
750 ml bottle courtesy of Linda (thanks!), shared with Shukhrat from Uzbekistan. Crystal clear gold, hi carbonation. Aroma has intense fruit, plus apple skins and lemon peel. Taste has a barely sweet start, then turns slightly tart, then finishes very dry. Very nice fruit flavor, and very refreshing. Probably the best American cider I have had - reminds me of my time exploring Normandy and Brittany.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
auerbrau (2662) - Peace Dale, Rhode Island, USA - NOV 7, 2010
750mL Bottle poured at CiderDays 2010. This was probably one of the better non-New England ciders for the evening, in my opinion. Big floral fresh apple fruit aroma. The flavors stayed fresh and in the dessert fruit realm, with a some shaved apple and reduced apple skin, but then lots of bright tart structure to balance out off-dry sweetness. The flavor continued in floral. A really enjoyable example.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
tunneler (130) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - JUL 19, 2010
Tasting as the cider room. Lightly carbonated, bright, fresh, tart, crisp, and very slightly sweet.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
fredandboboflo (1570) - East Setauket, New York, USA - FEB 1, 2010
Bottle. Aroma wine-like with soft alcohol notes amidst yellow apples and pears, a hint of marzipan. Flavor is lightly sweet with sweet apples. Tasty stuff.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
j12601 (4415) - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - JAN 31, 2010
Bottle courtesy of dkachur in the Mystery Swap. Pours a clear and very pale light straw yellow with a thin white head. Big soft vanilla and a little bit of apple. A touch of ascorbic acid on the finish along with some odd tart note.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
LilBeerDoctor (2609) - East Setauket, New York, USA - JAN 23, 2010
Bottle thanks to dkachur. Pours an extremely pale yellow; it’s almost the color of a white wine with a small ring of head and lively carbonation. Aroma of sour apple, and white grapes (it actually smells like white wine too). Flavor of tart sour apple up front that slowly mellows in the mouth. Quite drinkable with a light palate. Interesting cider! 8/4/8/4/15 [3.9/5]

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
scrizzz (2218) - Bothell, Washington, USA - DEC 28, 2009
Light yellow, active champagne like bubbles. some barnyard aroma, mostly apple skin. wet dog, briefly gummy and sweet, finishes pretty dry. light bodied throughout, I’m left torn over this


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