Applewood Farm Iced Cider

Brewed by Applewood Farm Winery
Style: Ice Cider
Stouffville, Canada

Bottle (500ml corked & clear). At 2nd Annual Summer Saison Tasting - my bottle via trade with Matt7215. Amber-tinged gold pour, slick and oily-looking, solid legs. Moderately boozy aroma (but NOT 22%!), rich blend of buttery malt and overripe apple, hint of white wine. the taste initially has very strong alcohol (more than one "whoooooooooooo!:" was heard) but it settles down to a sweet, strong experience rather like a carnival candy apple liqueur. Thick, alcoholic, slightly burnt taste, the apple really comes out in the finish - well done - quite a different take on the Québec-style ice ciders, but really good.

2005-05-24. Rich golden caramel coloured body with a thick syrupy body that coats the glass. (3+) Sweet buttery butterscotch notes in the aroma, fairly alcoholic overtones, surprisingly not a lot of apple actually. Flavour is similarly sweet, caramel like sugars, sugary apples, very light tart apple in the background, bitter apple skins, dry alcohol and apple skins in the finish. Syrupy full bodied palate. Pretty decent but I just liked, not loved it. 2006 Vintage, Bottle shared by HogTownHarry

Bottle (500ml) shared at ’Biegaman’s Second Annual Saison Tasting’ -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. 2006 vintage.Pours a clear oily orange with no head. Aroma of booze and sweet apples, butterscotch and vanilla -- nice and pleasant. Flavour: Whoa Nelly! Quite tasty but man that’s strong! Booze and sweet apples. Sticky, oily mouthfeel, full bodied. Quite good in small samples -- pretty tasty stuff.

[1386-20080524] 500mL bottle. Wine-like apple aroma has a bit of wood and apple butterscotch. Clear, amber orange body has no head but nice legs. Sweet sugar flavour is mostly woody apples and butterscotch. Medium body is sweet. Could pass for 15% easily, very pleasant.
(c/o HogTownHarry, w/ others)
Overheard: "I poured water in it and it’s still 5%."

Bottle (500ml) shared at ’Biegaman’s Second Annual Saison Tasting’ -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. 2006 vintage. Vibrant reddish-gold colour, very still body. Aroma is warm and boozy with notes of sweet apple and butterscotch. Medium bodied, a bit sticky. Flavour is rich and very, very warm, with lots of apple and caramel - it’s like an alcoholic candy apple! Would be nicer if the booze was brought down a bit, but otherwise, a really enjoyable tipple.

500 ml bottle- Deep rusty gold, almost amber. Pours still but the swirl produces some nice legs. Looks quite oily. On the nose, fresh robust apples, some spices, vanilla,caramel, a bit of alcohol......strangely almost earthy. Tastes of fresh apple cider, red delicious and honey crisp, a bit of spicy floral like flavour comes through with caramel and brown sugar. Quite sweet. A full bodied, and quite boozey example of a fantastic style of cider. This is exceptional, though I suggest a small serving.

Thanks to thecheeseman, dan you’re definitely helping me develop and love of ciders! Dried apples, apple skins, some alcohol, with hints of grass in the aroma. Pours light gold, apple juice. INTENSE apple flavor, thick, tart apples, apple skins, alcohol is well hidden, big big flavor. Its very warming, with a slight musty flavor with hints of apricots. Great!

Sampled at Jans Saison tasting! With thanks to HogTownHarry for supplying the bottle. Appearance: Brown with ’nice legs’ zero head, still, zero carbonation. Aroma: Burnt over ripe apples, alcohol - port. Flavour: Liquer, sticky honey, some apples, hot alcohol burn! Like a nice dessert liquer