Blackthorn Cider

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

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

Man this stuff is harsh. Yellow pour, not much of a head. Aroma is some nasty apples and flavor is just awful. Old apple vinegar mixed with sparkling wine? Barf.

Pours with a clear yellow body, no head. A slight haze. Aroma of sulfur, cardboard, and vinegar. Taste is vinegar with a hint of dry apples. Lightish carbonation, water like to dry mouthfeel. Not a great cider. Could have sworn that I rated this before I had it again tonight...

Wow, this stuff is awful. Tastes exactly as the last rater put it: Cheap, cheap champagne. I can’t really elaborate on that except this: Take perfectly good apple juice, add half a shot of Safeway Select vodka and a splash of lemon juice, and here’s what you get. No wonder it’s only $4 a quart. Bunk.

UPDATED: FEB 16, 2009 Draft, NYC, Looks, smells, and tastes like a cheap champagne. Very little sweet aroma, taste is rather bitter and too dry, and palate is harsh. It was a hassle getting this pint down.

Draft at Ye Olde Kings Head: Dry, white wine like. No head, light orange color, little aroma.

330 ml. Clear pale gold with a small spit of bubbles. Aroma of apples with chemical fertilizer. Taste is sour apples and light kerosene. Light body is watery, dry and lightly carbonated. Hope this one keeps my sink from clogging in the future!

“hard” tasting at Three Cellars Milwaukee. Dry and sweet one of the better hard ciders I have had.

11.2 oz. bottle. Pours a clear gold with no head and a scattering of tiny bubbles along the wall of the glass. Very weak aroma of apples. The flavor is watered down apples with a bit of yeast in the aftertaste. Slightly dry at the finish. Thin, watery body. Dull and uninteresting.