Blackthorn Cider

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

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

Light amber color, no head. Aroma is apples, almost a yeastiness to it. Taste is somewhat watery, a little dry, just rather bland, and not exciting.

This cider was pretty awesome I thought. Very dark yellow color, scent of apples. Tastes of apples, and rather sweet, not quite so dry as I was expecting. Nicely carbonated, I enjoyed it.

Bottle (Dry Blackthorn)... Clear, light golden cider with no head. White wine and fresh red apple aroma. Tastes a bit like a dry Brut Champagne. Minimal residual sweetness and good acidity. Medium-bodied with modest carbonation. Tangy, bone-dry finish. I look at all the other descriptions of this cider, written by folks I know and whose judgments I trust... and am surprised and confused. Something doesn’t jive regarding all the sweetness others are encountering. Hmmm? The bottle even states that it’s brewed and bottled in Somerset England by Taunton Cider. Must be an old bottle!

Draught at the pub near the Travel Inn near Kings Lynn. An orangey green coloured cider. The aroma is nasty and sweet with chemicals aplenty. The taste is the same. Crap really.

500ml can from LCBO. My second alcoholic cider. Poured pale into a whiskey glass. Visible carbonation with a light smell of apples and alcohol. Taste is lightly pungent, with a faint taste of apple juice and the taste of alcohol is very present with an ending note of gin. Not a very impressive cider, mostly because the alcohol isn’t hidden too well. The apple isn’t very present either. Wouldn’t buy.

Very sweet aroma and flavor, very easy drinking, way too sweet though, little head, I could chug this quickly, and get in trouble, easy to drink, but like drinking apple juice! Pass.

Clear. plain. apple juice colored. apple aroma. slightly sour apple taste. tastes artificial. sucks.

very wattery, not much flavour, some apple, but quite faint, not very good at all.