4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I come from Cider country in SW England, and I can tell you this is a great Cider. Sweet Ciders are terrible and people don’t drink very much of them. The Dry Ciders are the best, and Blackthorn " Rocket Fuel" is one of the bigger and better names. There are more and more Ciders on the market, but most are only available in the UK.
1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 5/20
The aroma is sour apples and I mean sour. It’s almost a rancid sour to the point of vinegar. Thankfully there are some sweet apples in the aroma as well or I might not have taken the first sip. The appearance is like most ciders except the carbonation in this one is even lighter which gives it a super thin mouth feel. The flavor is acidic and sour (expected). It is also very alcoholic in taste and lacking the usual sweetness (unexpected). Also, I was not expecting the bitter aftertaste. This is not very good, and I’m finding it hard to finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Looks like cider. Really, for a cider, this isn’t so bad. It tastes kind of like my first homebrew attempt, but only the bottles in which I put in too many carbonation drops.
1.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 3/20
Draught
Skunky cider, very dry mouthfeel, poor and useless. Undrinkable.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
500 ml can sample- Crab apple aroma, other off fruit smallers as well. Lots of boozey apple flavours. Sour, medium light body, sticky and sweet. Ok.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
This had a strong smell of alcohol and a sour apple taste. Very bitter, with a similar aftertaste. Not a cider I would recommend.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: DEC 14, 2008 [bottle - 12 oz] The pour looks like apple juice. Aroma of dry apples and some shampoo. The taste is slightly sweet and tart with a nice little tang finish at the end. Dry as well. Not too bad. Will have it again.
1.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20
Bottled: Before I even open this, I will admit I’m not a big cider fan and have only tried a few different ones, so here goes: Has a Japanese macroswill look, crystal clear Golden with a small & quickly fading white head. Apples (Duh), some wood and a touch of Balsamic vinegar in the nose. Sweet, not really overly "appley", just sweet with a slight tangy follow and aftertaste. Not my cup of tea, might be of use to part a gal from her knickers but that’s the extent of it.
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