3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3 Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 2 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Aroma
Intensity : 2
Yeast : 3 Bread : XX Hay: 3 Brett : 2 Floral: 2 Wood: 3 Leather: XX Barnyard : XX Medicine : 3 Phenols: XX Cheese : XX Vinous: 3
Notes:
Caramel : XX Honey : XX Applesauce: XX Appleskin : 2 Pear : XX Tropical FruitsXX
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Juicy: 3 Sourness : 3 Bitterness: XX Farmy : 2 Complex: XX Length : XX
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Chewy: XX Sharp: 1 Chalk : XX Astringence : XX Tea tannins : 3 Alcohol : 1
Comments: Sour, but not too aromatic. Juicy, dryish, but too diplomatic and not very rustic despite growing phenols.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ 3 Judges. Hazy light orange colour. Aroma of sour apple and earth. Flavour has sweet apple, bit of wood. Ok cider.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Battersea Beer Festival, 12th Feb 2009, with Mes. Strong apple aroma that turns musty and dull all too fast unfortunately. Suprisingly dry for a medium cider but overall rather poor.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A Mes rate: plastic barrel at Battersea Beer Festival
Slightly hazy yellow brown. More on the dry side of medium. Lots of wood. A little more sweetness in the flavour but it’s more skin than flesh. Lightly dry finish. Straight forward and not particularly full of flavour, but far from offensive.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at CAMRA cider bar, Bromham Mill, Bedfordshire. Bright orange colour. Sweet, slightly artificial apple aroma. A little prickle of fizz. Taste is sour and by contrast with the aroma, eminently authentic. Some dryness. Pretty good.
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