Ciderboys First Press Traditional Hard Cider

Brewed by Stevens Point Brewery
Style: Cider
Stevens Point, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Bowl, Flute, Lager glass

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Bottle. A medium gold brew with whisps of a thin white head. The sweet MacIntosh apple nose has some woody tones. There is also a floral quality. This tastes very sweet with loads of real apple. A bit of Jonathon type apples. A light carbonation is pleasant. Possibly the best macro type cider I have tried.

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Pin ’n Save in Marshfield, WI. Pours a clear golden light amber apple juice color cider with a thin film top disk. Aroma of apple juice, some sour apple candy and a touch of swiss cheese. Taste is medium bodied, apple fruity with some sharp carbonation spice and some mild yeast. Finish is semi-sweet at first followed by a short-lived spice and then a mild yeast aftertaste. An average apple wine cooler with some additional apple juice added for sweetness.

Cider rating are always going to skewed for me because they usually smell good so the aroma is a little high. This one smells good, too - apples, of course. Flavor is apple and a bit of citrus. There isn’t much depth, though. Kinda like an apple soda.

Bottled. Poured brilliant golden with a short-lived white head. The aroma picked up lots of bright, tart apple skins and a hint of pear, with a bit of fresh spice accenting.. came across a bit sharp, but it was aiight. The flavor found tangy apple skins and a hint of oak over Jolly Rancher-like apple character.. sour candy-like finish.. OK. Light-bodied with only OK transitions through the palate. too tangy for my liking.. drinkable overall.

Who at Stevens Point honestly thought "Ciderboys" was a good name for their cider line? Who? That’s the silliest name for a cider "company" I’ve ever heard.
Pours a perfectly clear golden color with... of all things, a huge tight, well retained, white head... ???

The aroma is sweet and apply, some earthy mineral character is in there, as is some nice floral character. Smells very sweet, but not quite "soda-pop"y.

The flavor is tart and dominated by a cloyingly sweet red apple character. There is not a lot of depth of flavor, maybe some light flowery bitterness, a touch of mineral... but it’s all apple soda, and not great apple soda at that.

Bottle. Dull apple aroma. Not as sweet/tart as some are claiming here. Rather dry finish. Not horrible, but there is nothing exciting about this.

12 oz. Cider colored and clear with a small ring of bubbles. Nose of fresh-sliced, lightly tart green apple. Taste has lots of juicy fresh sweet apple and also a bit of a tart counterbalance for a while. The sweetness definitely wins out after half the glass though. Light body is too sweet and has high carbonation.

Pours a clear, highly effervescent pale gold with a thin white head. Aroma is tart, green apple candy, read apple sweeness, hints of vanilla and fruity yeast. Flavor is more sweet and candy-like in flavor up front, but with a tart, Granny Smith and more well rounded Red Delicious-like sweetness in the middle, finish tastes like tart and sweet apple skins. The overall sweeness belies the tart, lightly acidic, nicely dry feel thoughout, well mingles to a sharp, but light and blanketing carbonation. Pretty nice all around. One

On tap at Free House - Pours amber with a ring of white head. Nose is tart apples, but with a good deal of sugary sweetness. Taste is a bit of tartness up front, then lots of sweet sugary apple. Musty and overripe on the finish, with a bit of a sugary aftertaste. Smooth and fairly thick.