Ciderniks Dab Hand

Brewed by Ciderniks
Style: Cider
Hungerford, England

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

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From polycask at Great British Beer Festival, day 3, on 4 August 2011. Gold/amber colour. Quite fruity aroma with a slightly "rubbery" character. Fairly dry on the palate with modest tannins and moderate acidity. Slightly thin mouthfeel. Overall impression is a little austere. Decent enough.

From a plastic barrel @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Unclear - hazy matt medium orange colour with virtually head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, fruity apples, keller, moldy - musty, acetone notes. Flavor is light heavy sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration, aceton, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat flat. [20110804]

Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours clear yellow with a small white head. Tart nose anfd flavor. Acetone, honey and apple. Ends really dry.

Cask@GBBF2011. Hazy golden colour, small head. Aroma is fruits, alcohol, apples, some mild zesty and wooden notes. Flavour is apples, some alcohol, mild wooden juice, some mild yeastyness as well as some vanilla. Quite dry and a slight acidic tone to it in the aftertaste.

At the Shoulder of Mutton, Wantage, 30/7/2011. Amber with a trace of carbonation. Decent apple fruits, with a hint of wood and caramel sweetness, leading to a medium dry finish. Fine.