County Premium Cider

Brewed by County Cider Company
Style: Cider
Picton, Canada

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

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This cider very much reminded me of a flat Normandy cider. Its color was quite pale, presentation was disappointing in that it came in a plastic 1 liter bottle. Not over sweet, but still a little bitey relative to the aftertaste. Not a bad cider, but not their best.

1L plastic bottle, poured at CiderDays 2011. I don’t have a problem with plastic, it’s light and easily recycled, but the product inside was vapid and intolerable. The Canadian Baltika of ciders. Not much carbonation and a super fusel and sulfur bomb. Cheap. Ugh.

Bottled sample via my new neighbours. Very pale yellow in colour with a hint of green, and effervescent carbonation. Sweet apple aroma with a bit of a leafy element in the background. More sweetish apple in the mouth, along with notes of blueberry and almond. The acidity level is pretty good, and it’s very light bodied. Uncomplicated, but I’ve had much worse.

Transparent plastic bottle, 1 l, gift from Steve Gamble (thanks!), savoured on September 6 2009; eye: straw, clear, light effervescence, champagne-style head that disappears completely; nose: apple sauce, apple juice, mineral; mouth: apple sauce, quite carbonated, mineral, finale is dry and short; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille de plastique transparente, 1 l, cadeau de Steve Gamble (merci!), savourée le 6 septembre 2009; œil : paille, claire, légère effervescence, mousse style champagne qui disparaît complètement, minérale; nez : compote de pommes, jus de pomme, minérale; bouche : compote de pommes, jus de pomme, minérale, finale sèche et courte, corps léger; en résumé : ordinaire

A pale yellow cider, very carbonated. A mineral sweet apple aroma, with light berry ntes. In mouth, a sourish cider, a bit chemical in character. Medium bodied. Tasted March 2007.

had again many times in the county and in bottles. light yellow color, very bubbly. very dry, a basic cider

Bouteille en plastique claire de 1 litre achetée à la LCBO (Barrie, ONT). Arôme: Odeur de compote de pomme. Apparence: La couleur est paille pâle avec une très faible densité de bulle. Saveur: Léger goût de pomme légèrement acidulé. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est mince avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Présence d’une légère aicidité en arrière goût. (Rating #781)

Plastic bottle: Poured a light yellowish cider with loads of bubble reminiscent of a soft drink. Aroma of light dry apple is not really convincing. Taste is quite dry with some faint alcoholic notes also present. This cider was definitely boring and not something I will be looking for again in the future.

LCBO purchase- Pours very pale and transparent yellow. Aroma is faint granny smith apples (not sure if that is what is used here) perfumey, candy. Off dry, sweet apple flavours, with some cotton candy. Finishes quick, spritzy, with no length.The description says....."Some compare it to a dry champagne....." . I bet some compare it to a prety average cider too.

Bu sur place (échantillon: 1/5). Jaune très pale. Arome très légé et floral. Un bon petit goût simple et doux.

1 L plastic bottle from the cidery shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, tupalev & jerc - courtesy of tupalev. Very pale yellow colour. Aroma is very light, with just a hint of sweet apple. Flavour is very mild as well, but what is there is pleasant and fresh tasting. A pleasant quencher, but not very unique.