2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
(22oz bottle) Pours a lightly hazy pale yellow body. Aroma of apple, chardonnay, and earth. Flavor of chardonnay grapes, champagne yeast and apple.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Name: The Saint
Date: June 08, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: cloudy yellow
Aroma: sweet apple aroma, light sugary character
Flavor: sweet apple flavor, maple sweetness, light musty earthyness, touch of tartness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours a hazy pear color with a runaway white head. Nice aroma of ripe apple - like a golden variety. Medium body with mild carbonation. Starts sweet and then goes through a series of changes ending up like golden delicious skin. So somewhat tart in the finish. Tasty drink. One of the better ciders I’ve had.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle sample at Keg FOA. Poured hazy pale color with a minimal head that diminished slowly with little lacing. Medium floral apple aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium maple and tart apple flavor with a medium sweet finish of short to moderate duration. Solid drinkable refreshing beverage.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle (dregs)… Murky, off-white cider with a nice film left on the glass. The bouquet is of spiced apple, pear and honey. Medium-bodied and creamy with gentle carbonation. The flavor is all sweet apples apples apples – freshly pressed apples. Spicy, sweet, apple finish. Bottle courtesy of TheCheeseMan!
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Murky yellow color. Aroma of apple skins, dust. Taste is applesauce, black pepper, grapefruit.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pale golden pour. Nice head. The nose is quite interesting. Lots of bright citrus character and a little bit of light soft spiciness. A kiss of light maple and a touch of light tartness. Softly fruity with a nice light mintiness and a touch of clove as well. Soft soft fruitiness with a nice balance of apple fruit and yeast spice. Funnily enough – I always thought something like this would work, but this is the first time I’ve seen an example of it. It’s really quite nice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours with a hazy pale golden body and a fading white head (leaves a ring). Aroma of oddly phenolic yeast. Estery. Very dry with light hints of adjunct (read syrup) sweetness. A touch of plastic and fusel. A bit of raisiny and pear fruit esters on top of the [needless to say] apple character. A bit of Macintosh. Flavor is somewhat sweet. Lots maple character in the flavor that isn’t in the aroma. Somewhat nutty as well. Crisp fruit flavor. Somewhat dry finish. Pretty nice actually. Light bubbles. Very decent.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cloudy yellow. No head. Aroma is all apple goodness. Flavor is sweet with apples and sugar. Sweet. But very good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared with family at the cabin, NH. Pours very cloudy (end of bottle) orange-yellow with a small, white head. Big fruity nose, hints of apple and alcohol. Big sweet flavor, faintly tangy with a bit of honey on the back of the tongue. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Sweet finish with very moderate warmth, sugary apples, subtle yeasty dryness and musk, light notes of sweet maple syrup. Nice stuff overall.
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