 StueyD (590), King’s Lynn, Norfolk, Norfolk, England
Jul 4, 2007
A hazy, greenish yellow coloured sparkling cider. a light woody nose, a bit yeasty, plus a slightly sour appley smell. Dry and sour taste, a little yeasty again, but a mouth puckering sour apple flavour that lasts to the finish. (Cask - The Ouse Amateur Sailing Club, King’s Lynn, Norfolk).
Rastacouere (5418), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 27, 2007 <i>Appearance</i><br />
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : <b>1</b> Pale(1)->Dark(5) : <b>3</b> Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : <b>1</b>
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<i>Aroma</i><br />
Intensity : <b>3</b> <br />
Yeast : <b>3</b> Bread : <b>3</b> Hay: <b>XX</b> Brett : <b>XX</b> Floral: <b>1</b> Wood: <b>3</b> Leather: <b>XX</b> Barnyard : <b>2</b> Medicine : <b>XX</b> Phenols: <b>XX</b> Cheese : <b>XX</b> Vinous: <b>3</b>
<br /><i>Notes:</i>
Caramel : <b>XX</b> Honey : <b>XX</b> Applesauce: <b>XX</b> Appleskin : <b>3</b> Pear : <b>XX</b> Tropical Fruits<b>XX</b>
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<i>Flavor</i><br />
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : <b>2</b> Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : <b>2</b> Juicy: <b>2</b> Sourness : <b>3</b> Bitterness: <b>XX</b> Farmy : <b>3</b> Complex: <b>XX</b> Length : <b>XX</b>
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<i>Palate</i><br />
Light(1)->Full(5) : <b>2</b> Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : <b>1</b> Chewy: <b>1</b> Sharp: <b>3</b> Chalk : <b>XX</b> Astringence : <b>3</b> Tea tannins : <b>3</b> Alcohol : <b>2</b>
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<i>Comments:</i> Sharp, strong, barnyardy. A big name and a fat product, but not the most balanced.
Ungstrup (11692), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Feb 6, 2006 [From a barrel at GBBF 2005] A hazy pale yellow beer with no head. Both the aroma and flavor are sweet apply. Nothing special.
Mads Langtved (2246), København K, Denmark
Jan 17, 2006 Barrel GBBF 2005:
An ordinary cider. Some dryness, no really sweetness, nor sourness. Easy to drink and refreshing.
chriso (4420), London, Greater London, England
Jan 2, 2006 From the barrel at GBBF, August 2005. Big funky farmyard aroma, with some eggy sulphur in evidence. That suggests something very traditional in style, but its much softer on the palate, with some residual sweetness. Could do with a bit more backbone. As this is a Norfolk cider, I suspect extensive use of dessert apples and extended barrel age which has mellowed it out just a touch too much for my taste.
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