3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Merton Summer Beer Festival 06-07-07. This was the first of the ale’s, ciders and perries to run out, hugely popular amongs the ciderheads but then it was also the strongest. Poured pale yellow with overripe appley aroma, tasted quite fruity and potent! Apples were there but like others mention there was a definate pearness to this cider, I actually didn’t mind this at all and am suprised by the low ratings although I will hasten to add it was far from the best cider and perry on offer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A Mes rate: Cask at the Wenlock.
Clear pale yellow. Sugary aroma with sweet cooking apples. A little too sweet in the mouth. Nice bitter tang at the edges. Drinks almost like a commercial apple juice. Not even a hint of the abv. Totally downable. Breakfast drink for the seasoned alcoholic.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
From barrel at Croydon beer Festival. Nose of apple. Pale yellow in colour. Sweet apple taste. I didn’t like this one so much.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Tap, at GBBF 2005. Hazy straw gold, no condition. Aromas of pears, chickin skin and cheese, in the mouth there are hints of fruitiness and the rind from Edam cheese, moderate sweetness and low fruity notes in the finish.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
[From a barrel at GBBF 2005] A hazy pale yellow cider with no head. The aroma is sweet and more of perries than of apples - hmm. The flavor is slightly acidic combined with notes of wood, and again it reminds me more of perries than apples. I find it quite boring.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Barrel, BGGF 2005:
Apple juice aroma. Slightly artificial. Sweet like a light calvados.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
From the barrel at GBBF, August 2005. Pale soft straw colour. In fact, apart form the slight acidity noted by tiggmtl, this is quite a soft cider in general. Kentish, so probably not made with traditional cider apple varieties which probably has something to do with it. Quaffable, but short of grip.
2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Strong acetic aroma brings to mind apple cider vinegar. Cloudy white-yellow body is still. Somewhat chalky flavour and texture with very strong vinegar-like acidity. Coats the teeth. Not a favourite. Sampled from the barrel at GBBF 2005.
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