3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From polycask (gravity dispense) at Great British Beer Festival, day 4 on 5 August 2011. Noted at 5.9% but alcohol levels in cider can vary from year to year. Fairly clear gold colour. Designated "5" on the GBBF sweetness scale, which means medium-dry, but it seemed closer to medium than to bone dry. Aroma had some fruit and was a bit musty. Quite sharp on the palate - a little acetic but low on tannin, which can often be the case with "Eastern counties" style ciders. Pleasantly drinkable stuff.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From a plastic barrel @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
[ As East Stour Medium Dry Cider ].
ABV: 5.9%. Clear light orange yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, barnyard, wood, moderate to heavy earthy - moldy - musty. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, dry, tart apples. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110805]
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@GBBF2011 (at 5.9 % ABV). Yellowish golden colour, no head. Aroma is mild earth, some apples, mould and more earth. Flavour is sweet apples, mild apples and mould with some slight wooden and zesty notes as well.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
draught at Blakes of Dover, August 2009. Clear golden colour. Fruity nose. Fruity, lots of tart apples with a pleasantly shy astringency.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From plastic barrel in The Chambers, Folkestone. Very apple juicy. Not a lot of tannin or other characters, but if you like alcoholic apple juice this is pretty good. Not overly sweet with some dryness on the finish even. Simple, but pretty tasty and I’d like to try the dry.
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