2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2 Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 2 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Aroma
Intensity : 2
Yeast : 3 Bread : XX Hay: XX Brett : XX Floral: 1 Wood: 2 Leather: 2 Barnyard : XX Medicine : 3 Phenols: 4 Cheese : XX Vinous: 2
Notes:
Caramel : XX Honey : 2 Applesauce: XX Appleskin : 3 Pear : XX Tropical FruitsXX
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Juicy: 2 Sourness : 3 Bitterness: XX Farmy : XX Complex: 1 Length : XX
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Chewy: XX Sharp: XX Chalk : XX Astringence : 3 Tea tannins : 1 Alcohol : XX
Comments: One of Gwatkin’s smaller efforts I find. Yeasty, but more phenolic than funky and other wise simple cider.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
The Golden Valley is a remote and charming corner of Herefordshire that I used to make a point of driving through whenever I was in the Marches. Dark golden cider. Rather evocative ashy, smoky bonfire aroma. Taste less impressive: sweet and rather astringent. Overall not bad, but not as delectable as the valley.
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
500 ml clear bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 6%. The label advices me to "pour slowly to avoid disturbing the natural sediment". A rather unnecessary warning, as there is no sign whatsoever of any sediment in the bottle. The cider is clear and has a deep golden to amber colour, and pours very fizzy with a short-lived head. Quite nice aroma of English cider apples, apple vinegar, oak and some spice. The apple flavour is medium sweet with notes of wood and sulphur and a slightly tart finish.
0.8 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 1/20
KØ07. Citric and rubbery aroma. The flavour is sweet with a little aple notes and more rubber. Phenolic. Bad.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, amber golden with no head. Sourish apple aroma. Medium body with almost sherry-like - or should that rather be calvados? - apple notes. In the finish I get the usual peely Gwatkin astringency although to a lesser extent in this one. 130507
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. A golden cider with no head. The arom ais sweet apply with an OK acidity. The flavor is acidic apply with light notes of sulphur and a very dry end.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
CBF07 sample from bottle. Pours golden orange. Flavour is sour apples, slight dry. Flavour is dry too, slight smoked. End is woody and smoked apple. Interesting
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark golden body, big bubbled head; Beautiful fresh sour apple nose, lots of apple peel, great; Dry sour balanced body; Very long very dry finish, lots of apple, lots of peel. Very pleasant.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle @ Copenhagen Øl Festival. No head and no lacing. Clear sparkling cobber colour. Dusty notes with apple, pear and vinegar notes. Light to medium bodied with an average carbonation. Flavour was light acidic with some sweetness. Light sweet finish
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours golden dark yellow with only a small fizzy head. Aroma has plenty of apples with a slight tartness to it. Mouthfeel is very dry. Taste is sweet with lots of woody tones and a slight bitterness.
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