 argo0 (6227), Washington DC, USA
Mar 25, 2008 (12oz bottle, best by 6/03/08) Minimal fizzy head that vanishes immediately to leave a nearly still, crystal clear apple juice body. Aroma is moderately sweet, apple, perfume, some tartness, some astringency. Taste is medium sweet, apple, some seltzer. Minimally carbonated light body, minimal crispness.
muzzlehatch (4424), Burlington, Vermont, USA
Oct 27, 2007 12 ounce bottle from City Market in Burlington, VT (October 2007) served a little above fridge temperature froma Corsendonk Christmas Ale glass. Pours very very clear pale gold with light bubbling in the body, touch of fizzy head dies immediately into a thin white ring.....surprising touch of raw alcohol in the nose, but this fades quickly and is replaced by sweet, simple apple juice tones and a touch of honey and biscuit....the body is on the whole surprisingly dry for a mainstream 6-pack cider, but that doesn’t save it; what little sweetness there is seems just like a bit of juice poured into the overall lightly sour 7-Up flavored lifeless strongly carbonated, watery beverage that is, alas, pretty much what I would have expected in a cider from this company. Somewhat metallic, extremely vapid finish. I’m glad I could just get a single; I sure won’t be trying it again.
DocLock (4170), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
May 2, 2008 Pours very light golden greenish with no head. Aroma is apple, pear, white grape. Tastes like good apple cider from a afarm diluted and mixed with stale cardboard and plastic. This one is one of the few ciders I’ve had that got worse as ti warmed, showing its true colors as a mass market abomination that cause me to drain pour the last few ounces. I harbor no ill will toward Harpoon, but they need to stay out of the cider market and continue making mediocre beers.
jjpm74 (3086), Stratford, CT 06614, Connecticut, USA
Oct 16, 2007 I’m surprised to be the first to review this one. Pours yellow. Smells a little on the fusel side initially before swet tarte apples reveal themselves. Some sugary hints come out as the cider warms. Mouthfeel is a little on the thin side as is to be expected of a cider. Finisg is sweet with some tarte undertones. A surprising release from Harpoon in that it is very palatable.
PorterPounder (2850), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Savannah, Ga. - Habersham Beverage Warehouse - 12 oz bottle. Light, pale golden pour with a faint white head. Aroma of urine soaked clothes and cardboard soaked in apple juice (like in a grocery store when someone drops a case of apple juice and the bottle inside break - not pleasant, Flavor is very briny and has some brief sour, Granny Smith apple notes to redeem it ever so slightly. Mouthfeel is thin. Not an enjoyable cider experience.
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