La Face Cachée de la Pomme Frimas Ice Cider

Brewed by La Face Cachée de la Pomme
Style: Ice Cider
Hemmingford, Canada

Sample, at the Mondial de la bière 2007, savoured June 1 2007; eye: golden straw, no head, no effervescence, clear; nose: caramelized apple, aged, fresh, concentrated sugar, white wine; mouth: less concentrated that Neige and Neige éternelle, more sophisticated, better equilibrium, a bit "white wine", apple, apple sauce, fruit, nice carbonation, long finale in concentrated sweet apple; overall: really good FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Mondial de la bière 2007, savourée le 1er juin 2007; oeil : paille dorée, pas de mousse, pas d’effervescence, claire; nez : pomme caramélisée, vieillie, fraîcheur, concentré de sucré, vin blanc; bouche : moins concentrée que Neige et Neige éternelle, plus subtile, meilleure équilibre, un peu « vin blanc », pomme, compote de pomme, fruit, belle carbonatation, longue finale en pomme sucrée concentrée; en résumé : très bon

Clear orange colour with an off white head. Sweet apple fruity aroma with notes of almonds. Sweet apple fruity flavor with notes of the alcohol.

Courtesy dsnowden. 2003. Bottle # 1817/6133. Clear orange/gold. Still. Aroma of concentrated honey, fruit roll up, lightly tart and musty apples and skins, and apple juice. Same flavors, more tartness, very rich and sweet, some burnt caramel, a bit of dryness in the aftertaste. Full body, viscous, smooth, rich. Solid.

Poured a still, red amber color. Aroma of apple, certainly the red delcious variety, and bit of honey sweetness. Taste was also sweet, red, apple, with a bit of caramel, and light tartness in the finish. Thanks Rich!

Bottle... This cider rocks!... Crystal clear, amber cider with psychedelic legs. The nose is Apple X 100. Apple everything... everything apple. Meaty, hearty, intense with lesser notes of apricot (thanks Jason) and honey (thanks Dan). Most intense sweetness my palate has ever encountered. The high ABV is nowhere to be found. The experience is like stuffing eighty apples into my mouth at one time. Heavy tartness provides a semblance of balance, although balance is not necessary here. This cider is about extremes... extremely good. Full-bodied and sticky. Blindingly sweet, acrid finish. Kudos to bu11seye for bringing this bottle to our tasting!

375 mL bottle, thanks to Ungstrup. Pours golden brown to amber, clear. Aroma is sweet and slight acidic. Flavour: very sweet with a slight artificial note. Slight acidic and sweet finish with a warming alcohol feel. Strawberry lurks through in bits throughout. Really great.

Bottle. [Courtesy of Ungstrup, quality tasting @ Papsoe] Big thanks to Jens for delivering this beauty of a cider. Spar to no head. Good oily like dripping lacework in glass. Clear and flat looking body with a lovely amber color. The aroma was so intense strawberry like I have ever sniffed before. Amazing and lovely mix of fresh apple, almond, citrus and almost an underlying vanilla feel. Hazelnut and again this overwhelming fresh strawberry coming thought. Very full bodied with maybe a hint of alcoholic and thick texture. Soft carbonated. Heavy sweet flavor with good counter acidic. Long lasting dry fresh apple and at the very end the strawberry aroma appears again. WOW that is defiantly the best cider I have ever tasted! 28-09-2007

Bottle, thanks to Ungstrup. Clear orange coloured with an off white ehad. Sweet aroma of apples and almonds with light acidic notes. Sweet flavour of apples, almonds and berries. Warming alcoholic finish. Nice.