2.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
not much to it but its not bad. crisp and drinkable. good with whiskey, better with apple jack.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Picked up at Trader Joes (thankfully just one bottle). Looks like carbonated water with a hint of yellow and a white head that leaves quickly. The aroma is lightly sour with some stale apple and crackers. Medium / thin body that’s crisp with sharp carbonation. The flavor begins as watery apple juice with no real granny smith flavors. Not very sour at all, a bit of staleness and somehow noticeable abv even at 5%. Fair.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This is not bad but not exceptional. Why? Because it is weak. The color and scent is right, but the taste is just watery. Now it is a clean drink, and not objectionable in any way but I wanted to taste it more. What was hinted at was very good.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Green bottle from Trader Joes. Nice, tart Granny Smith skin aroma. Pale pear juice color (but clear) with no bubbles at all. Medium body with slightly fizzy carbonation (but no bubbles). It’s tart, it’s pretty Granny Smith in flavor, but I’d say Woodchuck is more to the fruit. That aside, it finishes tart, dry and greenskin (with hints of sweetness). It is very good.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle from trader Joes; Nose of tart apples, just like the Granny Smiths wy wife uses for her homemade apple pie. Wish i had a piece to eat with this. Very pale gold with medium sized bubbles; Good tart cider with the flavor of Granny Smith apples! Excellent!
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from TJ’s Cincinnati. Poured light pale color with a small white head that diminished quickly with minimal lacing. Light aroma of apple. Light body with a thin texture. Flavor of tart apple with a light sweet finish. My expectations were met.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: OCT 17, 2008 Bottle from TJ’s La Mesa. Pours a very pale champagne type of color. Tart and slightly sweet apple aroma. A mild apple flavoring. A little watered down.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12 oz bottle picked up at Trader Joe’s. Pale pale yellow with almost no head. Sweet apple flavor with hints of tartness. More tartness on the flavor, but far from overwhelming. Still mostly sweet.
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