Scrumpy Jack

Brewed by Bulmers Cider (Heineken UK)
Style: Cider
Hereford, England

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

Canned, from a cornershop in Kennington, London. A sparkling and brilliant gold colored body, topped by a fully diminishing white head. Aroma of sourish-sweet, light barnyardy apples. Taste is on the sweet side. Quite apple-ish with an acidic touch and hint of metal and sulphur. Mid-bodied. Juicy mouthfeel. Acidic-sweet apple finish.

"Come back to mine, I have something to drink" - You bastard. This hurt my lips. Sweet, alcohol is pretty evident, fizzy apples, not a great cider.

Can, from Morrisons Scunthorpe. Orange gold, no head and good condition. Sweet apple and faint earthiness in the nose, quite thin and subdued in the mouth with muted apple notes, dry finish with a little apple citrus and faint spirity alcohol.

UPDATED: JAN 27, 2012 On tap @ Peter Kavanagh’s, Liverpool. Golden colour with a bubbly head. Apple aroma. Dry and lots of apple flavour. A bit more sour than other cders

Dark Yellow with light carbonation. Light apple aroma and something synthetic like chemicals or medicine. Dry sour and slightly acidic. Tart aftertaste. You can feel the alcohol. The aftertaste leaves my mouth a little dry.

Tap @ The Museum Tavern. Pours clear pale yellow with a small fizzy shortlived white head. Aroma is a bit artificial, apples and sweet. Flavor is a bit sourish acidy, sweet and dry apples. Finishes tart and fruity apples.

Its cheap and gets u drunk I’ve drank a 2litre botle off this and it isint actualy the worst cider I’ve drank

This one has definitely taken a turn for the worse since the days that I drank it on draught at the Waggon and Horses in Newmarket. The old Scrumpy was bright, clean, with lots of fruit, and a medium dryness (3.6). The new one is much sweeter, less fruit, with odd bitter and metallic notes (2.0).