Strongbow Cider

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

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

Looks like lemon soda. Unsurprisingly some apple aroma but there’s something off about it. Bare with me, I rarely rate ciders. Flavour of apple, some sourness and fairly dry. Still, there’s – to me – some off flavour that I can’t describe. Well, at least it’s not overly sweet like so many popular ciders.

This is a bit more watery, and not as tart, as cider goes, but okay I guess.

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One it’s a cider. Two there are better ciders out there then this. Can. Poured a clear yellow color. Very sweet. Not a big cider fan. I’ll stick to beer.

Crushed with Jakebra. Smells like sour apples, rotten apples, and apple diarrhea. Flavor makes the mouth gush a bit, which is pretty cool, but it’s basically shitty sparkling apple juice with some alcohol and chlorine thrown in.

No, it’s not the best cider ever, but I have to give this a slightly higher rating because it saved my butt. So, here I was, at a clothing optional bar in key west. I realized that the only rational thing to do was to get drunk. My choices were Miller light, or strongbow... I chose Strongbow. I enjoyed it so much, I polished off 3 of those huge cans... I do believe that it contributed to some horrific flatulence the next day however.

UPDATED: MAY 29, 2009 Pours pale gold with a 1 finger creamy white head that has good retention. Aroma is rotten apples (not in a good way) a touch of vinegar, light caramel and citric acid. Flavor is apple juice, citric acid, overripe apples, corn, a little vinegar and crisp mineral notes toward the end. Palate is dry and watery with a high effervescence and a very dry finish. This is probably the worst cider I have ever had.

Pours a goldish yellow with thin white head. Smells of watered down apple juice with a tastes that agrees with the smell. Palate is weak and finish is slightly bitter. Not a good cider.