McKenzie's Hard Cider Reviews

mrf33n3y	3 McKenzie's Lazy Lemon Old Untappd checkin, June 9, 2016. Brown glass bottle. Pretty light on the lemon flavor save for the tartness, really drinks like a tart apple cider. Wednesday, March 27, 2024
mrf33n3y	3.6 McKenzie's Black Cherry Old Untappd checkin, February 18, 2016. Brown glass bottle. Black cherry flavor is fairly sweet without being cloying or artificial. A very nice sweet, flavored cider. Wednesday, February 21, 2024
unclefrito62	3.3 McKenzie's Black Cherry Pint, draft at Panini’s in Kent, Ohio. Light aroma of black cherry. Pale yellow in color. Thin head. Taste the apple and black cherry. Smooth and very light. Black cherry aftertaste. Nice easy cider. Cheers! Sunday, December 31, 2023
NikkTwist	3.3 McKenzie's Blueberry Blast Draft at Milkboy. Clear golden pour with thin soapy foam. Big blueberry and apple skins. Modestly sweet. Mildly tart. Blueberry flavor feels artificial. Has a nice peppery bite. Monday, December 11, 2023
bluejacket74	3.9 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider 12 ounce bottle, no dating I could find on the label or bottle. Served in a pint glass, the cider pours a somewhat clear pale gold color with a thin off-white head that didn't stay around for too long. Aroma is nice, it smells mostly like pumpkin spices along with a bit of apple. Taste is pretty much just like the aroma, but there's a good amount of vanilla flavor noticeable too. Mostly sweet tasting, can still taste the cider part of it but I think the pumpkin spice stands out here. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's smooth and easy to drink with a low/moderate amount of carbonation. I thought this was good and tasty, worth trying if you like pumpkin ciders! Friday, September 15, 2023
SHIG	3.5 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider Draft: Poured an unclear yellow golden with a white lacing head. Aroma is pumpkin cream, spicy. Taste is vanilla pumpkin, apple, sweet. Friday, August 25, 2023
SHIG	3.3 McKenzie's Black Cherry Draft: Poured a yellow unclear golden with a white head. Aroma is black cherry, apple. Taste is sweet apple, black cherry dominated. Saturday, August 19, 2023
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.2 McKenzie's Blueberry Blast Peach gold with a small white head. Strong blueberry aroma. Flavor was tangy and sweet with blueberry and apple. Wednesday, May 31, 2023
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.3 McKenzie's Cranberry Orange Dark golden with a trace soapy white head that faded quickly. Tangy and sweet with cranberry, orange and a hint of apple. Long finish. Medium body. Tuesday, December 28, 2021
alvaroo	5 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider Yummy - like drinking dessert Saturday, October 23, 2021
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.1 McKenzie's Pineapple Cider Dark gold with a small white head. Tangy with sugar, pineapple candy and faint apple. Long finish. Medium body. Tuesday, August 3, 2021
hershiser2	1.6 McKenzie's Pineapple Hemp Hard Cider Wegmans bottle. Yellow, hint of a head, little noticeable carbonation. Very artificial pineapple nose... apple as well, I suppose, as well as crayons. Sugar water, pineapple candy, apple (again, I suppose). Completely artificial tasting. Junk. Flat too. Friday, July 16, 2021
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.7 McKenzie's Winter Crisp Very dark gold with a small head. Sweet and musty with apple flesh and hints of spice, cranberry and medicine. Medium finish and body. Saturday, May 29, 2021
bigben873	3.7 McKenzie's Apple Crisp March madness 2021 - Apple pie in a can. Really tasty but a bit too sweet. Sunday, March 21, 2021
cheap	3.8 McKenzie's Apple Crisp From a bottle, slight pinkish hue on pale. Aroma has a slight hint of cocktail cherries. Has pretty good co2 impact. Mild mannered, much better than most apple ciders. Not to dry, has some extra sugar in there. Do I detect a hint of creamy ice cream? Perhaps not. Sunday, January 10, 2021
djd07	3.5 McKenzie's Seasonal Reserve Hard Cider On tap at Big Texas Beer Fest. Pours golden with small white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is apple skin, pure sugar, spice. Light body, apple, pear, spice, crisp finish, very good. Sunday, August 23, 2020
Kleg	1.3 McKenzie's Pineapple Hemp Hard Cider 12 oz. bottle. Pours a sparkling clear pale gold color with a tiny white head and poor retention. No lacing. Aroma of sour pineapple. Initially sweet pineapple flavor mixed with something bad that I can't pinpoint. Is that the hemp? Yuck. Watery body. Less dry than I expected. Not a fan. Monday, March 30, 2020
Kleg	2.5 McKenzie's Hard Cider Bottle. Pours a crystal clear light yellow-gold color with a tiny white head and poor retention. Limited spots of lacing. Aroma of dry apple cider. Initially sweet apple cider flavor with a quick dry finish. Good apple flavor but just a bit too dry for my palate. Light carbonation. 5.0% ABV, not 6.0%. Saturday, March 7, 2020
cheap	3 McKenzie's Winter Crisp From a 12 oz twist off bottle. color is pale yellow or perhaps a shade darker. Smell is homemade apple cider, no hint of the other stuff in here. Taste is apple cider with a little spice coming thru. Not sure if I can pick up the cranberry but fer-sher it has some cinnamon er sumthin in here. They say exotic spices, heheh, just come out and tell us what kind, eh? Good co2 and the spices are not over the top nor in yer face, pretty good balance. On the finish it leaves a little bit of a perfumy effect on the palate and olfactory, unique. Thursday, January 23, 2020
cheap	3.6 McKenzie's Pineapple Hemp Hard Cider Tap at bowsers. Does smell like pineapple, not artificial. It also has some skunk hidden in the background. Taste is mostly mild pineapple and a little sweet . There is some hemp in there but its not in yer face, its barely perceivable. Funny thing, with all these flavor sensations going on, you'd never know itr was really hard apple cider, hehehehhh. Sunday, December 8, 2019
BVery	3.4 McKenzie's Pineapple Hemp Hard Cider Bottle from Total Wine. Bright clear yellow pour with no head. Pineapple, apple, sweet. Sunday, November 3, 2019
tsd08460	3.8 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider Bottle. Aroma: pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices, apple Appearance: pale golden, light carbonation Taste: medium sweetness, light tartness Mouthfeel: light carbonation, oily feel, light body, long finish Tasty Friday, October 18, 2019
robertjm	2.2 McKenzie's Peach Tea (Tasting notes from 11/25/2018) - Aroma cross between a peach and soft peanut butter. No head per se. Golden orange body. Somewhat sour flavor with that peanutty aftertaste. So glad I only have a single bottle! Wednesday, September 25, 2019
pdog555	1.6 McKenzie's Peach Tea Pours dark amber with a thin white head. Aroma of peach flavoring. Taste has cheap peach flavoring. Little to no palate. Eh. Sunday, September 1, 2019
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.5 McKenzie's Pineapple Hemp Hard Cider Sampled on draft this cider poured a golden color with a small foamy white head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was hemp, apple and a bit of pineapple. The flavor was tangy and sweet with hemp, pineapple and apple. Long finish. Medium body. Monday, August 26, 2019
pdog555	0.9 McKenzie's Black Cherry Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aroma of sickly sweet artificial cherry. Taste has acerbic cider notes, artificial sweetness. Palate is dry and apple-y. Pretty bad. Friday, August 9, 2019
hershiser2	2.6 McKenzie's Black Cherry Bottle from TWSP. Going to mix this with some black strap rum, but here's what it's like before doing so. Clear gold, no head, some carbonation. Aroma is artificial cherry, apple. Flavor is artificial cherry, cherry juice, apple. Remove the fake cherry and this would be decent. Sunday, August 4, 2019
r464	2.7 McKenzie's Pineapple Hemp Hard Cider Light and fruity. Definitely full of pineapple with an earthy taste and distinct hemp. Meh. Sunday, June 30, 2019
Drake	2.8 McKenzie's Peach Tea 12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Kenosha, 5/31/19. Dark copper thin wispy tan head. Aroma of tart peach, sweet apple. Taste is tea, strong peach, moderately sweet apple finish. Thin, sweet. Okay. Friday, June 7, 2019
geologyguy	4 McKenzie's Black Cherry Smell is good of black cherry.... doesn't smell medicinal...taste is same...good bold flavor but not medicinal... can't see appearance in bottle...smooth and flavorful...no depth though... perfect amount of sweetness...just gets better and better as palate acclimates...had at arabesque for lunch Monday, February 11, 2019
Mr.America	2.3 McKenzie's Hard Cider Sunday, January 13, 2019
gusj3108	3.9 McKenzie's Black Cherry Taste a lot like red Cherokee pop. Nice taste and good after taste. I could drink a few but pretty sweet ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Tuesday, January 1, 2019
BVery	4.3 McKenzie's Peach Tea Bottle. This is awesome. Smells like a peach ring, but taste is a balance of sugary fruits and tea dryness. Killer. Sunday, December 9, 2018
Zach516	4.5 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider Monday, November 19, 2018
TrappistLees15	4.5 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider Weapons grade deliciousness. Tastes like rum mixed with pumpkin pie. Very smooth. High sugar content however.. 29g per bottle.. dangerously tasty. Monday, October 15, 2018
cheap	3.2 McKenzie's Black Cherry Bottle, apple cherry nose pale bubbly yellow and clear. Taste is swah swah sweet, tart, pretty good. Better than expected. Good and sweet without all that artificial thing you get in domestic ciders. Quite good overall, easy drinkin brew, much like bubbly soda. Just worried a little bout the unfermented sugar content. Thursday, October 11, 2018
FROTHINGSLOSH	4 McKenzie's Strawberry Hibiscus Rose Cider Sampled on draft at 3 Rivers this cider poured a copper color with a medium sized foamy white head that left very good lacing. The aroma was sweet with sugar, vague berry and hard candy. The flavor was very sweet and tangy with tart strawberry, peach, pear and apple. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Excellent. Friday, September 14, 2018
rennat42	2.5 McKenzie's Hard Cider Bottle. A- Apple, spice. A- Gold color, clear liquid, no head. T- Apples, spice, nutmeg, sweet. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish. O- Normal cider. Bit heavy on the spice side. Okay. Saturday, August 25, 2018
Noneuronz	1.2 McKenzie's Black Cherry Admin converted to private rating Tuesday, May 29, 2018
hopdog	3.1 McKenzie's Black Cherry On tap at Disney. Poured a golden color with a thin sized head. Black cherries with some apples. Drinkable. Saturday, May 19, 2018
spartacussteve	4.5 McKenzie's Black Cherry Friday, May 11, 2018
colemanzuber	4 McKenzie's Black Cherry Saturday, March 31, 2018
deborahtaggart	3.6 McKenzie's Black Cherry Saturday, March 31, 2018
rougeau13	3.7 McKenzie's Black Cherry Bottle at Animal Kingdom. Hazy amber with some whitish bubbles. Black cherry and apple aroma. Sweet and fruity. Medium bodied. Wednesday, February 28, 2018
hitemwitthehein	2.8 McKenzie's Black Cherry ABV - 5.0. .Appearance: Clear gold. No head. Visible streams of bubbles revealing a subtle, yet present carbonation. .Aroma: Black cherry, but not fresh, more like a candy or a flavored medicine. .Taste: Not authentic tasting at all. It's like a black cherry syrup flavor you would find in a soda. Taste like a Ludens cough drop. .Mouthfeel: Syrupy, not crisp. Medium in both carbonation and body. It's ok actually. .Overall: C- .Bottom Line: Would I drink this? The answer is yes. It's not terrible, just not high quality. On a hot day why not. Tuesday, February 13, 2018
ciderhouserules	4 McKenzie's Hard Cider Nice scent, not strong; taste is a bit sweeter than I like but tolerable and overall has a good mellow flavor- not syrupy sweet and definitely no tartness i could fathom. My main overall rating is drinkability-- and this was easy to consume, I think I could easily drink 4 or 5 in a row and enjoy them without getting tired of the light apple flavor. Will buy again. Sample was a 12 ounce bottle. Sunday, February 11, 2018
thomashall	3.5 McKenzie's Seasonal Reserve Hard Cider Clear golden, cinnamon, nutmeg. Taste follows. Delicious, could use some carb. Monday, January 1, 2018
PubMonger7	5 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider Monday, October 30, 2017
weck	5 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider Best Dessert Beer/Cider on the planet! This is the reason I look forward to Autumn! Saturday, October 21, 2017
wutangfinancial	2 McKenzie's Pumpkin Jack Hard Cider Friday, October 6, 2017