Iruin Sagardotegia / Astizaran Sagardoak Reviews

mjs	3.7 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala (Bottle, 0.75 l - 6.5% ABV - batch 11/2021, from Alko, 20220226) The cider poured golden and cloudy. No head. Aroma had apple juice, tartness, vineousness and fruitiness. Palate was medium bodied and dry with low carbonation. Flavours were tartness, apple juice, fruitiness and sourness. Aftertaste was sour and tart. A nice cider with aftertaste that lasted long. Saturday, February 26, 2022
MicroGrog	3.7 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala Bottle from Astor I believe. 2016 blend. Almost two years in darkness, several months chilling in the back of the fridge, being avoided. Duvel glass @home. A bit jellied, but otherwise clear golden yellow. Expected Duvel bubbles. Smells like a huge package of bubblegum & marigolds, along with some sour pears & vinegary apple jam. More vinegar on the nose as it warms. Taste is puckery bittersweet apples, cranberries & bubblegum. Orange peels & spicy arugula. A mildly lingering apple vinegar finish. Lemon essence. Less funky & more spirited. I like this version of Basque country more these days vs the insane toss-up barnyard in a lot of bottles. Sharp & well carbonated. Not thick or thin, bracing acid, solid tartness, juicy, not parching, sulfites aren't super bad. On par ABV. Can keep drinking this throughout dinner. Good. Monday, September 27, 2021
crossovert	3.8 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala 750ml green corked bottle as "Barrika", 2017 harvest. Longish pour produces a white head, body is heavily hazed with particles, a juice-like gold. Aroma is musty apple, sharp sour fruitiness, bitter apple aroma, microflora. Flavor is zippy and crisp, lemony and sour with a juicy and crisp apple middle, dry, fairly soft and pleasant cider with a brief tannic bite in the finish with lingering tanginess. Wednesday, May 22, 2019
snoworsummer	3.8 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala Draft at Torst. Pours hazy gold with almost no head. Tastes like dry apple, tart lemon, cracker malt, yeast, and some funk. Light body and low carbonation. Smells like dry apple, yeast, cracker malt, and some funk. Friday, December 28, 2018
sonnycheeba	3.6 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala Tap at torst. Pours slightly hazy gold. Aroma and flavor are funk, apples, oak, light acidity and a semi-sweet finish. Medium body Friday, December 28, 2018
pumpmaster	3.4 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala Glass of cider at La Vida Restaurant in San Sebastian, Spain for 1.00euro Very good! Tuesday, April 22, 2014
KyotoLefty	3.7 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala By the glass at Sidra in Kyoto. Cloudy pale gold color with no head. Acid, barnyard nose, with apples, lactic notes, and grass. Tangy, milky flavor, lightly sour, apples are there but not huge. Very lambic like. Soft, almost flat body. Tasty and interesting. Friday, August 24, 2012
3fourths	3.6 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala bottle. strong acids and esters in the nose. medium must, juicy apples with a bit of grain/husk character, which is odd in sidra. high acid, medium-high bitterness, low carbonation / effervescence. quaffable and delicious with a lingering astringent and oily finish. Sunday, August 21, 2011
Rastacouere	3 Astiazaran 11:11 Sagardo 100% Naturala Appearance Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4 Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 1 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2 Aroma Intensity : 2 Yeast : 2 Bread : 1 Hay: XX Brett : XX Floral: 1 Wood: XX Leather: XX Barnyard : XX Medicine : XX Phenols: XX Cheese : XX Vinous: 3 Notes: Caramel : XX Honey : XX Applesauce: 1 Appleskin : 1 Pear : XX Tropical FruitsXX Flavor Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2 Juicy: 2 Sourness : 2 Bitterness: 1 Farmy : 2 Complex: XX Length : XX Palate Light(1)->Full(5) : 2 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2 Chewy: XX Sharp: XX Chalk : XX Astringence : 2 Tea tannins : 2 Alcohol : XX Comments: Standard Basque sidra that is perhaps a touch more vinous than most. Tuesday, September 25, 2007