Brickworks Ciderhouse Brickworks Batch 1904 Dry Cider at 5% ABV (On tap at Mill Street Brewpub YYZ, reviewed 13-Mar-2016)
Appearance: clear bright yellow with a short, short-lived white head diminishing rapidly to nothing, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: sweet tart apples, light floral. (6/10) Taste: moderate-low sweet, moderate tart, low bitter. (6/10) Palate: light body, lively carbonation, off-dry slightly sweet and sticky finish. (3/5)
Decent dry cider, not too sweet. Interesting truly local product (the apples travel no further than 300km to the cider house) and I approve of the ingredients list (heritage apples). Unfortunately, that pretty much exhausts the list of interesting things about it, and the flavour isn’t on that list. Not unpleasant, but very straightforward and simple. As well, the initially lively carbonation drops off fairly rapidly, making this an awful lot like drinking apple juice. Which, don’t get me wrong, is fine – if you want apple juice. (12/20)
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