Light yellow, light carbonation. Label promises “crisp pineapple, stone fruit and honey aromas and flavors”, which is largely accurate. A dry, refreshing and enjoyable cider perfect for special occasions. Made from Crimson Gold crabapples and heirloom apples from O’Brien Farms, Prosser WA. Very nice stuff! — 2 years ago
Tilted Shed. Love’s Labor. Blackberries, elderberries, apples, wild ferment in Sonoma. One of the best ciders I’ve had from CA. I feel I can taste all the berries and apples used. So we’ll balanced with good tannin and acidity. — 4 years ago
Liberty Ciderworks, Spokane WA USA. Golden Russet single varietal cider. Label promises flavors of jackfruit, white pepper and nutmeg. I’m not sure about the first as I haven’t had much jackfruit in my diet. Golden brown, excellent clarity, wild fermented but not much carbonation beyond the initial pour. Semi dry, clean aroma, light acidity with a hint of sweetness. This is a traditional American cider varietal, and it’s plenty tasty. 11.5% alc/vol — a year ago
Liberty Ciderworks, Spokane WA. 55 Chain English Style Cider. Label claims it to be “dry, tannic and fruit-forward” with Dabinett, Chisel Jersey, and Brown’s cider-specific varietals. Golden brown, excellent clarity, light carbonation, not much head on initial pour. Some oak barreling. Lightly malic with restrained aromatics. Tannic level highly complementary with a light touch on the wood extraction, thankfully. Exceedingly well crafted, great stuff. — 2 years ago
Super tasty cross between CENTRAL coast CA Pinot and southern Rhône Grenache blend. Just the right amount of fresh black cherry and gentle Mediterranean herbs - lovely, low tannin profile with balanced acidity that defies the 14.5 ALC. FABULOUS at Otto Turkish Döner :) — a year ago
Golden brown, moderate plus carbonation. Spice and faint sulfur like aroma, reminiscent of acacia wood barreling. The label promises dry, fortuitously fruit-forward cider in the Basque style, which is on point. Lightly astringent, almost bitter but perfumed finish. I really like this one as a possible regular quaff. 7.5% alc/vol — 2 years ago
Smells of dew on grass then apples. Very funky but with some air and warmth becomes much more fruit. Like it. — 3 years ago
David Shaw
Amber brown, fair clarity. Clean nose, slightly perfumed nose. Tropical fruit and apple flavors with crabapple finish, moderate pulp and skin tannins on finish. Semi dry. — a year ago