Manoir de Grandouet (Famille Grandval)
Brut Cidre Fermier
France
Lo! Bretty Normandy!! Butterscotch n'almond skins. Lingers heavy, and so glad for it.
Lo! Bretty Normandy!! Butterscotch n'almond skins. Lingers heavy, and so glad for it.
1 person found it helpfulJun 17th, 2015
Loaded with Brett but not like a Hipster sour beer brewer purposely adding Brett but a 3rd generation Normandy cider making family using the same old barrels Brett. Pretty interesting and funky. I'm liking it more and more as I drink it.
Loaded with Brett but not like a Hipster sour beer brewer purposely adding Brett but a 3rd generation Normandy cider making family using the same old barrels Brett. Pretty interesting and funky. I'm liking it more and more as I drink it.
Feb 16th, 2017
hydrogen sulfide in abundance
hydrogen sulfide in abundance
Jun 12th, 2015
The winner in a small, informal cider tasting against four other (mostly) French ciders. A bit musty. Brings to mind French cider makers using hay between layers of apples in their presses. Lots of peel aromatics and a moderate amount of residual sugar. That semi-sweetness may be due to keeving, which while traditional to Normandy, is just a guess. Still, it doesn’t taste anything like most back-sweetened ciders. Curious to see how this compares to Eric Bordelet.
The winner in a small, informal cider tasting against four other (mostly) French ciders. A bit musty. Brings to mind French cider makers using hay between layers of apples in their presses. Lots of peel aromatics and a moderate amount of residual sugar. That semi-sweetness may be due to keeving, which while traditional to Normandy, is just a guess. Still, it doesn’t taste anything like most back-sweetened ciders. Curious to see how this compares to Eric Bordelet.
Sep 24th, 2016Pours golden with plenty of bubbles and a lovely Brett notes in the nose. Good sour apple flavor with the right balance of sweet/tart/funk. Pretty subtle cider for those that love their Normandies.
Pours golden with plenty of bubbles and a lovely Brett notes in the nose. Good sour apple flavor with the right balance of sweet/tart/funk. Pretty subtle cider for those that love their Normandies.
Nov 28th, 2015
Overwhelmed by baby poo that matures to band-aids. This is a Brett monster.
Overwhelmed by baby poo that matures to band-aids. This is a Brett monster.
Jul 18th, 2015
Great Cider. Really nice earthiness.
Great Cider. Really nice earthiness.
Jul 11th, 2015It's what I've been searching for my whole life.. heading to Vegas and getting hitched!
It's what I've been searching for my whole life.. heading to Vegas and getting hitched!
Jun 20th, 2015