Saturday, January 11, 2020

Clafeld Smashed!

A new cider from Clafeld Cider House of Picton, Ontario. Amber coloured and slightly sweet from off-dry but balanced with a light astringency. My score 7/10.

Friday, January 10, 2020

Local Press Cider

An interesting cider from Collective Arts Cider of Hamilton, Ontario. Made from Northern Spy, Idared and Spartan apples. Off-dry with a clean, light taste.

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Duntroon Standing Rock

A relatively new Ontario cider that is nicely balanced, off dry, with a light-medium taste. Very nice. My rating 7/10.

Lowrey Bros. Hard Cider

From St. Davids, Ontario, is a very dry cider (what they call "extra dry" right on the label) with astringent tang. It is harsh on the first taste (or two) but is agreeable, and would go well with food. My rating 5/10.

Reinhart's Red Apple Light

This a light - 3.8% alcohol - cider with a light sweetness. A light taste but not too interesting. My score 5/10.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Hard Way - Renegade

A relative newcomer, Hard Way Cider is a small cidery in Bath, Ontario. They specialize in very dry ciders — what they refer to as "bone dry." They have many varieties of flavoured ciders, but I prefer the plain cider.
The taste is light and, as expected, very dry, so dry that the taste seems to vanish quickly. It makes a nice light drink that would go well with food.


















Currently, only available for purchase at the cidery.

Lonetree

A cider from B.C. that they refer to as "dry", but is more off-dry. It has an okay first taste but a slightly artificial after taste. The ingredients list shows the addition of "natural flavours", whatever that is. Not to my liking.