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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
2076 Perrys Morgan Sweet Cider United Kingdom Cider 3.6

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

500 ml brown bottle, as Perry's Somerset Morgan Single Variety Cider, from The British Corner Shop. ABV is 6.0%. Very pale straw colour, pours sparkling with a small white head. Pleasant and fresh aroma of apples with some tannins, hints of honey, flowers, oak and sulphites. Moderate carbonation in the mouth. Medium sweet flavour of apples, moderate tannins, hints of oak and sulphites.

Dec 2, 2018
07:58:02 PM
2077 Perrys Somerset Redstreak Cider United Kingdom Cider 3.8

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500 ml bottle, from The British Corner Shop. ABV is 6.1%. Pale straw colour, pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Pleasant aroma of Redstreak apples, hints of honey, flowers, oak and moderate sulphites. Slightly sweet but still fairly crisp flavour, notes of apples with some tannins, oak and sulphites.

Dec 3, 2018
01:56:03 AM
2078 Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm Cornish Rattler United Kingdom Cider 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

500 ml green bottle, as Healeys Cyder Rattler Original, Cornish cloudy cyder. ABV is 6%. From British Corner Shop. Pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a white head. Only the faintest haziness, far from "cloudy". Aroma of sour and bittersweet cider apples. The flavour is more sweet than dry, but still rather crisp. Very moderate tannins. Pleasant to drink.

Dec 9, 2018
03:56:09 PM
2079 Taunton First Press Original Vintage Cider United Kingdom Cider 3.9

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500 ml clear bottle, as Taunton First Press Original Vintage Cider, from British Corner Shop. ABV is 6%. Clear deep golden, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived white head. Pleasant aroma of bittersweet cider apples with tannins, notes of oak, hints of sulphites. Semi-dry flavour, notes of cider apples with moderate tannins, feels rather light bodied for its strength, again notes of oak and hints of sulphites

Dec 9, 2018
04:04:09 PM
2080 Taunton First Press Original Medium Cider United Kingdom Cider 3.8

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500 ml clear bottle, as Taunton First Press Original Medium Cider, from The British Corner Shop. ABV is 4%. Pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a shortlived white head. Pleasant aroma of cider apples with some tannins, also eating apples, hints of oak and sulphites. Medium sweet flavour of apples, moderate tannins, hints of oak and sulphites. Light bodied.

Dec 9, 2018
04:09:09 PM
2081 Taunton First Press Original Dry Cider United Kingdom Cider 3.5

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

500 ml clear bottle, as Taunton First Press Original Dry Cider, from The British Corner Shop. ABV is 4%. Pale golden colour, pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Pleasant aroma of cider apples and eating apples, hints of oak and sulphites. Dry and crisp flavour, notes of cider apples with moderate tannins, but the mouthfeel is a bit thin.

Dec 9, 2018
04:14:09 PM
2082 Åkre Edel Fjellskål Sjømat Sider Norway Cider 3.8

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

750 ml bottle, vintage 2019, from the cidery (or possibly from Vinmonopolet Odda). ABV is 8%. Clear and very pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a large but shortlived white head. Aroma of slightly "spicy" apple varieties. Dry flavour, crisp and slightly "spicy" apples. I had it with pasta (not seafood), but it must be great with the seafood for which it is intended.

May 12, 2022
04:01:35 PM
2083 Åkre Edel Is-Sider Tradisjonell Norway Cider 4.4

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

375 ml slim clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken, at an outrageous price. Batch 2016-02. ABV is 10.5%. Deep golden to orange colour, no carbonation. Lovely aroma of concentrated apple juice / apple cider. Extremely sweet and nice concentrated flavour of Norwegian dessert apple varieties, some acidity, hints of oak and sulphites.

May 12, 2022
04:18:15 PM
2084 Åkre Edel (12%) Norway Cider 4.0

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

750 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 12%. 2018 harvest. Clear deep golden to amber colour, pours sparkling with a shortlived white head. Lovely strong aroma of apples, apple peel and oak, a hint of sulphites. The flavour is medium sweet with some acidity, notes of apples, apple peel, oak and sulphites again. Hints of warming alcohol.

May 12, 2022
04:21:41 PM
2085 Åkre Edel Rosésider (6.5%) Norway Cider 3.8

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

750 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Beautiful rosé colour, moderately sparkling. Intense aroma of raspberries. Medium sweet flavour of raspberries too, with apples in the background.

May 12, 2022
04:25:01 PM
2086 Åkre Edel Rosésider (4.7%) Norway Cider 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

330 ml bottle, vintage 2019-02, as Åkre Edel Rosésider med bringebær. Produced 07.07.20. I think I also saw bottles in another store where "med bringebær" was not part of the name, but I assume they just changed the label - there seems to be raspberries in all of them. ABV is 4.7%. From Coop Extra, Odda. Clear signal red colour, pours sparkling with an off-white pink-ish head. Distinct and pleasant aroma of raspberries and raspberry juice. The flavour is mid between sweet and dry, notes of apples and raspberries. Short finish.

May 12, 2022
04:39:37 PM
2087 Åkre Edel (4.7%) Norway Cider 3.4

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

330 ml bottle, from Coop Extra Øvre Årdal. ABV is 4.7%. Crystal clear and very pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a large to small white head. "Perfumed" aroma of several varieties of eating apples. Fresh flavour of eating apples, pleasant to drink.

May 12, 2022
04:42:38 PM
2088 Åkre Edel (6.5%) Norway Cider 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Rerate, 330 ml bottle, harvest 2018, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.5%. Pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a large but shortlived head. Strong and distinct aroma of dessert apples. Light bodied. The flavour is medium dry, notes of apples and sulphites. No match for the Edel 12%, but okay. Original rating: On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Clear golden colour, small white head that soon disappears. Moderate carbonation. "Perfumed" aroma of sweet eating apples, a hint of oak. The flavour is better, nice and fresh flavour of apples, medium sweet.

May 12, 2022
04:46:30 PM
2089 Åkre Edel Pære Pét-Nat Norway Cider 3.3

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

750 ml clear bottle, shared with my son, from the cidery. Information handwritten on the bottle. ABV is 5%. Colour nearly like water, only a weak greyish-greenish-yellowish hue. Pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Moderate aroma of pears, a hint of rubber. Dry flavour of pears, better than I feared. Drank it ice cold though.

May 12, 2022
04:51:11 PM
2090 Syse Gard Kjedlar Norway Cider 3.4

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750 ml clear screwcap bottle, vintage 2020, from the cidery. ABV is 9%. Apple variety is Gravenstein. Clear pale golden colour, no head, still cider, hardly any carbonation. Typical and very nice aroma of Gravenstein apples. Dry flavour of said apples, hints of sulphites. Okay, but I'd like some carbonation.

May 13, 2022
02:08:59 PM
2091 Syse Gard Sumar Norway Cider 3.4

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750 ml clear screwcap bottle, vintage 2020, bought at the cidery. Made from the apple variety Summerred. Very pale straw colour, pours slightly sparkling, nearly still in the glass. Very nice aroma of Summerred apples, which also is a good variety for eating or juice / must. Also a hint of sulphites. Dry flavour, probably good with food, some tannins, but I'd prefer it sparkling.

May 13, 2022
02:11:50 PM
2092 Syse Gard Aroma Norway Cider 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

750 ml clear screwcap bottle, vintage 2020, from the cidery. ABV is 9%. Clear and pale golden colour, this is a still cider, but there is a slight sparkle when pouring. Aroma of the Aroma apple variety. Semi dry flavour of Aroma apples. A bit one-dimensional, but nice.

May 14, 2022
03:21:59 PM
2093 Westons Henry Westons Medium Vintage Rosé United Kingdom Cider 3.3

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

500 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.5%. Clear pink colour, pours moderately sparkling, no lasting head. Nice aroma of apples, hints of strawberries and raspberries. Medium sweet flavour, dessert apples and a hint of strawberries.

May 20, 2022
03:10:42 PM
2094 Central Eplekjekk Norway Cider 3.5

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

330 ml bottle, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 6.5%. Extremely pale straw colour, pours sparkling with a moderate to small white head. Aroma of "nedfallsepler", apple cores, vossakveik and honey. The flavour has a considerable fruity acidity from Norwegian orchard apples, hints of honey. Unusual but interesting and drinkable.

May 24, 2022
03:01:19 PM
2095 Hardangerbonden Bonden Norway Cider 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750 ml bottle, vintage 2020, from Vinmonopolet Odda. ABV is 8.0%. Clear and very pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a large but shortlived white head. Aroma of the Aroma apple variety. Flavour also of Aroma apples, semi-dry with some acidity, hints of sulphites. Good, but one-dimensional.

May 26, 2022
06:44:17 PM
2096 Hardangerbonden Drengen Norway Cider 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet Odda. Vintage 2020. ABV is 8.5%. Golden colour, pours sparkling with a moderate and shortlived white head. Nice aroma of Summerred apples. Flavour of said apples, hints of sulphites.

May 26, 2022
07:04:48 PM
2097 Apal Sølvsider Norway Cider 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Rerate, 750 ml clear bottle, batch #004/2020, shared with my son. Purchased at Vinmonopolet July 2021. ABV is 8%. Very pale yellow colour, pours sparkling with a large but shortlived white head. Fresh apple aroma and flavour, the apple varieties used are Summerred and Red Aroma. I'm upping the score a bit. Original rating, 2.8: Shared 750 ml bottle. Clear and very pale yellow colour. Moderate apple aroma, not impressive. The flavour is better, medium sweet with distinct apple notes. This is their first cider, will be interesting to see what they can do in the future.

May 27, 2022
11:26:31 AM
2098 Apal Kompani Norway Cider 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Shared bottle at regional tasting. Pink colour. Aroma of apples and raspberries. Flavour also of apples and raspberries, with a slight bitterness in the finish. I will follow this cidery with interest in the future.

May 27, 2022
11:43:31 AM
2099 Hardangergutane Vindpust Norway Cider 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Shared 750 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8%. Pale yellow colour. Nice apple aroma. Moderately sweet flavour of dessert apples, very good. Also bought a 750 ml bottle at the cidery, shared with my son. Went very well with our fish & shellfish soup.

May 28, 2022
12:33:50 PM
2100 Hardangerbonden Pappa Norway Cider 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

750 ml clear bottle, vintage 2021, from Vinmonopolet Hinna. ABV is 7.8%. Clear pale golden colour, pours sparkling with a white head that actually lasts a while. Pleasant aroma of Gravenstein apples. Medium sweet flavour of Gravenstein apples, a hint of sulphites.

Jun 4, 2022
03:04:11 PM