Brookers – Batch 1 Barrel Fermented Pet Nat (2020)

Cider Profile:

Name: Brookers – Batch 1 Barrel Fermented Pet Nat
Sampled March 2022

Brand:  Brookers Cider Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Scotch Bush, ON ABV: 6.6% Website Link: brookerscider.ca Ingredients: Wild Apples Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Brookers online store Flavour: Apple – Barrel Aged Colour:  Translucent apricot with floating trub Carbonation: Medium, infrequent bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Bright semi-acidic apple. Juicy with woody elements
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation. Quickly acidic and slightly pulpy and earthy. Sharpness that starts with a hint of tartness. Peel tannins and grit.
After Taste: Becomes more sour with green and crab apple-like notes. More apple forward and cleaner here Almost some pear-like elements in the end. Finishes dry and full of flavour.
On ice: Slight reduction in flavour, more acidic.

Additional Notes:  Brooker’s Cider 2020 Batch #1 is a barrel fermented Pet Nat with a lot of character.  It starts smooth and a bit bright, then quickly builds to and then out of an acidic bite to a more sour, but very juicy apple forward finish.  Clean (though it has a lot of trub), it’s very flavourful, which continues to grow as you drink it. Rustic elements all the way through. Traditional tastes but unique apple characteristics. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 4
Crisp – 4
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 4.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Shale Ridge – Crisp Apple
More Sour – Steel Town – Salvaje Pet Nat
More Dry – Red Stone – Sparkling Cider
More Crisp – Two Blokes – Scrumpy (2018)

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