Somersby – Wild Garden Crushed Apple

Cider Profile:

Name: Somersby – Wild Garden Crushed Apple
Sampled August 2022

Brand: Somersby (Carlsberg) Type:  Apple – Sweet Location of Brewing: Kitchener, ON ABV: 4.5% Website Link: somersby.ca Ingredients: Cider, sugar, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: LCBO 2022 Flavour: Apple Colour: Transparent pale yellow Carbonation: Medium, infrequent bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Mild aroma. Sweet, earthy apple.
Initial Taste: Light bite. Semi-sweet and caramelized apples. A touch of earthy elements.
After Taste: Apple dissipates leaving a thin apple base with some sweet and pulpy apple. Slight tonic notes.
On ice: Thinner but similar

Additional Notes:  The Somersby Wild Garden crushed apples is a light apple offering. Thin and simple, it’s crushable with not much else to add.  Slightly syrupy and tonic seltzer-like.  

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 1.5
Crisp – 2.5
Dry – 1.5
Fruity – 2

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More Crisp – Walkerville City Cider – Argyle Apple Cider

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