Fielding – Hopped & Hazy

Cider Profile:

Name: Fielding – Hopped & Hazy
Sampled August 2023

Brand:  Fielding Craft Cider Co. Type: Flavoured – Hopped Location of Brewing: Beamsville, ON ABV:  5% Website Link: fieldingwines.com Ingredients: N/A, sulphites Gluten Free:  Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: Fielding Winery online and retail stores Flavour: Hopped Colour:  Hazy, straw yellow Carbonation: Small streaming bubbles.

---

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Pulpy, grassy and some funky apple notes. Bright citra hops.
Initial Taste: Light bite. Smooth, semi-creamy apple with a hint of funk. Sweet but not sugary. Slight bitterness to start.
After Taste: Becomes more citra-hops focused in the aftertaste. Smoother yet more acidic in the aftertaste. Some grassy and orange notes at the finish.
On ice: Cleaner (less hazy and straw/earthy notes)

Additional Notes:  Fielding’s Hopped & Hazy is an unfiltered citra hopped cider that starts out semi-smooth and apple forward – and is quickly overtaken by the hops in the aftertaste.  A lot of flavour notes going on here; some acidic, straw, citrus and grassy elements.  It is cleaner on-ice, with less yeast elements to it.  One of the more hopped ciders we’ve had, but still not crunchy like some IPA.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 3
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Aridel – Big John Hop Cider
More Sour – Loch Mor – Hopped Cider
More Dry – County Cider – Legacy Hopped
More Crisp – Slabtown – Hint O’Hops Cider

Links to Other Stories
Links to Pairings
Links to Cocktails
Links to Comparisons