Two Blokes – Line 12 (Community Cask)
Cider Profile:
Name: Two Blokes – Line 12 (Community Cask Cider)
Sampled September 2024
| Brand: Two Blokes Cider Co. Type: Apple – Wild Forged Location of Production: Port Perry, ON ABV: 8.1 % Website Link: twoblokes.ca Ingredients: Cider, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Two Blokes Online Store Flavour: Apple Colour: Transparent dark gold, Some foam. Carbonation: Small, streaming bubbles. |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong aroma. Caramelized, slightly woody apples. Hints of barreling/boozy.
Initial Taste: Light bite. Quick hit of bright and caramelized apples before its quickly overtaken by a boozy, barreling flavour and sensation/astringency. Some acidity, some tannins and a semi-mellow apple.
After Taste: After the intense barreling notes, the harshness reduces leaving a long lingering woody and semi-fermentation focused dry finish.
On ice: Reduced overall flavour and intensity.
Additional Notes: Two Bloke’s Line 12 is a community cask cider, meaning the apples were brought to Two Blokes by people in the area (or far away) and turned into a cider – reducing waste and encouraging people to get involved. In this case, it matured in barrels for 3 years, starting its journey in 2020, being put into bottles and sold in 2024. At 8.1%, its boozy-ness shines through the caramelized apples that have some tannic and astringent notes. Long-lasting aftertaste has little apple, less woody notes and a bit more fermentation elements. Touch of natural sweetness.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 4.5
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