Kahnawake Brewing – Dry Apple Cider

Cider Profile:

Name: Kahnawake Brewing – Dry Apple Cider
Sampled July 2025

Brand: Kahnawake Brewing Co. Type: Apple – Dry Location of Production: Kahnawake, QC ABV: 5.5% Website Link: kahnawakebrewing.square.site Ingredients: Water, apple juice, yeast Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: Kahnawake Brewing retail store Flavour: Apple Colour: Transparent light golden yellow Carbonation: Small frequently streaming

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Dry, crisp, pulpy apple.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite from carbonation. Semi-crisp, bright, dessert apple base. Some red varietal skin notes, amongst the apple flesh. Some tannins but not intense.
After Taste: A streak of wild apple characteristics emerge briefly, becoming a bit earthy apple in the end. Decently clean finish, with only the mildest lingering apple notes.
On ice: Reduced body and crispness. Slightly less apple.

Additional Notes: Hailing from Canada’s first “native-owned brewery on an Indigenous territory”, Kahnawake Brewing has ventured into their first cider, aptly named their Dry Apple Cider. Clearly a cider made from the land and with intention, it’s a bright, semi-crisp cider, featuring apples commonly found in many Quebec-based ciders.. You get some red varietal skin notes upfront, as well as creamy, apple flesh notes. In the end it becomes a bit more earthy and natural tasting, with even a quick hint of wild apple note in the middle. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 3
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 4
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – McAdam – Urban Apple Cider
More Sour – Flueri – Willie
More Dry – Domaine le Grand Charles – Taper La Trail
More Crisp – Joli Rouge – Original

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