Dirty Dog – Mac N’ Crisp

Cider Profile:

Name: Dirty Dog – Mac N’ Crisp Traditional Dry Cider
Sampled August 2025

Brand: Dirty Dog Cider Company Type: Apple – Crisp Location of Production: Colbourne, ON ABV: 6.2% Website Link: facebook.com/dirtydogcider/ Ingredients: 100% locally grown apples, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Dirty Dog retail store Flavour: Apple Colour: Translucent light straw yellow Carbonation: Appears still

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Earthy, gritty apple but also bright. A bit funky.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite from carbonation. Quickly an earthy and tangy apple – McIntosh juice and peel- heavy especially. Some tartness. Crisp red varietal peel. Some mild fermentation and funk notes.
After Taste: Becomes juicer tasting – minimal fermentation notes here – Crimson Crisp notes really shining here. Long lasting McIntosh – including some earthiness.
On ice: Reduced body, less “juicy” tasting overall.

Additional Notes: Dirty Dog’s Mac N’Crisp is a juicy cider, beaming with red apple varietal notes – especially McIntosh. Starting off very tangy and acidic, it’s an earthy and gritty McIntosh apple note that starts you off, especially the peel flavour. It becomes juicer and a bit more flesh-influenced in the finish – with the Crimson Crisp notes coming through. Upfront, you get the fermentation and funk notes, making way for a “freshly pressed apple juice tasting experience” in the finish. Very crisp, very craft tasting. Rustic and dry.

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

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – West Avenue – Little Mac
More Sour – Crimson – Crimson Crisp
More Dry – Clafeld – McIntosh
More Crisp – Thornbury – Road Apples

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