401 Cider Company – Cranberry Apple
Cider Profile:
Name: 401 Brewery Cranberry Apple Cider
Sampled October 2017 (updated March 2024)
| Brand: 401 Cider Brewery Type: Flavoured – Cranberry Location of Brewing: Colbourne, Ontario ABV: 5.5% Website Link: 401cidercompany.com Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, sugar, natural flavours, potassium sorbate Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750 mL (glass bottle), 355ml (can) |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong sweet cranberry – slightly candied in nature. Hints of rustic apples.
Initial Taste: Medium bite, quick puckering sour taste and sensation that builds. Tart cranberry flavour.
After Taste: Cranberry flavour continues to build, becoming sweeter while remaining tart. Apple flavour mildly appears. Dry and bitter finish.
On ice: Carbonation is cut. Minimal change.
Additional Notes: Cranberry is king for this cider, as it is mostly cranberry tasting with minimal apple (which is crisp and semi-bitter). This is not a subtle, mild cider – it is full bodied and may better appeal to wine fans from the tartness and dryness, than with beginner cider fans. 401 Brewery’s Cranberry has a very authentic cranberry flavour and feel overall. Updated in their 2023 Winter Series which is a lot less sour.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 3
Crisp – 2.5
Dry – 3
Fruity – 3.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Ernest Rubee
More Sour – County Feral Cider
More Dry – Ernest Winter’s Blush
More Crisp – Shiny Pinot Noir
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