1818 Cider – Boys Brunch

Cider Profile:

Name: 1818 Cider – Boys Brunch
Sampled May 2025

Brand:  1818 Farm & Cidery Type: Flavoured – Hopped Location of Production: Carp, ON ABV: 6.8% Website Link: 1818farmandcidery.ca Ingredients: Apples, hops (4 kinds), lactose, orange zest Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (bottle) Availability: 1818 retail and online stores, select Ottawa-area farmers markets Flavour: Hops Colour:  Translucent golden rod, hues of orange Carbonation: Small streaming bubbles, some foam when poured

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Blend of hops and citrus notes. Dry, sharp apple.
Initial Taste: Medium bite. Some tannin and driving acidity. A bright pulpy orange emerges quickly. Various hop notes, including citra, spruce and resin-like notes. Earthy apples, with a hint of funk. Creamy from the lactose.
After Taste: Orange becomes more juice-like, as hops smooth out. Some fermentation and bitter notes here. Apple becomes softer, and drier. Tastes jammy from the orange in the finish.
On ice: Dramatically reduced in intensity. Lighter mouthfeel.

Additional Notes:  1818 Farm & Cidery’s Boys Brunch is a lively and bright hopped cider made with orange zest, 4 types of hops and lactose. Right off the start, a pulpy orange note emerges – amongst some of the bolder hops’ notes like citra, spruce and pine. The apple base is very dry, and a bit funky at times. The apples become softer in the finish, with the orange tasting more juice-like. The lactose adds some creaminess and we assume helps counter some of the bitterness and strong hops notes. Think a sophisticated orange creamsicle cider thats on the drier cider. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 4
Crisp – 2.5
Dry – 4
Fruity – 4

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