Brookers – Batch 4 Barrel Aged Scrumpy Still (2022)
Cider Profile:
Name: Brookers – Batch 4 Barrel Aged Scrumpy Still (2022)
Sampled January 2024
Brand: Brookers Cider Type: Apple – Still Location of Brewing: Scotch Bush, ON ABV: 6.5% Website Link: brookerscider.ca Ingredients: Wild Apples Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Brookers online store Flavour: Apple Colour: Hazy, dark rust Carbonation: Some small bubbles |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium aroma. Slightly funky and acetic.Caramel and some toasted notes.
Initial Taste: Light bite with some acidity and bitterness amongst carbonation. Strong woody barreling upfront, some tannic and bold and heavy apple notes that are extra dry and with a natural bitterness.
After Taste: Long-lasting aftertaste with a lot of fermentation and heavily long-lingering acidic notes.
On ice: Slightly less intense.
Additional Notes: Brooker’s Batch #4 Barrel Aged Scrumpy Still from 2022 that has a lot going on. A bold cider, its best suited for the cider enthusiasts because of its depth of notes. It’s a strong farmhouse offering with some bitterness and acidity, which is exaggerated by the non-carbonation. Lots of tannic notes and the barreling is intense, making it long lasting. Very dry, but still a good crispness to it.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 5
Fruity – 4
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More Sweet – Farmgate – 3 Bros
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More Crisp – County Cider – A Torturted Path
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