D’ont Poke the Bear – Wildberry Honey
Cider Profile:
Name: D’ont Poke the Bear – Wildberry Honey
Sampled March 2026
| Brand: D’ont Poke the Bear / Creekside Winery Type: Flavoured – Mixed Location of Production: Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON ABV: 5.8% Website Link: creeksidewine.com/pages/dont-poke-the-bear Ingredients: Apple cider, sugars (sucrose), natural flavours, potassium sorbate, potassium metabisulphite Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 30g/L Size(s) available: 473ml (can) |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Light aroma. Toasted, earthy honey. Pulpy sharp apple.
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation. A syrupy blend of berries, blackberry and raspberry most noticeable. Toasted honey. Green apple and fleshy apple characteristics.
After Taste: Honey becomes more smoky and toasted in nature. Apple is a bit more green tasting and tart. Some mild mixed berry notes here that linger, with a bit of an earthy berry note coming through here too.
On ice: Less crisp. Slightly less sugary/thinner bodied.
Additional Notes: D’ont Poke the Bear’s Wildberry Honey is a unique cider that weirdly makes us think of something from our childhood in the 90s. The wildberries taste more artificial and syrupy in nature, being more so a “generic red berry” note, but blackberry and raspberry most noticeable for singular fruits detectable. What makes this stand out is the heavier honey presence, that is toasted/smoky in nature, that is the strongest note we found in this. The apple base leans more tart, with granny smith-like characteristics.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 4
Sour – 4
Crisp – 4
Dry – 2
Fruity – 4
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – County – Blackberry Peach
More Sour – Crimson – Berry Cute Cider
More Dry – Slabtown – Raspberry Tea
More Crisp – Duntroon – Blackberry Crush
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