Farmgate – Too Many Cousins

Cider Profile:

Name: Farmgate – Too Many Cousins
Sampled March 2026

Brand: Farmgate Cider Type: Apple – Session Location of Production: Arnprior, ON ABV: 5% Website Link: farmgatecider.ca/ Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: Farmgate retail and online store + Select Ottawa-area farmers markets Flavour: Apple Colour: Translucent super light straw yellow, slight haze Carbonation: Small, semi-streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Pulpy apple. Fermentation notes.
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation. Medium acidity, followed by thin bodied apples, pulpy and fleshy. Some red varietal notes. Fermentation notes. Hints of sulphur. Pear notes.
After Taste: Becomes a softer apple profile and body that fades out quickly. Mild apple flesh notes linger.
On ice: Loses body and flavour. Cleaner – less fermentation notes.

Additional Notes: If you’re looking for a sessionable cider, Farmgate has a “cousin” cider to their original 3 Bros – Too Many Cousins. Less sweet and lower alcohol, this also has a thinner body and is less crisp than its related cider. It’s easy to drink, with pulpy and fleshy apple notes, but definitely tastes fermented and a bit funky. Minimal sweetness indeed. Easy to drink, might pair well with savoury food based on the body and sweetness alone.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 2
Dry – 4
Fruity – 3.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Saunders – Flying Canoe
More Sour – County – Waupoos Premium
More Dry – 
More Crisp – Pommies – Original

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