FieldBird – Fledgling Sur Lie (2020)
Cider Profile:
Name: FieldBird – Fledgling Sur Lie (2020)
Sampled January 2022
| Brand: FieldBird Cider Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Bloomfield, ON ABV: 8.4% Website Link: fieldbird.ca Ingredients: N/A. Sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 355ml (bottle) Availability: Via Fieldbird Retail and Online store Flavour: Apple Colour: Hazy, chrome yellow Carbonation: Small, semi-streaming bubbles. Some suspended trub |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong aroma. Funky. Slightly bright blend of apples
Initial Taste: Medium bite from acidity. Sharp acidity, fermentation and alcoholic notes to start. Slightly citrus and quite sour. Muddled apples that taste unfiltered.
After Taste: Becomes less sharp and much more creamy. Apples become cleaner and more defined but still hold a lot of alcoholic elements and taste.
On ice: Lighter and overall much cleaner.
Additional Notes: The 2020 Fledging Sur Lie by FieldBird is an acidic, sharp and farmhouse funk tasting blended apple offering. It starts off with a lot of elements going on, but becomes cleaner, creamier and smoother in the long-lingering aftertaste. Tastes like an 8.4%, and is much lighter overall when on ice. More sour than your average cider but not necessarily in the ‘sour cider’ category.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 4
Crisp – 2.5
Dry – 4
Fruity – 3.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – County – Apple Cider
More Sour – Steel Town – Salvaje (Pet Nat)
More Dry – Twin Pines – Hammer Bent Scrumpy
More Crisp – Thornbury – Road Apples Cider
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FieldBird – Fledging Sur Lie (2019)
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