Niagara Cider – Dry Hopped Tropical Cider

Cider Profile:

Name: Niagara Cider  – Dry Hopped Tropical Apple Cider
Sampled October 2022

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Citra hops. Tropical medley of notes – mostly pineapple. Bright, semi-creamy apple.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Quick medley of tropical fruit notes – orange, pineapple and lemon. Some natural fruit sugars here. Balanced but bold hops. A bit of acidity and sharpness.
After Taste: Hops become more “wet” and smooth. Apples are more obvious as pineapple dwindles. Lingering hops and fruit notes with a bit of grit on the palate.
On ice: Slightly reduced elements, in particular the hops grits.

Additional Notes:  Niagara Cider’s collaboration with the Society of Beer Drinking ladies (their first cider collab!) is a fruit forward, balanced hops offering. Featuring a medley of tropical notes, you get pineapple and orange specifically, with generic citrus notes, including from the citra hops presumably. The hops are present and add a lot of flavour and depth, but its still balanced and not intimidating for fans unfamiliar with hopped ciders. Smooth and flavour forward. Decently crisp also.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 2.5
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Shiny – Pineapple Mango
More Sour – Two Blokes – Gosework Orange
More Dry – Coffin Ridge – Tropical Hopped
More Crisp – Ironwood Cider – Yuja Yuzu Cider

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