Okanagan – Dry Pear Cider

Cider Profile:

Name:  Okanagan – Dry Pear Cider
Sampled February 2018

Brand:  Okanagan Cider Co. (Anheuser-Busch) Type: Perry Location of Brewing: Okanagan Valley, BC ABV: 5% Website Link: okanagancider.ca Ingredients: Apple cider, natural flavour Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 54 g/L Size(s) available: 473ml Cans Availability: LCBO & Select Grocery Stores in Ontario Flavour: Pear Colour:  Pale/clear yellow Carbonation: Medium streaming bubbles

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Faint smell of sweet, yellow pear
Initial Taste:  Minimum bite from carbonation, sweet and smooth taste of candied Bartlett golden pear. Some acidity.
After Taste:  Taste dissipates quickly. Flavour gets sweeter as time goes on.  Aftertaste is pretty minimal. Some film, possibly from sweetening additives.
On ice: Not as sweet on ice.  Less flavour.

Additional Notes:  An extra sweet Bartlett pear tasting cider, this semi-dry cider has a very flavourful yellow pear taste. Not a traditional cider, nor a traditional perry, but it is easy to drink. A nice introduction to perry ciders for commercial cider fans.

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

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Growers Pear Cider
More Sour – County Pear Cider
More Dry – 401 Pear Cider
More Crisp – Molson Pear Cider

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