Shale Ridge – Crisp Apple

Cider Profile:

Name: Shale Ridge – Crisp Apple
Sampled November 2020

Brand: Shale Ridge Estate Winery Type: Apple Location of Brewing: Thedford, ON ABV: 6.5% Website Link: shaleridgewinery.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free:  Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: Via Shale Ridge retail and online store Flavour: Apple Colour: Translucent Yellow Carbonation: Medium, infrequently streaming bubbles

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Fresh juicy, bittersharp apples
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation. Medium apple with some bitter-sharp notes. Crisp and slightly tangy.
After Taste: Carbonation exits rapidly. Some stone fruit elements in aftertaste.  Becomes more dry, but cleans out somewhat quickly. Some banana-ester-like notes.
On ice: Less carbonation. Little other change.

Additional Notes:  The Crisp Apple by Shale Ridge, is very crisp and pleasantly simple. Very clean, and mostly bittersharp-apple focused (not too sweet, slightly tangy) with some acidic notes, the offering is a great example of a very refreshing cider. A fizzy pour but a lighter mouthfeel overall.  

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 3
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Brickworks – Queen Street 501
More Sour – Pommies – Farmhouse Cider
More Dry – Twin Pines – Hammer Bent Organic Cider
More Crisp – Thornbury – Honeycrisp

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