Slabtown – Founder’s Zero

Cider Profile:

Name: Slabtown – Founder’s Zero
Sampled June 2024

Brand:  Slabtown Cider Type: Apple – Dry Location of Production: Uxbridge, ON ABV: 6.6% Website Link: slabtowncider.com Ingredients: 100% Ontario Apples. Sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 0g added. Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Slabtown online and retail stores Flavour: Apple Colour:  Transparent straw yellow Carbonation: Mixed bubbles, large to fine, streaming. Some foam when poured.

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Pulpy, bright, sharp apple.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite from carbonation. A clean, sharp apple. A bright acidity that adds to the minor crispness. Pear drop/banana ester and grass-like notes.
After Taste: A booziness and fermented apple note emerges here. Very dry finish. Average aftertaste length.
On ice: Thinner bodied. Less earthy notes. “Cleaner”.

Additional Notes:  Slabtown’s Founder’s Zero is a 0G added sugar version of their flagship Founder’s Dry. This is indeed a dry cider overall, with no real residual sweetness coming through either. The apples are sharp, clean, and a bit acidic. The fermentation notes and a booziness comes out in the aftertaste. Not overly crisp, it would be good as a base for cider cocktails. Some pear drop and grassy-like notes add to the depth of it.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1
Sour – 3
Crisp – 2
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 3

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – County – Waupoos Premium
More Sour – Daugther’s Cider – Thos Kilbank 1890
More Dry – Reinhart’s – Red Apple 0 Sugar Cider
More Crisp – Ernest – Dry Cider

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