Thornbury – Pear Apple Cider

Cider Profile:

Name: Thornbury – Pear Apple Cider
Sampled July 2023

Brand:  Thornbury Craft Co. Type: Flavoured – Pear Location of Brewing: Thornbury, ON ABV: 7.1% Website Link: thornburycraft.com Ingredients: Apple cider, sugars (Ontario apple juice, pear juice, cane sugar), natural flavour, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: LCBO, grocery stores, retail store Flavour: Pear and apple Colour:  Transparent sunflower yellow, hint of green hue Carbonation: Small streaming bubbles, some foam

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Fermented apple, hint of sulphur. Some natural pear.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Soft profile yet heavy mouth-feel juicy pear. Some pulpy apples. Sugars and natural fruit sweetness.
After Taste: Fruits become a bit drier, yet pear presents more candied. Crisp finish with lingering fruit notes.
On ice: Thinner body, with less sweetness/sugars. More apple forward.

Additional Notes:  Thornbury’s Pear Apple is a sweet pear-flavoured apple cider experience that clocks in at a strong 7.1%. A sweeter offering – maybe even cloying to some – you get both the natural fruit sugars and cane sugar notes within. The pear is a soft, juicy flavour, that has a slightly heavier (more syrupy) mouthfeel than your typical pear or apple cider. Pear ends a bit candied too and those notes stay a bit. The apple base is pulpy and weaves in and out of the pear notes. Fruits become slightly drier in the finish. For a thinner bodied experience / smoother over all, drink over ice. Maximum crispness in this cider.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 4.5
Sour – 2
Crisp – 5
Dry – 1.5
Fruity – 5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet –
More Sour – Steel Town – PORRO!
More Dry – Spirit Tree – Hard Pear Cider
More Crisp – 

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