Yip Cider – Hope Cider

Cider Profile:

Name: Yip Cider – Hope Cider
Sampled January 2022

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Sweet, juicy apples. Some fermentation notes. Mostly clean.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Quickly crisp. Clean on the palate. Bright apples that are semi-juicy.
After Taste: Apple becomes more dry and slightly more tart. Some fermentation notes are noticeable here, but largely cleans out of the mouth well.
On ice: Body and carbonation reduced. Flavours slightly weakened.

Additional Notes:  Yip’s Hope Cider is a middle of the road cider on many fronts. Semi-dry, mostly clean, and a medium body. Decently crisp and slightly tangy, the acidity guides and drives a lot of the journey – with some fermentation notes at the finish to remind you it is alcoholic. Easy to drink, it’s light but not too light. Nothing but apples but that’s the point!

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

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Chill Street – Skinny Dippin’
More Sour – Sourwood – Cox Piquette Orange
More Dry – Bulwark – Rum Cider
More Crisp – ShipBuilders – Army Cider

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