Priorities: 1. Enjoy. 2. Evaluate.
Production: regular cider
“Mostly Red”
Mostly apples from my tree with red apples. First pressing.
Comments:
-Best cider so far. Slightly better than “Jen’s” Clear, nice mouthfeel, dry, good balance. #1 so far. Head to head, “Jen’s” has a slight butter note in comparison. Could be the Fuji apples. This is my #1.
-Smooth, fruity. Am I being swayed by its political purity?
-Body! Bitter notes.
-Bitterish, slightly over the hill, flavorful.
-Meh.
-Best one, hands down.
“It isn’t easy being green”
Apples from my tree with green apples. First pressing.
Comments:
-Sour notes.
-[illegible]
-Not too sweet.
- +not too dry.
-core-like
-bit thin, clean dry, thin
-pretty good for free. soft.
-dry. not too sweet.
-good with potato fritatta
-tart, yeasty
-pleasantly tart
“Jen’s”
Apples from Jenya’s tree.
Comments:
-Nice and dry, nice carbonation, some body, but still light, [illegible] good. Better than “It isn’t easy being green”.
-Clean but not thin.
-Neither flabby nor insipid.
-Brazen and naughty.
-BEST CIDER POSSIBLE.
-More flavor than “It isn’t easy being green”.
-Good carbonation.
-Crisp-- great flavor.
Yuk.
“Matt’s”
Apples from Matt’s trees.
Comments:
-Nice body, nice balance.
-Crisp, tidy, very tasty.
Not as intense (?) [question mark in original] as “Mostly Red”. Possible blend with “It isn’t easy being green.
“Bruno’s”
Apples from Bruno’s tree.
Comments:
-Overcarbonated. Lots of mouthfeel/ foam and [illegible]. Maybe better than “It isn’t easy being green”, not as good as “Jen’s”
-Peachy? Little nose. Fairly fruity.
-Seems somehow... monochromatic.
-I thought it was meaty and delicious.
-Slight soap. Nicely sweet.
Ciderkin (2nd pressing)
Plain ciderkin:
[Ciderchen/ Katzenjammer kids]
Comments
- +Sour? Thinner of course.
-Not much flavor, but not bad.
-Nothing to write home about.
Purple Haze
Ciderkin with cooked merlot juice.
Comments:
-Inoffensive.
-Late bitterness.
Magenta
Ciderkin with prickly pear.
Comments:
-Tastes like old socks. Interesting, but prefer cider. Beautiful color! Everyone smiles when they pour this.
-Salty :)
-Bit sour, but fresh.
-Looks like a cocktail for millenials.
-Feels like I’m an Aztec warrier at solstice.
-Pretty, but...
-Too much cucumber to start but better with time. GORGEOUS.
2015
Would be a blend of apples from both my trees.
Comments:
-Mushrooms?
-Tart but balanced. About as good as “Mostly Red”, but so what?
-Fan favorite. ♥ ♥
-I don’t love it, but I keep drinking it.
-Sour.
2016
Another blend, as 2015
Comments:
-More apply! -Wow-
-Best of show! 2 years from harvest is peak.
-Fruity, balanced, sweet + tart.
-Full = much like “Mostly Red”.
2014
Blend of my apples.
Comments:
-BEST YET
-Actual apple flavor, perfect balance.
-Crisp. Apply. Spry for its age.
-YCISB [I think that means your mom is so Berkeley.]
-Tartish
2016 Perry “A Nice Pear"
Mix of Merlin’s asian pears, John Muir’s pears, my pears, and 8th street pears.
Comments:
-Pear coemes through nicely. [illegible] Clean, good job!
-Light... Good with potato fritatta.
-Refreshing, light + crisp.
-Perky, frisky, erect.
-Smooooove. Nicely sweet.
-First pear wine to impress Alan!
-Pear is very nice, smooth, dry, sweet, perfect.
-Add cachaca.
Plum
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[This is rather strong stuff. We did not open it.]
Ronan’s Ginger cider
Comments:
-More like a cocktail.
-Really nice
-"It’s good in a year”
-Fantastic ginger, but masks the apple more than I’d like. Nice balance, clean and fresh.
-Beautifully balanced, great flavor.
-Delicious flavor profile.
-Refreshing.
-Goes good with potato frittata.
-Make more, Ronan
-Mix w/ gin?
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