( Log Out / Mild to moderate tartness. Smells of unfiltered cider, yeast, citrus, and a hint of tart cranberry. Copyright © 2017 The Wine Buzz, All rights Reserved. 4 pack - from $16.19 View More Sizes Check Availability. No spam, I promise. Cider Description: Fresh-pressed cranberries make for a tart, crisp finish. Sometime later, Ross’ older brother Matt approached the two and the following conversation took place: Matt: I want to join you guys.
The cranberry flavor remained very mild, and was expressed more as some additional tartness. Tyler takes a sip, contemplating the flavor, the body, the finish, the metaphysical implications of spinning around a dying star on this piece of rock we call planet earth – before making the declaration as old as time itself: “more cranberry.” And so it goes, a ceremonial dash of freshly pressed cranberry juice tops off the batch and it’s whisked off to its cold, bubbly destiny. Although neither was a math major, through some additional “studying” they put two and two together and the result was hard cider. Review of Cranberry Blend from the Downeast Cider House, their winter seasonal. First Impression: Hazy bright straw yellow with a hint of pink. Meanwhile, at school, the guys could always be found studying. https://www.thewinebuzz.com/downeast-cider-house-cranberry-blend-craft-cider I pick up some mild citrus, honey, and tart cranberry.
All Rights Reserved. Copyright ©2018, THEWINEBUZZ. Menu Updated: 11/22/2020. No bitterness, sourness, or funk. Availability: Year round, in the Northeast portion of the U.S. See their locator map. ( Log Out / Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Follow this beer to get emailed when local businesses get it. Downeast Cider Cranberry Blend is a 5.0% ABV cider made with freshly pressed cranberry juice and dried cranberries that adds a puckering tart berry bite to the base cider, Original Blend. Cidery Location: Boston MA Lucky me! Lovely flavor influence from the lack of filtering, although it remained medium bodied. My review comes across a bit simple, yet for a relatively simple cider I found this quite complex. Especially for the retail price, I was quite impressed. Our goal is to educate, in a reader-friendly fashion, and take the intimidation out of wine, beer and spirits in order to enhance its enjoyment.
( Log Out / Downeast Native Cranberry . Ross/Tyler: Why would we do that? Medium length finish. Matt: I’m going to succeed with or without you, it’d be your loss.
Ross/Tyler: You’re in. Have you tried any ciders from Downeast? After a considerable amount of time spent on the family orchard, an affinity for farm-fresh apple products was born. Created by Torva Local. This is an easy drinker at just 5 percent ABV. Begins with a blast of tart cranberry. POWERED BY TORVA LOCAL | Privacy Policy, Downeast Cider House: Cranberry Blend Craft Cider, Mad Moon Hard Cider Treacherous Cranberry Apple. How Supplied: four pack of 12oz cans (and draft). I usually find canned cider to be a letdown for whatever reason. After every batch of Cranberry Blend is finished and ready for the conditioning tank, our head cider-maker, Noah, finds Tyler and hands him a small cup. Reviews. Follow this blog to receive notifications by email. Where Bought: n/a A funny chemical, almost ashy, odor disperses after the first sip. Don't miss a new post! Opinion: On the drier side of semi-sweet. Change ). Mild acidity. Unfiltered. Yes, I would like to receive emails from TheWineBuzz. Whether it was deep into a weekend night, Wed/Thurs specials at the local library, or perhaps a casual “Sunday fun-day study-day,” the fellas were relentlessly toiling away, focused primarily on the classic works of Professor Busch and his famous theories on the smooth-cold continuum, copper-top revision. … After they found out the name was already taken, they formed Downeast Cider House in 2011. After a considerable amount of time spent on the family orchard, an affinity for farm-fresh apple products was born.
I opened all three Downeast varieties at a cider tasting and they all got two thumbs up from everyone. The only consideration I knowingly made was pushing this up in my cider review cue. Overview: Unfiltered, lightly carbonated, gluten free, Ingredients: Freshly pressed apple cider, cranberry juice, and ale yeast. Product Details. Downeast Native Cranberry *Packaging may vary. Cidery Description: Downeast Cider House was founded by Ross Brockman and Tyler Mosher during their senior year of college. A bright, juicy cider, Downeast’s cranberry crispness has just enough sour tang and is ideal for fall. I found this cider very difficult to describe. No to low carbonation. Closing Notes: Very tasty! Price: n/a (but runs about $9 a four pack) Its definitely an easily likable cider. metropolitan 169 west street annapolis bay ridge wine & spirits 111 hillsmere drive annapolis fish paws liquors 954 richie highway arnold off the rox 3232a eastern ave balitmore hudson street stack house 2626 hudson st. balitmore lighthouse liquors … Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Besides that, this cider is pretty original. Although I will take care to treat it the same as any other review, there is always the potential for bias as I received it for free. We purchased 28,500 pounds of cranberries from their bog to bring back our cranberry cider. We purchased 28,500 pounds of cranberries from their bog to bring back our cranberry cider. The Native Series is all about working with single farms, which means we don’t have much to go around. Most Similar to: J.K.’s Scrumpy, except not nearly as sweet. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account.
The label advises drinkers to “shake hard, then wait ten minutes” before quaffing this unfiltered brew.