2018 Advent Beer Review | |
Date: Dec 4, 2018 | |
Beer: Ridge - Carmel Apple | |
Style: Hard Cider | |
Source: Grant, Michigan | |
ABV: 6.5% | |
"Michigan Hard Cider with hand made carmel sauce" | |
Carmel Apple | |
The state of Michigan has the perfect climate for growing apples and | |
we have apple orchards literally everywhere. In the past couple of | |
years, a lot of new Cideries has started popping up to piggyback on | |
the craft beer craze. Their ciders are typically less sweet and have | |
more complex flavors than the macro ciders found in the US. | |
I've had a few ciders from Ridge before, but this is my first time | |
trying their carmel apple flavor. The sweetness scale on the can | |
is listed as 3 out of 5. I prefer more dry ciders, and this is at | |
about the max sweetness that I can handle. I was expecting the | |
carmel to be overpowering but it's subtle and has a nice natural | |
flavor. The aftertaste has some funkiness to it. This gives it a | |
kick but I'm afraid that it masks the flavor a bit too much. | |
- Would I buy it again? Only for my wife, she's a cider fiend. | |
- How much could I drink in one night? A glass or two at most due to | |
the sweetness. |