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20
Feb

Review: Angry Orchard Rose Cider

Angry Orchard Rose Cider is one of six year round varieties in their Core Line of hard ciders.  The others include Crisp Apple, Green Apple, Easy Apple, Pear Cider, and Stone Dry.  American Orchard Rose is made from Gala, Fuji, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith apples grown on their 60 acre apple orchard in Walden New York, and Red Flushed apples sourced from France.  Cane sugar, sweet potato, radish, and hibiscus also appear on the bottles ingredient list.  The Crist family took ownership of the Walden orchard in the heart of the Hudson Valley in 1963 and have been leaders in the apple growing industry growing both culinary and bittersweet cider apples.  This is where the majority of the domestic apples used to craft Angry Orchard are sourced from. Read more »

28
Mar

Review: Angry Orchard Tapped Maple Cider

Angry Orchard Tapped Maple Cider was introduced February 2017.  It is available through April and is one of three seasonal ciders created by this division of Boston Beer Company.  It is sold in 6 packs of 12 ounce bottle and it is also part of the Angry Orchard Winter Seasonal 12 pack variety pack.  Their other two seasonal ciders include Summer Honey and Cinnful Apple.  This cider took inspiration from the highly anticipated late winter tapping of maple trees.  It is crafted with Braeburn, Fuji, Granny Smith, Gala, and Pink Lady apples, and maple syrup tapped from Vermont maple trees. Read more »

11
Feb

Review: Angry Orchard Orchards Edge Knotty Pear

Angry Orchard Orchards Edge Knotty Pear - CopyAngry Orchard Orchards Edge Knotty Pear hard cider is one of two ciders in their new Orchards Edge line of hard cider.  The other flavor is, The Old Fashioned, a cider aged on cherries, orange peel and bourbon barrels.  Knotty Pear is made with the juice from American grown Culinary, Gala, Fuji, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith apples, Bartlett, Doyenne de Comice, Bosc, and D’Anjou pears, cane sugar, and cardamom.  The cider is aged on white oak before bottling at 6.5% alcohol. Read more »