Review: Angry Orchard Apple Ginger Hard Cider

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Here’s another great cider from Angry Orchard, which is quickly becoming one of my favourite “casual drinking” breweries. This variety has a slight element of spice to the aftertaste, though ginger is actually pretty difficult to pick out. All it really does is serve to pick up the normal flavour of the cider and make it slightly more interesting without overpowering it. I give it 3/5 sips in the sun. A pleasant summer drink, my opinion of it may be slightly coloured by the fact that I first tried it with this delicious sandwich:

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That’s fresh brown sourdough with mayo, smoked tuna spread, watercress, german swiss cheese, cucumbers, salt and pepper. Very simple, but really delicious.

Review: Angry Orchard Traditional Dry Hard Cider

I’ve been drinking more cider lately, due to the warmer (Armageddon) weather we’ve been having in Atlanta. This is my first sampling from Angry Orchard, and I’m quite pleased. It’s not the best cider I’ve ever had, and has some tartness that lingers in the throat longer than I’d prefer, but I do like that it isn’t sickly sweet. I often have a problem with ciders like Woodchuck for being too sugary. If I’m going to get sick, I want it to be from the alcohol, not the sweetness. This cider actually ends up having a lot of Chardonnay qualities, and I bet I could fool an undiscerning tongue into thinking it was a wine. Drinking it from the bottle just feels wrong, so definitely serve this in a class, possibly even on ice. As a side note, because this is a cider, it is gluten-free.

My rating: 3/5 munchy apples.

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