My Feedback:

This is Strongbow’s take on an American standard semi-sweet draft cider to hopefully more fully break into the US market. From the look and smell, they captured this just fine. It has a great pale gold hue with a foam head and a fleshy apple nose. (After it aerates you get increasing hints of a more candied apple flavor) It is bright with a nice round sweet taste. It’s very sharp, but also slightly jammy and full of puckery goodness. Though cold and refreshing it almost has a mulled cider essence. If you like American semi-sweets, then I think you’ll like this version coming from the Bulmers group, the largest cider producers in the UK. It’s very good.

Product Description:

Strongbow Gold Apple has a wonderful transparent gold color, a rich and complex aromatic array dominated by several varieties of apple and a refreshing texture with a true balance between first acidity, sharpness and sourness; and then sweetness and softness.

Comparitive Lit Reviews:

Easydrinking Standard Semi-Sweets

Mass-Produced Semi-Sweets