Clear Fork Hard Cider
Grade: 87 B
Clear Fork’s Oak Barrel smells warmly of applesauce and just a bit sweet with a cloudy pale gold color. That’s nice. It has a tasty bite to start, with some apple notes in the middle followed by a little oakiness. The woody barrel flavor is not over the top, nor is the body too heavy with this drink. The flavor dies out for a second then it has a real nice smooth finish that is subtle and warming with the feeling of smoky apples. It is very dry and will make your mouth dry out, and yet I found it pretty drinkable. You get plenty oakiness but with enough crispness and an essence of apples that it works well as a cider.
Colorado heirloom and Oregon cider apples aged in oak barrels. An earthy cider with tobacco and cherry notes. Dry.
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