The fifth of many from the New York State Cider Festival haul, Dan enjoys South Hill Ciders’ Porters Russet, a blend of two unique varietals.

STYLE: Cider – Traditional Dry Sparkling
INGREDIENTS: 50/50 blend of Porters Perfection and Golden Russet apples
ABV: 8.8%
RS: 0.0%
AVAILABILITY: 750ml bottles

Stats above taken from the brewery’s bottle and website.

Medium gold in color with tight, Champagne-like bubbles.

Breadiness with a blend of apple fruit, earthy, and herbal notes.

Gentle acidity and nice tannic structure, with those earthy notes coupled with both apple juice and flesh.

Tight carbonation coupled with the dry nature lead to a medium body.

A truly well-crafted and elegant blended varietal cider. Their pairings on the bottle sounded pretty spot on, as cheddar was one of the first things that hit my mind other than rustic poultry preparations.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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