"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion." Henry David Thoreau
A unique, hand-crafted pumpkin hard cider.
Made from pressed NY state apples and fresh pumpkins, fermented with champagne yeast and alic acid to excite the action.
I'm catching up on some older entries and decided to go with a cider as my next entry. I've had some Doc's ciders before and wasn't terribly fond for it, but I've warmed up a bit to them since then. I love Ace's pumpkin cider, so I was hopeful that this would be more of the same goodness, just in a bigger bottle. The contents were poured into a pilsner glass. It has a clear, yellow color to it with a quick dissipating head. I picked up aromas of pumpkin, apple, ginger, cinnamon. Doesn't smell too sweet.
This beer has some tart and tang to it. Not too sweet. The spices are most prominent with the ginger and cinnamon. Pumpkin comes next, although the apple comes through towards the end. As the base, it's masked pretty well by the other flavors. Light bodied, a little slick. Moderate carbonation.
If I compared this to Ace, this doesn't match up. It's a little more lacking in flavor, a little more watery. Still, a solid effort from Doc's and depending on the price point, I'd pick it up again.
Grade: C+
Price Paid: $2.00 (22 oz bomber)
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