Assessment of Snow Capped 6130′ Dry. I attempted this in 2016 (see right here), plus I’ve had their Gold Rush, Colorado Peach, Bitter Cherry, and Plum Lemongrass.
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Cider: 6130′ Dry
Cidery: Snow Capped
Cidery Location: Austin CO
ABV: 6.9%
How Provided: 12oz cans (and kegs)
Type: American craft canned cider from heirloom cider apples grown at their 6,130 foot elevation orchard
Availability: in Colorado (try their cider finder), plus on-line gross sales
Cider Description: 5 cherished heirloom varieties blended into dry complexity with hints of oak. Clean, physique and end. Grown in our 6130’ elevation orchards.
Cidery Description: We craft our ciders utilizing stone fruit, heritage and cider particular apples grown in our 6,130 ft. elevation Colorado orchards. On the core of our ciders is a protracted historical past in fruit rising. For over a century and 5 generations our household has revered and developed the land entrusted to us. At present we’re one of many largest apple producers in Colorado Rising fruit is each a ardour and a privilege. By generations we now have succeeded in a excessive elevation setting, this is among the most labor intensive, riskiest and excessive environments to develop apples, with fewer profitable outcomes.
Worth: ~ $10.49 / 4 cans
The place Purchased: N/A
The place Drank: dwelling
How Discovered: it confirmed up
First Impression: Gentle orange amber hue. Low seen carbonation. Smells dry and tart with some funk.
Tasting Notes: Dry. Gentle bodied. Average to excessive tartness and acidity. Hints of tannins and bitterness. No funk or sourness, regardless of the scent. Notes of sharp advanced heirloom apple, with lemon and a touch of natural high quality. Average tart size end. Average complexity and taste depth. Low apple taste. Excessive sessionability.
My Opinion: I preferred it. Extra flavorful than quite a lot of dry ciders because of the sort of apples used. A bit tart for my private preferences, however I generally say that. This can be a good budget-friendly heirloom canned cider possibility, which there aren’t quite a lot of, as most are offered in bottles and/or are dearer.
Most Much like: Eden Deep Minimize, besides that’s much less tart
Closing Notes: Subsequent up I’ve their JalaPEARno selection.
Have you ever tried Snow Capped Cider? What did you suppose?
