This isn't an ale!

"Anon" (tjsielsistneb) 05/21/2015 at 03:11 • Filed to: None

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This is damn apple juice with some alcohol mixed in! That being said, It’s a decent hard cider but still, I was told beer, not alcoholic apple juice!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Anon 05/21/2015 at 03:22

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How's the new place?

All Motor Is Best Motor > Anon 05/21/2015 at 03:35

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The best hard cider I’ve ever had is still good old Woodchuck Amber.

spanfucker retire bitch > All Motor Is Best Motor 05/21/2015 at 07:10

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I’ve always been a fan of Angry Orchard myself.

GTI Sprinks > Anon 05/21/2015 at 08:00

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At the very least i would’ve gone with a bold rock cider. But then again, i live in a part of the country where we are spoiled for choice when it comes to cider selection. Thanks Virginia!

Tripper > spanfucker retire bitch 05/21/2015 at 08:19

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+1 Angry Orchard is much more beery than cidery

ZDMW > Anon 05/21/2015 at 08:41

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My favorite cider is Bantam , I’m pretty new to the cider world. But the flavors are complex and wonderful. They are a small brewery (cidery?) in Cambridge.

The difference between these guys and something like angryorchard was like going from harpoon ipa to dogfishhead 90.

Anon > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 05/21/2015 at 08:48

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It’s going good! Though we don’t have any furniture minus our beds. But hey! Eating while standing up is supposed to help digestion!

WiscoProud > Anon 05/21/2015 at 11:03

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I hate that these are being advertised as beer. There is nothing wrong with a cider. That being said, its probably considered more "manly" to drink an apple ale than a cider. I tried Smith and Forge a few months back out of curiosity. It probably would be good on a hot day, but it really tasted like apple juice to me. Not cider, apple juice.

Stephen the Canuck > WiscoProud 05/21/2015 at 14:44

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Some ciders are beer based, others are fermented apple juice based.

WiscoProud > Stephen the Canuck 05/21/2015 at 14:50

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Technically, all cider’s are apple juice based. Beer is made using a more complex process.

Source: I homebrew

Stephen the Canuck > WiscoProud 05/21/2015 at 15:03

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I swear I’ve read the ingredients on some ciders, and it says beer was an ingredient. I think Strongbow and Growers were ones like that. Somersby says fermented apple juice on it.

WiscoProud > Stephen the Canuck 05/21/2015 at 15:06

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Strictly technically speaking, if it contains beer, its not a cider. Cider is fermented apple juice. Strongbow is a cider, don't know about the other.

Stephen the Canuck > WiscoProud 05/21/2015 at 15:09

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That makes sense. So it would just be apple flavoured beer basically? I prefer the real ciders.

WiscoProud > Stephen the Canuck 05/21/2015 at 15:12

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Basically. Look for the phrase "malt beverage". Basically they make a cheap beer then add flavors to it. Its how the bud limaritas and ilk are made, along with wine coolers, and basically any other drink with non-beer flavors.