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I have the whole lot of Crispin’s to write about but I’m going to start with their latest release from their Artisanal Reserve series, the Lansdowne cloudy hard cider.

This is what they are calling a Stout cider, or, Unfiltered Extra Stout Bodied Super-Premium Export Quality – a marketing phrase for sure, but yes, it is premium and stout is is quite apropo.

Crispin crosses the best of the craft of brewing apple cider (hard cider) and the craft of brewing beer by using beer yeasts in this series of ciders. They are all natural which is something I’m becoming a bigger fan of every day. This Lansdowne is brewed with Irish stout yeast and organic molasses.

Let’s talk about what is in this (lovely) beverage… 140 calories, no preservatives, no added sugar, no added spirits or grains for added alcohol (still 6.9% ABV), gluten free, naturally fermented with an irish ale yeast. (how great does that sound!?!)

Let’s talk about how it tastes… I found this much like a Irish stout as it relates to the style points - very sweet but balanced with tartness from the apple. It is also strong, aka: stout. But it is all apple, and tastes like the cider I get from the farm down the road from my house in the fall but with added piquant essence.

A full bodied, confident & imposing cider. It produces a slight hint of butterscotch, balanced by a subtle fruitiness and slightly dry crisp finish and a uniquely full & buttery mouthfeel.

Small batch, hand crafted, super-premium hard apple cider smoothed with pure organic molasses and a kiss of organic honey for a complex, bold, heady flavor.

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