A Flowery Song» apfelwein Archives http://blog.flowerysong.com Ignorable Tasting Notes Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 ScubaSteve's Honey Apfelwein http://blog.flowerysong.com/2008/05/12/scubasteves-honey-apfelwein/ http://blog.flowerysong.com/2008/05/12/scubasteves-honey-apfelwein/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 03:45:00 +0000 admin http://flowerysong.com/2008/05/12/scubasteves-honey-apfelwein/ Background: Brewed by HomeBrewTalk member ScubaSteve, received as part of the 08/08/08 RIS swap. Based on EdWort's Apfelwein with honey added.

Appearance: Golden yellow, a slight haze.

Nose: Apples and alcohol.

Taste: Funky, apple-y, and dry. Some rubber and yeast notes.

Mouthfeel: Dry, some hot alcohol.

Overall: Definitely could do with some age (whoops, my bad). Though I try not to get tetchy about such things it's also way out of style for an apfelwein, being carbonated and much too strong.

]]> http://blog.flowerysong.com/2008/05/12/scubasteves-honey-apfelwein/feed/ 0 Possmann Heisser Apfelwein http://blog.flowerysong.com/2007/04/10/possmann-heisser-apfelwein/ http://blog.flowerysong.com/2007/04/10/possmann-heisser-apfelwein/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:18:00 +0000 admin http://flowerysong.com/2007/04/10/possmann-heisser-apfelwein/ Background: Apfelwein is the German form of cider. Possmann makes a couple different apfelweins; this particular one is spiced, sweetened and intended to be served hot.

Presentation: 1 liter brown glass bottle with a screwtop.

Appearance: Pours very clear; light amber colour.

Nose: Apples and cinnamon with citrus (lemon?) notes.

Taste: Fairly sweet, with a light apple pie flavour. Definite lemon undertones. Long cinnamon finish, with some “earthy” tones.

Overall: Clean, simple taste; very nice in a warm mug on a cold winter night.

]]> http://blog.flowerysong.com/2007/04/10/possmann-heisser-apfelwein/feed/ 0