5/100) Apple, Pear and Pineapple Ciders

I have set myself the goal to review three beers or ciders every week for 100 weeks. I will be learning about beer and ciders more as I do this, and if I am successful in this venture, I will have tried about 300 unique drinks. If you're curious how I'm doing, the number in the post's title tells you which week I am in now.

Gold Apple, Blackberry Pear, Pineapple

I just thought that my first week with ciders ought to have some fun ones. All three of these drinks are hard ciders, but that is about all they have in common. Strongbow Gold Apple is a British cider that is apparently a huge chunk of the hard apple cider market. Fox Barrel has nothing to do with "Fox, do a barrel roll!" Instead, the company is based in California and is known for their various pear ciders.The last one by ACE is probably the most unique of the three. There just aren't many pineapple hard ciders.

Strongbow Gold Apple) さすが英国。(Just what I'd hope for from Britain!) The apple flavor is robust but not so dominating that it comes across as harsh. The smoothness is amazing. The level of drinkability is so high that you could finish it without realizing you've reached the last golden drop. As a result of this experience, I'm having trouble deciding which is better, this Strongbow or my long standing favorite of Magner's Hard Apple Cider. ☆☆☆☆☆

Fox Barrel Blackberry Pear) The purple color of the liquid matches that of a light blackberry juice, but it doesn't taste anything like any blackberry or blackberry juice I've ever had. I would say the finish even had an odd metallic flavor to it. I'm partially wondering if I just had a bad bottle. ☆☆

ACE Pineapple Cider) The smell is truly pineapple. You can almost taste the juices in the smell. However, that doesn't come through in the taste. It was too sour to me, and cider aspects didn't seem to marry well to the tropical flavors. ☆☆☆