38/100) Crispin 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.

Original, Brut, Pacific Pear, Blackberry Pear

Through my experience of interesting ciders this last year, I've already mentioned that I tried a number of Crispin's special ciders. Despite having a lot of their unique artisan ones, I hadn't actually had their normal fare yet. So I tracked down these four, pretty easily I might add, and gave them a run.

Original) Juicy, sweet, nothing to complain about.  ☆☆☆

Brut) In short, if the Original is apple juice, this one is apple cider. The flavors are more robust and the finish cleaner, more crisp. I prefer this style of cider, but really they are both on the same level: decent. ☆☆☆☆

Pacific Pear) The smell was nearly a turn off on this one. It reminded me of candied pears. However, the taste is like the syrup that comes in a can of sweetened pears. I liked it, but my concern was that I couldn't figure out it if I really wanted a perry to taste like a pear or if I wanted that fermented degree of separation that this one lacked. Still, it was enjoyable and that is the main thing. ☆☆☆

Blackberry Pear) was my least favorite of these four. I'm sure if you did a blind taste testing with this one and a blackberry soda, most of the participants would not be able to tell the difference. It doesn't make it bad. It just makes it so that I don't really want it. ☆☆