Food Review: Angry Orchard Hard Apple Cider

Being that I tend to like light beer and wine coolers it was only right that I picked this up. I was hanging around the alcohol section of Walmart and couldn't find what I was seeking. I am always in search of Old Rasputin but Walmart doesn't carry it so I always end up looking for something else. I am in the experimental alcohol stage as I try to narrow down what is palatable to me and what I should always pass on. I was in the alcohol section for a while until this dude came over and helped me. He worked for the ABC store I believe and he simply took what I normally drink and threw out some choices, one of which was the hard apple cider. 

I normally go for Bud Light, Bud Light Platinum, B&J Fuzzy Navel when I want flavor. I also go for any of the Mike's Hard Liquor. This flavor was different from anything I have ever tasted. When you first taste it you get almost a sugar sweet tease with a hint of apple, then immediately get hit with a light alcohol flavor to remind you its spiked. The after flavor was that of a decent green apple. It goes from sweet to tart back sweet then authentic apple flavor. The issues I normally have with flavored drinks where the flavor is often difficult to duplicate is that it comes off as a fictitious rendition of what it should taste like. Kind of like strawberry soda, orange kool aid, and jolly rancher apple fake flavor but this was surprisingly good and it depicted the authentic flavor well. So well that I wonder if actual apples were in the making process.

I didn't pour this into a glass or anything so I can't attest to how much foam there was or the overall color of the drink. I normally drink straight from the bottle. Nevertheless, this is a definite add to my list of alcohol beverages to grab. This goes well with dinner, especially if dinner happens to have cheese in it because, remember, apples and cheese were born to mate together in holy foodrimony. 

Rating: 9.7 out of 10