Booze Reviews: Hornsby’s Hard Cider
Sorry, couldn't find a picture of the one we reviewed. Look for the Hard Cider with the green label.
My wife hates beer. But to her credit she's trying to develop a taste for it. To that end, yesterday we picked up some Hornsby's Hard Cider. That's kinda like beer, right?
Here's a recap of her first taste:
"Mmm, apples... eww, beer."
At least she's trying.
Personally I think Hornsby's is a solid cider. Normally I don't drink with my meal, but it's got a crisp, natural, apple taste to it that I think could work well with a lot of things. The flavor isn't as overpowering as a lot of beer and at 5.5% it's still got a decent alcoholic kick to it.
Not everybody likes Hornsby's. According to Imbibable you should "serve this to your friends and watch their faces contort in horror." If your friends are as snobby as that reviewer then, yeah, maybe. But based on my own tasting I can't find too much wrong with this brew. It's not necessarily outstanding but as an everyday drink I'd say it's fairly pleasant. Actually, I've finished half of the six pack in the last 24hrs. Which may be more sign of my latent alcoholism than the merits of this beverage but it can't be that bad if I want to keep drinking it, right? RIGHT?!
If, like my wife, you're just learning to appreciate booze then I'd say this is a decent place to start and even if you like the harder stuff this is better than ordering Sprite on a night when you'd like to drive yourself home for once. I'm sure there might be some better hard ciders out there but Hornsby's certainly isn't the worst. If you happen to be a hard cider aficionado please leave us some geeky comments about how wrong we are and how much better your favorite cider is.
B+/ 7.50 6-pack - Definitely drinkable.
January 19th, 2010 - 19:25
lol i messaged my friend for that cider either one wanted to know about hell get bk 2 me shortly but i love cider pretty good stuff i had a applewood cider brewed in a certain wood barrel had a strong alcohol taste will sned a link to it tomorrow i personally love alcohol and sometime in the next few weeks im trying the porsheen (irish moonshine) at a bar near me
cant wait to get plastered keep up the good work guys ill spread word on facebook bout u guys
January 20th, 2010 - 16:32
We really appreciate your help in spreading the word Jason. It means a lot to us. Send us that link to the applewood stuff, I’d like to see it. Is that moonshine a house distilled thing, or do they sell in in stores? We love alcohol too man. Careful with that moonshine dude; it’s like alcoholic heroin. You HAVE to find out where I can get some glow in the dark alcohol man! Thanks again for helping us get some discussion started.