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| - So cute! So cozy! Yes, basically this is someone's living room where you can chill out and have a few glasses of cider. What about it?
The ciders here are pretty unique, and I found a couple that I liked. I did wish there were more classic cider options--you know, that kinda sweet, kinda tart flavor. Most of their ciders at the time we visited were very sour and more wine-y in taste (don't you love my super professional descriptions?). I love mead but sadly wasn't very impressed by theirs, which had no discernable honey flavor. But all around, it was a good offering, I just wish there was a bit more variety since all those sour high-alcohol ones tasted really similar to me. My favorites of the ones I've tried have been the Young's Plum and the Santa's Cinnamon.
Three minor things I didn't like:
1. We weren't given any information about the ciders we sampled, they were just handed to us without a word. Perhaps because we were relatively young and they thought we didn't have an appreciation for what they were doing here? I mean, I'm in my mid-twenties and look like a teenager so I'm used to being treated as such...what can you do, really?
2. There was an iPod playing instrumental music that made me feel like I was in the Civil War. I wasn't a big fan of that, but at least it wasn't Mumford & Sons or the Lumineers or some other shitty faux-Americana band which I could totally see someone thinking was a good idea in this sort of setting. So really I shouldn't complain...
3. I wish the setup in the living room was more conducive to meeting other visitors, maybe tables with benches instead of individual chairs. It feels a little antisocial!
Regardless, good cider, good atmosphere, and prices for a growler fill are not bad (after ten fills, you get one free). And it's the only cider house in the city, so that's awesome in and of itself!
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