Angry Orchard Cider Company Iceman

**Aroma:** “Raw apple juice and sweet apple-blossom notes on the nose are backed up with light peach/almond, red caramel apple, plum, cotton candy, and red wine notes.” **Flavor:** “Red Delicious abounds. There’s a noticeable alcohol heat and nice tart acidity. Simple apple sweetness isn’t cloying, and the esters really push through—grape, peach, a little pine- apple. Light marzipan with a moderate tartness to balance, but definitely leans sweet. A touch of oaky astringency adds depth and interest. Finishes soft with a very mild touch of alcohol. Strong carbonation is very effervescent.” **Overall:** “Sweet and fairly simple apple with an interesting fermentation charac- ter and complexity from layers of apple and dark fruits expressing throughout. Tannic red wine-like character is a very pleasant counterpoint to the red apple character.”

**Aroma:** “A big blend of red and green apples with light sugar, a bit of alcohol, and low spicy yeast elements. It’s very bright with light hints of grape and floral notes. Slight chardonnay-like fermenta- tion esters and a touch of malic acidity.” **Flavor:** “Super clean fermentation char- acteristics and big apple flavors lead to a medium-dry slightly tannic finish with lingering tart/sour notes. Slightly bitter in the finish, but not off-putting. Appropriate low alcohol warming and moderately low carbonation mitigates the bitterness. Light apple, fruity, with a touch of that grape from the nose.” **Overall:** “Full-flavored cider with big apple flavors that still tastes ‘crushable.’ Simple and straightforward, the apple is so clear and obvious, but finishes crisp with a cleansing carbonation and acidity. Strong apple aroma and other esters make this a pleasant drink that you can drink for some time.”

**Aroma:** “Tropical fruit and peach notes with low sulfur. It’s intriguing and doughy with a light sweetness and moderate _Brett_ earthiness plus a moderate apple-skin tartness and slightly acidic note. It’s apple, but leans toward Kool-Aid with a bit of Pixie Stix.” **Flavor:** “Amazing light apple character and light sweetness paired with mildly acidic fruit salad. Maraschino cherry. Very clean fermentation character and strong apple-skin bitterness (but still pleasant). Flavor is milder than the nose sets up—sweet apple with a fair amount of floral esters and a sweetness that leans toward ‘apple-ade’ rather than cider.” **Overall:** “A bit on the dessert side, rich and characterful. Truly tastes like there are stone fruits in here. Accessible and enjoyable—somewhat like drinking the juice from canned fruit cocktail, but who doesn’t like that? Nice unfiltered character with a strong touch of earthiness.”