First up! Julian Hard Cider

My first Hard cider to test and review is Julian Hard Cider, coming from Julian, California.

Julian Hard Cider

Using a recipe dating back to 1670 and following the early colonist's process, Julian Hard Cider is the closest to historical ciders. They have a Cider Saloon in Julian (totally have to make the hour road trip out to Julian ASAP!), but I found my bottle at the local BevMo in San Diego.

It's a 22oz bottle at 6.99% alcohol, for $6.79

Opening the bottle, a strong smell of tarty apples came out. Slightly carbonated, it looked similar to a sparkling cider with the bubbles. A bright and lively fizz topped off the glass. The first taste was tart with a following of strong apple after taste. And got smoother as it went. But does have one of the tartiest first tastes of Ciders I've had.

Overall a little more tart than I like, but was a very good cider and would be amazing on a 

hot day or with a shepherd's pie at dinner.

I give this 4 out of 5 apples!

- Jeff