Crabapple Mead
Semi-dry, tart, tannic, spice and musk
- Body: Tannic
- Sweetness: 2
- Tartness: 7
- Alcohol: 11
- Source: Local wildflower honey and crabapples
- Pairings: Salmon/Pork, Smoked Cheddar
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Perry
Champagne Method Pear ‘Hard’ Cider
Semi-sweet, creamy, fruity, floral
- Body: Smooth
- Sweetness: 5
- Tartness: 4
- Alcohol: 7
- Pears: Comice, Bosc, splash of Bartlett Brandy
- Pairings: Brie, Flor de Latte, St. Germaine cocktail
Appely Doux
Champagne Method ‘Hard’ Cider
Semi-dry, refreshing, green fruit, floral
- Body: Medium
- Sweetness: 2
- Tartness: 5
- Alcohol: 7
- Apples: App Red Del, Cortland, various old baking apples
- Pairings: Fish/Chicken-herby, Dubliner, Asiago
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Appely Brut
Champagne Method ‘Hard’ Cider
Really dry, crisp, mineral, austere
- Body: Medium
- Sweetness: 0
- Tartess: 4
- Alcohol: 7
- Apples: Gold Del, Jonathan, Russets
- Pairings: Grilled Shrimp, Regiano, Gorgonzola
Appely Brut was the first product we made, back in 2001. It’s made with the traditional champagne method – a refermentation in the bottle to make the sparkle, then turning the bottles upside down and ‘riddling’ the yeast into the neck, ending with ‘disgorging’ the yeast out of the bottle.