Woodchuck Private Reserve:
Greetings and salutations all you lovers of the brew craft. Today I once again bring you a “busy” work “beer”, filling that precious time till April 1 and we can all be foolish. Once again we visit the cider side of the room and touch on Woodchuck Cider’s Private Reserve. We have all known someone who swears by the glorified beaver’s cider and honestly, I find that it is a little on the sweet side from my liking, in all of their ciders though I do like their blueberry cider blend when it’s out, this one, once again, falls under the heading of to sweet for my tastes. The cider pours well, with minimal foaming or head build-up as well as a nose of fruit (shocking!) and sweetness that make you anticipate a drink closer to kool-aid than an alcoholic beverage. The taste is much like the smell though there is a strong oak flavor to the cider that cuts through he sweetness in the middle of the sip and dissipates to the normal dryness that is typical of the ciders of today. All and all, a decent drink but nothing I’m going to come running back for anytime soon. As I have professed for certain cider’s in this challenge before, I won’t pull my soap box out and repeat myself but know that this cider makes me crave Crispin’s Whiskey Barrel aged cider that much more. But, if you’ve never had that particular cider, then this is the closest you’ll ever get to it.