Zell Wolf Wolfbot Beta Threes Day 1

[Christina]

So is Malort

That stuff is on my bucket list of stuff I never ever want to do or try.

 

[dimmerwit]

So is Malort

And Tequila.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I tried a hard cider once and was sad because it did not taste like apple much less apple cider that I was used to. So now I just spike apple cider with like rum or Brandy. Much better. I hear it's good with fireball whiskey. My hate of whiskey though keeps me from trying that.

Fireball doesn't taste like whiskey.

It tastes like that Red Hots candy

 

[Christina]

Fireball doesn't taste like whiskey.

It tastes like that Red Hots candy

Oh yeah. Another thing I don't like.

 

[dimmerwit]

My guilty pleasure is Blood Orange cider.

It tastes a bit like bubblegum but I like it because I am a child.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

dyslexia strikes again!

Then you're just having bad hard cider.

or it's all bad hard cider.

 

[Zell 17]

Whiskey is amazing but fireball is a disgrace

 

[Local Hero]

Whiskey is amazing but fireball is a disgrace

 

[dimmerwit]

Anyone up for some Buckfast?

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

dyslexia strikes again!

or it's all bad hard cider.

Nope. There's good hard cider. Most of it is trash, and I assume basically all of it in your area falls into the trash category. You basically can't find any that are available nationally that are any good.

 

[Jon]

Whiskey is amazing but fireball is a disgrace

I like fireball...

Fireball + Rum Chata tastes like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Only it makes you drunk.

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

I like fireball...

Fireball + Rum Chata tastes like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Only it makes you drunk.

Mix two terrible things together to get a popular dive bar drink that's also terrible:

Fireball + Angry Orchard = Angry Balls

 

[shortkut]

I’ve been there!

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

I’ve been there!

I go every year! Love it a ton. Get some free cider and then top of a growler with one of their hard ones. They also almost always have Heady Topper and Focal Banger available.

Highly recommended.

 

[shortkut]

I go every year! Love it a ton. Get some free cider and then top of a growler with one of their hard ones. They also almost always have Heady Topper and Focal Banger available.

Highly recommended.

These are the ones I’ve had. Solid ciders. I’ve had better, but also had significantly worse ones

 

[Jon]

Mix two terrible things together to get a popular dive bar drink that's also terrible:

Fireball + Angry Orchard = Angry Balls

Either separately? sure. Together, no.

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

These are the ones I’ve had. Solid ciders. I’ve had better, but also had significantly worse ones

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That's about how they all are. My preferred in Vermont (that's easy to get) is still citizen's.

 

[Jon]

I had Strongbow on tap on my cruise 5 years ago. No hard cider has been the same since.

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

I had Strongbow on tap on my cruise 5 years ago. No hard cider has been the same since.

Strongbow is in the "not bad but there's definitely better" category. But considering where you live that makes sense.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Strongbow is pretty decent IMO.

My preference is Woodchuck, but specifically Woodchuck Barrel Select, which they age in bourbon barrels. Tastes like cider, bourbon, and a hint of vanilla. Sooooo good.

 

[Jon]

Strongbow is in the "not bad but there's definitely better" category. But considering where you live that makes sense.

Keep in mind I am FAR from an alcohol connoisseur. I do not like beer at all. Only some hard ciders I like. Hard liquor is fine.

I've also started developing facial reactions, similar to a rash on my face when I drink now too. So I'm very saddened as I get older lol.

 

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[A Fifth of a Million]

Strongbow is pretty decent IMO.

My preference is Woodchuck, but specifically Woodchuck Barrel Select, which they age in bourbon barrels. Tastes like cider, bourbon, and a hint of vanilla. Sooooo good.

Sounds like Florida is about a decade or so behind the times for ciders. Woodchuck was all the rage not too long ago, kind of helped to set the stage and let craft ciders grow.

 

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[Christina]

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[VashTheStampede]

Sounds like Florida is about a decade or so behind the times for ciders. Woodchuck was all the rage not too long ago, kind of helped to set the stage and let craft ciders grow.

To be fair, I haven't had a cider in like 4-5 years

 

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[shortkut]

That's about how they all are. My preferred in Vermont (that's easy to get) is still citizen's.

Citizens is top notch. Woodchuck is not far behind

More local to you, Downeast is better than both

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

To be fair, I haven't had a cider in like 4-5 years

Woodchuck is probably one of the better ones you can find far distances from where it's made, as well. We have a really good selection in the northeast, as we got some good apple varieties and people who got tired of the microbrew beer scene. Ohio has a bunch as well, and then for West Coast you gotta go PNW. But west coast varieties aren't as good for ciders (cider apples aren't good for eating). Seattle has some good ones, and there are one or two decent brands I've tried in SoCal.

But yeah, NE, Ohio (and potentially some adjacent places, thanks to Johnny Appleseed), PNW. Those are the places with the best varieties.

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

Citizens is top notch. Woodchuck is not far behind

More local to you, Downeast is better than both

Downeast is a different kind. Closer to actual cider (in that it's also unfiltered). But it's also hard to drink multiple ones of them without them becoming sickly sweet. Most of the ones outside of their Core 4 are also too sweet in general (I wasn't a huge fan when I visited their tap room). But they're good for people who want a legit "this tastes like what I think apple cider tastes like" feel.

 

[shortkut]

Downeast is a different kind. Closer to actual cider (in that it's also unfiltered). But it's also hard to drink multiple ones of them without them becoming sickly sweet. Most of the ones outside of their Core 4 are also too sweet in general (I wasn't a huge fan when I visited their tap room). But they're good for people who want a legit "this tastes like what I think apple cider tastes like" feel.

Their raspberry cider is nice and crisp and not too sweet

 

[shortkut]

Also downeasts pumpkin cider

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

Also downeasts pumpkin cider

Yes this is the right answer. I don't know how they did it so different from everyone else, but their pumpkin is possibly their best.

 

[shortkut]

Yes this is the right answer. I don't know how they did it so different from everyone else, but their pumpkin is possibly their best.

These are my top ciders out of 95 I have recorded

 

[VashTheStampede]

I don't like drinking pumpkin

Feels unnatural

 

[Fool's Requiem]

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[Christina]

I don't like drinking pumpkin

Feels unnatural

I drink pumpkin coffee and pumpkin chai so...I guess I like drinking pumpkin.

 

[shortkut]

I drink pumpkin coffee and pumpkin chai so...I guess I like drinking pumpkin.

We found the brains of the family

 

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[A Fifth of a Million]

These are my top ciders out of 95 I have recorded

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Tulsi...that one is so good. It's so strange to love a basil cider so much.

 

[shortkut]

Tulsi...that one is so good. It's so strange to love a basil cider so much.

You’re making me thirsty

 

[VashTheStampede]

These PRETZELS are making me THIRSTY

 

[shortkut]

These PRETZELS are making me THIRSTY

Am I a pretzel?

 

[VashTheStampede]

 

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[Local Hero]

To be fair, I haven't had a cider in like 4-5 years

Oh wow, it's been negative one years!?

 

[VashTheStampede]

Lookin forward to that cider in 2026

 

[shortkut]

Lookin forward to that cider in 2026

Should be a good one