Saturday, December 25, 2021

pear tree!

 On the first day of Beermas I went and got for me

The simplest answer there could be

Yeah, so this is a little obvious, but never fear!  I've been more creative for other days.  To start with, we have The Good Cider Pear.  Of course.  The Good Cider claims it has once hundred years of history in San Sebastián behind it, and it could well be true given the popularity of cider in the north since forever.  However, I wonder if the company didn't have a name change fairly recently.  Although, maybe not.  If Germans, English and Flemings made the most lasting breweries, why wouldn't a cidery also be founded by British hands? 

It has a little more fizz than I was expecting, giving a slight head at the beginning and leaving a bubbly little ring around the glass.  It's very light colored and transparent, more tan than a lot of apple ciders.  The scent is strongly fruity, decidedly pear, and with a hint of bubble gum.  Don't know about that last part, but maybe it won't translate to the taste.  At first it's clearly just a pear drink, but then a wave of sour and bitter hits.  And yes, a little bubble gum trails the cider down the throat.  It's not too strong, though.  While it's not super sweet, it doesn't have the dryness of, say, an Asturian cider and is quite refreshing.  It would be more appropriate for warmer weather, but it's certainly not bad for December, and it fits the song.  So that's that.



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