(DIR) 2018 Advent Beer Review
        
       Date:   Dec 4, 2018
       Beer:   Ridge - Carmel Apple
       Style:  Hard Cider
       Source: Grant, Michigan
       ABV:    6.5%
        
       "Michigan Hard Cider with hand made carmel sauce"
        
 (IMG) Carmel Apple
        
       The state of Michigan has the perfect climate for growing apples and
       we have apple orchards literally everywhere. In the past couple of
       years, a lot of new Cideries has started popping up to piggyback on
       the craft beer craze. Their ciders are typically less sweet and have
       more complex flavors than the macro ciders found in the US.
        
       I've had a few ciders from Ridge before, but this is my first time
       trying their carmel apple flavor. The sweetness scale on the can
       is listed as 3 out of 5. I prefer more dry ciders, and this is at
       about the max sweetness that I can handle. I was expecting the
       carmel to be overpowering but it's subtle and has a nice natural
       flavor. The aftertaste has some funkiness to it. This gives it a
       kick but I'm afraid that it masks the flavor a bit too much.
        
       - Would I buy it again? Only for my wife, she's a cider fiend.
       - How much could I drink in one night? A glass or two at most due to
         the sweetness.