Crispin Original
Crisp refreshing natural hard apple cider. Crisp over ice. A classically styled, but untraditional hard apple cider. Fruit forward, with a fresh, crunchy appley nose and a deliciously creamy, refreshingly crisp mouth feel.
2.8
225 reviews
Colfax, United States
Community reviews
too sweet for me...a tad sour on the finish. .drinkable ...yes... enjoyable...maybe....
16 oz. can, consumed on 2-8-15. Not poured over ice (I believe on the rocks is the way Crispin recommends consumption). Sweet, floral aroma features scents of apple, honey, rose, and a touch of booze. It’s excessively sweet/fruity/floral for my tastes but pleasant enough. A touch of urine in the smell drops the score a bit, unfortunately. Pours a clear, pale gold with mild effervescence and very short-lasting, nearly white head. I struggle with how to rate the appearance of meads/ciders/perries/sakes, but this appearance falls short of that of a typical beer. The flavor is a touch tart and dry but mostly sweet. Apple juice and spoiled apple flavors. Light body. Very lightly carbonated. Easy to drink but insubstantial. This definitely is not as good as a typical craft beer. Off-putting in parts but mostly just not that appealing. Boring.
12oz bottle. Poured a completely translucent pale golden yellow color with a very small haze to it. Not much of a head, some fizzy notes. Plenty of carbonation though. Aroma was sweet light cider. Watery apples. Pretty sweet, though not offensive surprisingly, I pegged it as something I wouldn’t like, but honestly would rather drink this than most of the macro stuff at a lot of non-craft parties I go to.
A sweet apple flavor with a flash of tartness. A clean appearance. A straightforward hard apple cider. Accompany with a rocking chair and a gentle breeze.
Julie says drinkable and is tart she has to be in the mood for it. Julie gives a 3
Appearance: pours with no head at all, the cider is a very clear lighter gold color Aroma: very sweet tangy apple, smells like a green apple jolly rancher, very strong Aroma Taste: sweet green apple, some tang, sour Palate: average carbonation, leaves mouth very dry, light mouthfeel Overall: this is my first cider rating, I feel like it’s not overly sweet, good Taste and aroma, all green apple
"Not bad. Slightly sweet and musty apple aroma. Prickly feel. Pretty refreshing. Flavor is a little dry and tart as well, but still pretty mellow....................."
Bottle. Pours clear yellow with minimal white head. Aroma is strong of apple, fruity, sweet. Taste is crisp, good apple finish, light bodied . Very refreshing and easy.
Not really a memorable cider. Weak flavor and aroma. Easy to drink, but so forgettable that it doesn’t even matter, you’ll take a second drink because you’ll literally have no idea what you drank a few seconds before.
Pours a clear golden yellow from the bottle with bubbly effervescent. Aroma of apple juice, sweet red apples. Taste is red apples with a hint of tartness and no booze. Thin and bubbly, easy, but nothing awesome.
Transparent yellow with no head and very low level of carbonation. Really pleasant fresh apple aroma. A little less flavorful on the palate with sort of an off-dry character, not really what I’d classify as sweet or dry. Light body. Clean finish.
Just awful. No carbonation, not sweet, and really no taste at all. I feel like I'm drinking a very dry wine.
This is pretty much the same as drinking apple juice mixed with some soda water. It is lightly apple scented and floral, mildly carbonated, a bit watery and slightly lighter than apple juice in color. It is little sweet but a bit tart to balance. I downed this bottle in like two minutes so I would say that’s the main appeal. It is lighter in flavor and thus doesn’t taste as artificial as many of this kind of ciders do.
Bottle. Clear light yellow body with no head. Tart apples, sweet apples, yeast, apple juice.
12 oz bottle, way too sweet for me, some apple flavors but the fake sugar takes over and just coats your teeth.
Bottle. Poured light yellow clear. Aroma of light sour apples. Light carb med bod. Poor apply taste no tartness.
Easy drinking cider that is tart but not sticky sweet, clean and quick finish. Fruity aroma.
Clear pale yellow. Aroma of apples. A dry slightly sweet apple juice flavor. Nothing amazing- light for a cider. Wont be your favorite or your least favorite cider
Tap. On my cider exploration. Light clear yellow and flat. Sweet and apple aroma. Crisp and sweet, tastes like artificial juice. Maybe thats what it is supposed to be. Easy to drink.
Reminds me of Growers in B.C. but not as good. Pours like Canada dry and just as fizzy. Apple tastes like fake powdered apple mix. Sweet and light sour finish. Tap for free at Whole Foods, the only way it should be
Sampled as one of the last beers left at the end of the Naperville Ale festival. It pours a clear watery pale yellow with visible carbonation. Aroma of apple juice. Tastes like carbonated apple juice. Not very impressive, but unoffensive. This is a macro cider that wont turn people off to ciders, but will probably not make them interested in ciders either.
Pint at Local Cantina. Clear yellow pour with a medium white head. Aroma of sweet apple and sugary sweetness. Sweet apple flavor up front, giving way to some tartness before a dry champagne finish.
Honestly it isn’t thaaaat bad. Tart and candy like. Seems like a precursor to reeds.
Fresh flavor and tart apple. Palate is tacky and tart after. Pour is very light and crystal clear.
2oz sample at International Great Beer Expo (Meadowlands). Pours a fizzy light pale yellow color. Aroma of sweet sugary apple juice. Taste of sweet sugary apple juice, Splenda, and some tartness.
Pale straw color, wispy thin white head. Very sweet, mild aroma, taste too. This one is just too sweet. No balance, needs more tartness and dryness, as it is, it tastes like slightly fermented apple juice.
The color is a light yellow with a white ring around the top of the liquid, and the aroma blends a not-too-heavy apple scent with a heavier current of yeast. The taste is slightly sweet and slightly sour, leaving a very crisp and tart flavor in the mouth despite how light it is overall. The palate fuses a light body, slick texture, dry finish, and a flat carbonation.
bottle. very pale golden with small head. pretty straightforward. good balance of sweet and tart, but nothing really unique here. i prefer some of the other crispin varieties to this one.
Can. Pours clear pale golden with airy white head. Clear aroma of apple’s with a spicy note. Mild, sweet flavour of apple’s and spices. Mild finish. Nothing special but drinkable.
Not a big fan of alcoholic ciders, so let’s move on. Light gold color with a fizzy head. Aroma and taste was of green apple and a tart finish.