tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631050128865202896.post3057633974257257075..comments2023-10-23T12:00:40.475-05:00Comments on The Wort Hog Beer Blog: For the Love of CrispinKC Wort Hoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03228288621844279758noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631050128865202896.post-63048396415886630772011-03-17T20:08:16.107-05:002011-03-17T20:08:16.107-05:00PS - While I will say that the Woodchuck et al bra...PS - While I will say that the Woodchuck et al brands you mentioned are poor, I mention them because they're often the only ciders that people have had. <br /><br />I got to try some French ciders at NHC last year that tasted NOTHING like any other cider I've had - much like wine tastes nothing like table grapes, these ciders tasted nothing like food apples. Amazing stuff.KC Wort Hoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228288621844279758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631050128865202896.post-71833638676598043162011-03-17T20:06:12.152-05:002011-03-17T20:06:12.152-05:00Argue all you want. Crispin is making some damn fi...Argue all you want. Crispin is making some damn fine cider.<br /><br />I found JK's quite good, but too sweet for my liking. And, I appreciate the creativity that Crispin is bringing to the market. There aren't many cidermakers out there making ciders with trappist yeast or molasses, or who are aging their ciders in bourbon barrels.<br /><br />I enjoy JK and Aspall (Ace is fine, but I much prefer Aspall, Rabbit's Foot, or Fox Barrel [owned by Crispin]), but honestly I find Crispin to be more enjoyable - especially their Browns Lane and Brut.KC Wort Hoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228288621844279758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631050128865202896.post-19278139320912256412011-03-17T19:54:47.197-05:002011-03-17T19:54:47.197-05:00I would argue that there's no need whatsoever ...I would argue that there's no need whatsoever to drink Crispin when you have J.K. Scrupmy's (and Ace, for that matter) at your disposal. One seems to be this massive cider-producing corporation spread between California and Minnesota. The other is a family that has been growing and pressing their own apples on the same land for over a century. Just saying...<br /><br />I would also argue that Woodchuck, Strongbow, Hornsby and Blackthorn shouldn't even be mentioned in this conversation since they're all manufactured with Apple Extract #7 — at least that's how they taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com