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I assume the giant "1911" isn't supposed to be part of the title of the beverage. I assumed this based on the tiny little "established" right underneath it. I guess I will only actually know if I try another one of their ciders, and that will entirely depend on if this goes well. Normally, they say what kind of apple the cider comes from, but this says it comes from "100% fresh cider." I don't know what that actually means, but I bet it doesn't mean what they think it means. I would tell you what the nice story is behind the cider, but it is written in black ink on the dark green on the can, and I can't be bothered to get a flashlight.
I can't fault them for calling it green. It's green. It's a clear green that makes it look like particularly dark lime Jell-O. I feel like I've reference that brand several times in reviews over the past couple months, but I swear they aren't paying me, and I haven't had any of it in years. It is noteworthy that the beverage is carbonated like a soda, and the green bubbles look neat. The aroma is very slight granny smith apples. We'll see how that works out.
First sip is tart and sweet, but it seems like a lot of water is making the apple flavor less noticeable. I think the drink isn't benefitting from downplaying the apple flavor, though. As a result, it's inoffensive, but it's just kind of bland. I can think of at least a couple of good ciders I would much more quickly gravitate to than something so... dull.
Tip-in is tart granny smith apples and light carbonation tingle. The middle moves in with a bit more flavor, but it's still not that much. Again, this isn't bad, but it's boring for something so over-the-top green. The finish has more flavor with sweet joining the tart apples as they send it into a watery trail off.
Bottom Line: Not bad enough to be bad.
1.5/5
