Libation of the Week: Reed's Spiced Apple Cider

Name: Spiced Apple Brew

Brand: Reed's

Place of Purchase: Green Planet Grocery in Oswego, NY 

Country/Region of Origin: Los Angeles, CA

Tasting Conditions: Chilled in the glass

Price in New York: $1.79 for 12 oz. 

Description:  "A ginger-apple beer that is 50% German Apple Juice" 

Flavor:  Like a cold, sparkling mulled cider.  A nice spice profile, with a robust (but not too sweet) apple bite.

Mouth-feel: Very foamy.  Created a consistent and pleasing head on each pour into my taster glass.

Aroma:  Like mulled cider, but muted, probably due to chilling.

Notes: I like Reed's Ginger Beverages.  They taste natural (even if their sugar sources are a bit nebulous) and the quality is always very high.  This Spiced Apple Ginger Beer was quite a treat.  Because of its high quality juice content it tasted like a fresh cider.  The spice mix was a bit heavy on the ginger (which wasn't a bad thing) but it did taste like a cool, sparkling mulled cider.  I was tempted to warm it up, but I drank it all too quickly to experiment.  I imagine that this is a fall beverage, so look for it in health food stores or organic food sections nationwide.