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California Cider Company
Ace Cider
San Rafael, California, United States
(Closed)
714 Pennyroyal Lane
San Rafael CA 94903
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Notes

Updated: January 21, 2008

Moved to Ace-in-the-Hole Cider Pub in Sebastopol CA in March 1999.

Beer List

  • Ace Apple Cider
    Awards:
    • Date: February 27, 1996 (#1326)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Long's Drugs, Kailua HI
      Score: 15 points
      Overall Impression
      Very very pale, very very high carbonation. Apple juice aroma, white wine. Sweeter than draft, just a little oxidized.
    • Date: July 8, 1995 (#1092)
      Package: draught
      Place: Front Street Pub, Santa Cruz CA
      Score: 17½ points
      Overall Impression
      Extremely pale. Apple juice aroma. Tart, big apple flavor.
    • Date: June 5, 1995 (#993)
      Package: draught
      Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
      Score: 19 points
      Overall Impression
      Bright gold. Low-moderate carbonation. Wonderful apple nose. Reasonably dry, big apple flavor. No alcohol evident.
  • Ace Fermented Honey Cider
    • Date: November 30, 1996 (#1891)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI
      Score: 17 points
      Overall Impression
      Dark golden, clear, low carbonation. Big apple aroma right out of the bottle, lots of honey up close. Thick, but not overly sweet. Big apple flavor and tartness, nice honey finish.
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    Ace Pear Cider
    Standard Cider / Perry
    • Date: March 15, 1997 (#2038)
      Package: draught
      Place: Kona Brewers Festival, Kailua-Kona HI
      Score: 15 points
      Overall Impression
      Very pale, very light carbonation. Pear aroma, a little tart. Apple-pear flavor...actually more apple than pear.
    • Date: May 7, 1996 (#1449)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI
      Score: 17 points
      Overall Impression
      Very pale, not very highly carbonated. Pleasant pear aroma. Some pear flavor, but mostly apple. Reasonably dry. Pretty flat, but not quite still.