The California Cider Company makes Ace Berry by mixing raspberry, blackberry and strawberry juice into their fermented apple cider. It comes in a 22oz bottle and has 5% ABV. I drank the cider from the tumbler below.
Appearance: Ace Berry pours a clear apricot color with a light stream of bubbles. No foam on top and no head.
Smell: The nose on this cider is not very strong. I detected a slight white wine aroma, and the scent of juicy apples. Not much going on here.
Taste: Honestly, this doesn't taste alcoholic. I can definitely taste the apple base, and a little bit of the raspberry flavor. To me, Ace Berry tastes a lot like Wyder's Raspberry Cider.
Mouthfeel: Very lightly carbonated. Ace Berry has a medium body with a fairly high sugar content, and low acidity.
Overall: Not bad. Nothing too special, but I would buy it again if it was on sale. A little too sweet and not much complexity in the flavor for my liking. I didn't read the label very carefully and expected a blackberry cider, and this is a mixed cider instead. So far, the California Cider Company has yet to wow me, but I will likely try their other offerings in the future.
