type: Pear Cider
origin: Belgium
ABV: 4.5%
location: House
served: 568ml bottle to glass, over ice
So InBev have augmented their 'Cidre' with a pear version, presumably hoping to challenge Kopparberg's domination.
I can't really blame them. After all, their standard apple version
is basically a Magners clone, with toned down flavour and colour, and
Magners have a pear version (to try and challenge Kopparberg) so why
shouldn't Stella?
Thus, we now have a Pear version -
but shouldn't that be 'Poire', keeping with the French-language
branding? Or, even better, 'Poiré' - which is the French name for pear
cider.
Smell: As with the apple version, there's hardly any aroma at all. A slight hint of pear, but . 2/4
Colour: A very pale greenish-yellow. Actually looks a bit like weak soda water and lime, certainly more than it looks like cider. 1/4
Taste: Definitely less sweet than Kopparberg, and less
flavoursome. About on a par with quite a few of the generic pear ciders,
and definitely drinkable if no alternative exists. 2/4
Overall: No cider brand is complete without a pear version these
days, it seems, but the Stella version is pretty generic. Another basic
cash-in, rather than any attempt to make an interesting new product. 5/12
"C'est poiré, not pear cidre!"
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