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DIR 2018 Advent Beer Review Date: Dec 4, 2018 Beer: Ridge - Carmel Apple Style: Hard Cider Source: Grant, Michigan ABV: 6.5% "Michigan Hard Cider with hand made carmel sauce" IMG Carmel Apple The state of Michigan has the perfect climate for growing apples and we have apple orchards literally everywhere. In the past couple of years, a lot of new Cideries has started popping up to piggyback on the craft beer craze. Their ciders are typically less sweet and have more complex flavors than the macro ciders found in the US. I've had a few ciders from Ridge before, but this is my first time trying their carmel apple flavor. The sweetness scale on the can is listed as 3 out of 5. I prefer more dry ciders, and this is at about the max sweetness that I can handle. I was expecting the carmel to be overpowering but it's subtle and has a nice natural flavor. The aftertaste has some funkiness to it. This gives it a kick but I'm afraid that it masks the flavor a bit too much. - Would I buy it again? Only for my wife, she's a cider fiend. - How much could I drink in one night? A glass or two at most due to the sweetness.