We wanted to check out Calgary's two cideries while we were in town. First up was SunnyCider. It's in the same area that houses Heathen's Brewing and Broken Spirits Distillery. They also have a sister company called Bramble Cider.
We dropped in on a Thursday afternoon (around 3:00pm). The inside is warm and inviting. Service was friendly and we were checked on several times.
There was 10 cider flavours on tap. Sadly they were out of their plum.
500mL bottles are $8.99 to $9.99 and 4 pack cans are $14.99.
They also had a few mead, kombucha and liqueur options.
If you're hungry, small snacks are offered out of their kitchen (Spoon Fed Snacks). Pours were roughly $2.50 each.
Strawberry rhubarb
Light and summery. Rhubarb came through a touch more.
Ginger apple
One of their staples. Lightly gingered.
Country garden
Hopped ginger
The hops used (simcoe) were very strong, beer-like. Too overpowering.
Saskatoon
Haven't found a haskap cider that we've liked and the trend continues. Unbalanced.
Sea buckthorn
Never seen buckthorn used before (it's a plant). A very, very light citrus note.
Sour cherry
Another one of their staples.
Cherry vanilla
This was E and J's favourite. A touch of vanilla comes through to balance out the cherry.
Hive alive
They added honey into this cider but we couldn't tell. Tasted very generic.
Lotta love
Single variety (Macintosch) aged on Zinfandel wine grapes.
Citrus sunbucha
Kombucha flavour was light and could have used more carbonation.
All the flavours at SunnyCider sounded great on paper but were too similar for our taste buds.
SunnyCider
https://www.sunnycider.ca/
#1, 3300 14 Avenue NE
Calgary, AB
(403) 454-0638
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