barbican apple

(pssst- theres a future review in the background) this is a mediterranean soder, which i know because it has arabic on it and i got it at a mediterranean store called sabbs market. if you happen to live near it or there are other locations, i reccomend you check it out since in addition to their vast array of strange soders, there are also a bunch of foreign delicacies that cant really be found anywhere else. back to the soder, at first i thought this was beer, as most would, but i thought it was odd that it was with the soders, and not the other beers. upon closer inspection, i learned this is apple flavored, and non alcoholic. this is a malt beverage, so i really have no idea what to expect since the only malt beverage i have ever had was malta goya, and that tasted like liquid cheerios. this has a very clean and quality looking bottle, unlike most soders which usually try for a nostalgic or child like look. this really looks like beer though. i dont know any oft the nutritional facts, or if theres a description since everythings in arabic and this has little to no web prescence.


smell: like apple juice, but not as strong. nothing like malta goya, which is to say the least, a relief.



taste: oh thats weird. it starts out like carbonated apple juice,  and then becomes very bitter like beer. since it uses real sugar and "nature identical apple flavour" this tastes really clean, which is rare for apple flavored items. the caronation is slightly foamy, which makes sense since it uses hops and malt like beer does. there is also a slight wheaty aftertaste like beer.




overall: buyer beware! this is a unique experience, but unfortunately it just doesnt taste very good. i have had much better apple soders, and the bitterness doesnt help either. i dont really hate this, but i wouldnt buy it again so i cant give it a higher rank than that.