Pear shaped (Bulmers Pear Cider)

Member Name: jthecrab

Product:	Bulmers Pear Cider
Date:	25/08/09 (152 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Inoffensive

Disadvantages: Bland

Saw this at my local shop at £1.89 and was intrigued to say the least. I'd not seen pear cider before so decided to make the investment.

The cider comes in a non descript dark bottle with basic labelling. This drink comes in at a reasonable 4.5% ABV. If it was any more than 5% I'm not sure I would have bought it so maybe this is deliberately kept at a reasonable level to keep it mainstream.

When I opened the bottle I took a deep sniff and smelt..........sparkling wine?!?!?! There is a hint of apple cider about the smell too but I was beginning to wonder if this was really made from pears at all.

The first few sips offered very little in terms of taste, it was a bit like a watered down version of the Bulmer's apple cider version. Seeing as I was drinking this with my dinner (fish and chips) I decided to rebuild my thirst a bit. I salted my chips, ate a handful of them and armed with a new found thirst attacked the bottle again.

Taste test take 2: I had a major glug this time. I drank this bad boy until there was about a third of it left. And then it hit me - the faintest hint of pear. Eureka!! Or not as the case may be.

This product is quite tasteless and unless you are prepared to glug mass amounts of it then you will not really be rewarded with much flavour. It is also not exactly dissimilar to the apple version which at least has more taste to it.

By the end of my taste test I was full of chips and fizzy cider and was not feeling at my best. This is not a drink to have with a meal in my opinion.

Overall this is not an unpleasant drink but I cannot recommend something you have to work so hard to get a taste of. Stick with the apple variety. Oh, and please enjoy in moderation :)

Summary: Not as nice as the apple version