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Booze Geek – Ace Joker Hard Cider And Gotham Central

By Dylan Gonzalez

Beer: Ace Joker Hard Cider

Brewery: California Cider Co.

I once more return to the world of cider.  As I was perusing the beer section of one of my local liquor stores, this bottle caught my eye.  Ace?  Joker?  I had to try it.

Ace Joker Hard Cider is a dull yellow in color and produces a light, soap bubble looking head that disappears rather quickly.  It does leave a fine ring of bubbles around the rim of the glass, a nice touch.  The carbonation of the cider is easily seen.

I found myself comparing it to a prosecco when I actually got to drink it.  It produced a very sweet scent, like that of an apple.  This was also clear in drinking it.  This cider tastes very much like a prosecco: apple-like with a slight bitterness.  That being said, it is very drinkable, even with a good carbonation presence.

Overall, this was a fair cider.  If I had to give it any props, the 6.9% alcohol content was a good difference from the usual 5% or so.  I would recommend it to cider drinkers, but I think I will leave this alone for the time being.

What to Drink This To:

The label of Ace Joker was what really got my attention.  Therefore, I would find it only appropriate to enjoy some of this with whatever your favorite Joker story is.   Heck, the Ace Chemical plant reference is even in there.  I would have a hard time pinpointing a perfect Joker story for this as there are so many (The Killing Joke, Arkham Asylum, Batman '89, The Dark Knight, etc.) but if I had to pick one?  I would choose the Gotham Central classic "Soft Targets."  I don't think I have ever felt so tense as I did during that storyline.

Now, would The Joker himself find this hard cider worthy of him?  I imagine he would drink it, ponder it, make some pun off of it and laugh.

Then shoot you in the face.

Dylan Gonzalez happens to love beer and comic books and luckily found a place to write about both because he has no idea how to actually make money in the real world.  He lives in a cave in New Jersey.

Tweet him at @BeardedPickle, follow his own beer blog at http://boozegeek.tumblr.com/or email him at dylan.gonzalez1990@gmail.com.

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