Tap Handle #193: Fox Barrel - Pacific Pear Cider

Back in the tap handle #187 post for Red Fox, I stated how I have a soft spot for tap handles featuring a fox. Here's another that fits into that category. This is a nice tap that although doesn't have a lot of detail, it is still quite appealing.

Fox Barrel Cider was co-founded in 2004 by Bruce Nissen and Sean Deorsey in the historic railroad town of Colfax, California. Deorsey is a CPA who used to make cider at his home in San Francisco. Nissen used to sell $60 million annually in high-end industrial equipment. As the company grew rapidly, they found it difficult to obtain loans to maintain the growth. In 2010 the capital needed to expand came from the sale of the company to Crispin Cider Company. Today they brew six varieties and two limited releases. The cider-making facility has a tasting room connected where people can sample the various Fox Barrel & Crispin Cider selections.

Pacific Pear is naturally fermented using 100% pear juice, not from pear juice concentrate or pear-flavored hard apple cider. It is filtered cold for extra purity, and smoothed with pear juice. There are no added colorants, sugar, sorbate or benzoate preservatives, malt, spirit, grape or apple alcohols. It has a sparkling clean natural pear finish, and a subtle woody complexity, completed by an intense fresh pear bouquet. Weighted average on ratebeer.com is 3.07 out of 5.

Fox Barrel Official Website