The first thing I noticed about Ace in the Hole was the physical size of the building. I had expected to see something small and dusty like I imagine a cider mill to be. But I was wrong. The building was two stories high with plenty of room inside, and a large area for outdoor drinking as well. Ok, so it wasn't cozy, but thats not exactly why I wanted to be there. Cider on tap is why I wanted to be there, so I headed over to the bar right away. This is where my experience went from awesome to a 6 out of 10. The barkeep attempted to fill my pitcher, but the tap went dry. I was shocked, but my shock was turned to disappointment when I saw the barkeep open a few bottles of ace cider and just pour them into the pitcher to top it off. If I wanted cider from bottles, I could have just gone to the store and bought them. Well that was shitty, but on the upside I now had a pitcher of Ace cider at my disposal. Well this didn't go as well as planned either. The Ace cider I had ordered, the Honey Cider, is delicious, but hardly dry at all, just sweetness. I love it in small bottled quantities, but drinking it from a pitcher, however, I quickly discovered that its just too much sweetness for one man. Or more than one man. I couldn't bring myself to order a second pitcher as I had planned to do, so we ended up leaving after the first. Oh well.
Would I return to Ace in the Hole again? Possibly. But I'm not sure its worth the drive out there just to get one or two cups of cider, which is all I now know I would want to drink in one sitting. But it had a nice feel to the place anyhow, and during a hot summer day it might be just the thing a guy like me needs. But for now, because of the way things unfolded last night, I am forced to give Ace in the Hole a 6 out of 10.
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Ace Joker (8% alcohol) is really champagne like, I had a bottle last week and really enjoyed it, it was strong but a lot like the Ace Apple($2.99 for a 22oz at Whole Foods)
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