Wild Ale #7 (Surf Mountain Sour)
Santa Fe Brewing Company

Wild Ale #7 (Surf Mountain Sour)Wild Ale #7 (Surf Mountain Sour)
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From:
Santa Fe Brewing Company
 
New Mexico, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.54 | pDev: 17.51%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
35
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 08, 2015
Added:
Jul 07, 2011
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  4
Approximately 700 bottled.
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Rated: 3.75 by BDeibs from Colorado

Sep 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by wethorseblanket from California

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Aug 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by funkyaudio from Illinois

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by stealth from Minnesota

Oct 28, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by oline73 from Maryland

Aug 24, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Aug 23, 2013
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Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona

3.62/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Sampled January 2012
A solid pour into my large Tripel Karmeliet tulip produces not head from this completely, and expectedly, flat beer. The color has a hint of red in its gold depths and when held up to the light the beer shows a brilliantly clear, bright-gold hue. The nose smells lightly tart up front, but more like fruit with cider and perhaps a hint of pear and even kiwi leading the way. There is an acetic edge to the aroma though this is quite light and accentuates the fruity aromatics. Funky smelling with notes of musty, damp limestone, touches of urea and a touch of Brettanomyces induced phenolics that lightly scent the nose with plastic, perhaps a touch of medicinal like character and the afore-mentioned mustiness. Solid grain aromatics provide notes of dried hay, chewy pale wheat crackers, and even a hint of doughy sour-dough bread character. The nose is actually not all that bad, I wish it had more of a bright, lactic component to it, but it manages to not be overly acetic, which is quite nice.

Quite a bit more sour than I was expecting from the nose, there is a fair amount of lactic character, but there is certainly an acetic edge to the sourness that provides a biting edge to this beer. Flavors of grapefruit, perhaps a touch of tart melon and even some strawberry like flavors are brought out by the sourness here. Up front there is a touch of hay like grain character with a touch of cracker / rustic white bread flavors, but this is much reduced from the aromatic nose. The finish actually has some hop bitterness to it, it is not much, but it is enough that I noticed it and there might even be a hint of herbal hop flavor here. For a flat beer the body is actually not all that bad, I was expecting this to be a lot thinner and watery than it actually is; in fact it has a touch of viscous character to it and even a certain light heft to the body as it rests on the palate. As the beer warms up more of a cracker like grain character becomes noticeable in the finish and this adds some more balance to the beer. The acetic character becomes a bit more pronounced as the beer warms up too.

I wasn’t too sure what to expect from a flat Sour that is not a Lambic, and I was pleasantly surprised by this beer; it would certainly be better with an expressive carbonation, but it actually gets by without.
Aug 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by jIsh from Colorado

Jul 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by t0rin0 from California

Dec 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by JAHMUR from Connecticut

Jul 02, 2012
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Reviewed by Spider889 from Ohio

3.89/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Very clear, pale color. Not much head.

Smells quite acidic and sour. Tiny bit of vinegar aroma in there.

Tastes very balanced and well-integrated. Some nice cherry and raspberry flavors mingling with the sourness.

Light on carbonation but medium bodied.

Overall - I was really impressed here. I would love to try some more of the stuff coming out of Santa Fe now...
May 30, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Mar 13, 2012
 
Rated: 2 by nmann08 from Virginia

Mar 12, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by imperialking from Illinois

Mar 08, 2012
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Reviewed by mdaschaf from Indiana

3.94/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review from notes. Had at the Moo Bar.

A: Pours a slightly hazy orange with very little head or lacing. Some bubbles release from the bottom of the glass.

S: Very funky and tart on the aroma, rather oaky as well. Hard to really pick out an specific flavors besides some apple.

T: Similarly acidic, very sour. One of the most sour beers I have had. There is a little bit of apple and some citrus as well as a little wheat.

M: Low carbonation, medium bodied with a very dry finish.

O: Not really sure how I feel about this beer. I loved how sour it was, and it was great sharing the bottle with a bunch of people. Not sure if I would have felt different drinking an entire pint or so of it.
Feb 08, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by RSchaeffer from New Hampshire

Jan 28, 2012
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Reviewed by schwaeh from Ohio

3.1/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
This was an unlabeled extra from injuredreserve, it had painters tape wrapped around with all info handwritten. Shared with inebriatedjoker.

A: Nice deep orange color. I managed a very loose soapy looking head by pouring this from about a foot above the glass. I had already realized this had no carbonation, so I tried to give it hell.

S: I guess upon the first whiff this seems like supplication light, sorta similar. Vinegar is predominant along with various sour treatments. Smells lactic- kinda tart and sour.

T: Just as the aroma, lacto, vinegar, and whatever they infected this with really light up the taste buds. It's really tart with some bits of sour cherry. This is acidic as hell, it really hurts the teeth. It has some ok flavors.

M: Horrible mouthfeel. This stuff is soooo flat, it really kills this beer for me. Very oily and acidic.

O: This isn't really something I would seek out but it was a really cool extra. These flavors would have worked so much better with any carbonation at all. I guess if I had another bottle I would try to share it with as many people as possible.
Jan 22, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheBishopco from Tennessee

Nov 27, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by GRG1313 from California

Nov 25, 2011
Wild Ale #7 (Surf Mountain Sour) from Santa Fe Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 35 ratings