Smurphs Blood
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing

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From:
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 6.39%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
78
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 26, 2015
Added:
Mar 26, 2015
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by HopBomb515:
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Reviewed by HopBomb515 from New Jersey

3.87/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Deep ruby color with a pinkish head that fades quick, some spotty lace but it doesn't cling. Grains, some funk, sharp citrus, vinegar and berry notes. I get blueberry, raspberry and blackberry in the fruit component of the aroma but it's a bit muddled. Tart, citrus, raspberry, blackberry and hints of blueberry from the aroma. Slight funk and light grain backbone is barely perceptible. Nice sharp carbonation and a very dry and tart finish. I thought this one was very good but I'd like to taste the berry component more in the flavor profile.
May 18, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by DaveHack from Pennsylvania

Sep 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Jas45678 from Michigan

Sep 12, 2015
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Reviewed by woemad from Washington

3.73/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
32oz crowler courtesy of LehighAce06 as part of NBS BIF #2, and cruelly neglected until now. I’ve been trying to get some friends to commit to a bottle share, so I set this aside as something that would be unique to all present. This endeavor turned out to be akin to herding feral cats, and I fear this has now sat too long.

Poured a clear, pinkish color initially, then darkening in my St. Bernardus glass to a slightly chill-hazed ruby color, not unlike one of my favorite wines (Barnard Griffin Rose of Sangiovese, for those keeping score). Unlike the wine, there was a decent sized bubbly beige colored head that dropped to a skiff over the course of a few minutes. Spotty and streaky lace.

There’s a thin, vinuous funk rising to the nose, along with a fruit aroma reminiscent of cherries.

Drinks a bit acidic and tart, though there’s some sweetness too. The balance seems good to me – more sweetness would make it cloying. Definitely some wine characteristics to this. Fortunately I like wine as well as beer.

The body is somewhere between thin and medium, with a coating mouthfeel not unlike fruit juice. Things could have been a little livelier in this department. Perhaps that’s part of having sat in a crowler for several months, but other reviews seem to have encountered this as well, so perhaps not.

I was afraid this had spent too much time in the crowler, but the other reviews don’t seem too far off from what I experienced. I’m not an absolute noob when it comes to wild ales, but I wouldn’t claim to be a connoisseur, either. To me, this seems a pretty good tasting wild ale that’s a little easy on the taste buds and fairly approachable, so it’d probably be a good one for people still finding their way with this style. If this was brewed locally, I’d probably have it regularly.
Sep 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by HipHopsHooray from California

Sep 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.39 by dheldman from Minnesota

Sep 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.22 by Coorsy from Massachusetts

Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by kidzord from Illinois

Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by Jdavis23112 from Pennsylvania

Aug 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Aug 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Aug 01, 2015
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Reviewed by JMUbrewz from Virginia

3.91/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Drank from a 32 oz crowler, filled just over a week ago.

Smurphs Blood pours a bright reddish purple color. I'm picking up lemon and tart berries on the nose. The taste is more of the same. It's very acidic and is quite tart. Under-ripe berries and lemon dominates the palate. I think I would have preferred some sweetness from the berries, as this is coming across as rather bitter. The carbonation is also a little lower than I'd prefer, but it certainly isn't flat.

Pretty good wild ale, but I've had better from Pizza Boy.
Jul 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Knobs303 from Colorado

Jul 29, 2015
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Reviewed by ajm5108 from Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Not much of an aroma on this one, but what is there is mostly just a faint berry juice & some real faint grain. Like a lot of Al's sours this one isn't ridiculously lactic or puckering. It has a nice even tart that is present on the tongue immediately but doesn't linger or blast the pallete. I pick-up mostly raspberries in the flavor profile, but it is thin & organic, not a syrupy artifical flavor. Overall this is a great refreshing session sour. Clean, simple and elegant.
Jul 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by zookerman182 from Alabama

Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by RocketCityVol from Alabama

Jul 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by barflybastard from Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.53 by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

Jul 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jwat from Pennsylvania

Jul 19, 2015
Smurphs Blood from Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 78 ratings