Hoppy Sour: Azacca
Almanac Beer Co.

Hoppy Sour: AzaccaHoppy Sour: Azacca
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From:
Almanac Beer Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.14 | pDev: 5.31%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
84
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 19, 2020
Added:
Feb 27, 2016
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by Slatetank:
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Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

4.39/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
thanks to Brandon for sharing this, enjoyed chilled from the bottle in a glass.

The color is a golden hazed color with quick to drop head of white. The smell has fruity tropical hop scents with herbal aromatics and slight sour smell of wild yeast and wine barrel accenting. The feel is great lightly tangy up front with some moderate carbonation buoying the sour texture which increases with a mild sweetness and bitterness from the hops is mild.

The taste of the azacca is interesting and complimentary with a slight pineapple and herbal taste which goes well with the tangy yeast flavors and subtle wine flavor from the barrel which have some astringent and perhaps tannic qualities to add to the intensity of this sour ale. This is not very bitter but I like the way the hops are utilized to compliment the tartness of this wild ale. I recommend this to fans of the style as it is a well made and flavorful wild ale with the increased complexity of the hops in the aroma and wine barrel qualities are represented in the taste.
May 03, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Jul 19, 2020
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Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Define a dream. Escape your reality. Be anything you want to be. Try it without screaming. I wanted until I had. I had until I needed. I needed until... I sip, and I.... and I...
Oct 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.74 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jun 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Apr 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Velivolus from Vermont

Dec 24, 2017
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Reviewed by DJ-Hophead from England

4.4/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Tap @ Brewdog Bristol - Pours cloudy golden with a thin white foamy head. Nice lacing. Medium carbonation. Aroma - Ripe orchard fruits- apples, tropical fruit notes - kiwi. Taste - Sweet, ripe orchard fruits - apples, tropical fruit notes, crisp tart finish. Nice well hopped farmhouse ale.
Aug 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.16 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Aug 16, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a tall tulip, the appearance was a hazy burnt yellow color with a finger’s worth of white foamy to messy head. Mostly messy lacing, semi-sticky. The aroma starts off with a big sour lemon flowing into a nice semi-sweet to bitter dry hopped grassy sweet hops. Lemongrass subtleties. Tweaked semi-white pepper spice underneath. Nice fresh/bright crispness all around. Some pineapple. Light Stonefruit. The flavor leans sour initially with a sly crisp sour lemon/grassy hops. Subtle malts, seem sour-ed appropriately. Fresh light smooth sour aftertaste flowing into the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. Overall, really nice dry hopped sour ale that I would preferably have again in the Summer.
Jun 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by Gregf51 from Ohio

Feb 12, 2017
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Reviewed by TrojanRB from Texas

3.89/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden straw with thin white head

Smells of green apple and lemon rind

Crisp, refreshing, a little funky

The amount of tartness is very refreshing...not a puckering sour, much more crisp and balanced
Jan 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by Mineo from New York

Nov 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Nov 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by Mikeluzzjr from Massachusetts

Sep 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by Soneast from Wisconsin

Aug 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by chefduff2 from New York

Aug 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by GMorgan from Illinois

Aug 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by juicebox from Kentucky

Jul 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by impending from California

Jul 16, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerSamurai34 from Texas

4.15/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This was about the same as most of the other dry hopped sours Almanac does. It was super tart, clean, and crisp. I felt like the hop character was not quite as good as many of the others, but still very enjoyable.
Jul 12, 2016
Hoppy Sour: Azacca from Almanac Beer Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 84 ratings