Blackberry Soak
Trillium Brewing Company

Blackberry SoakBlackberry Soak
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From:
Trillium Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.25 | pDev: 7.29%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
94
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 15, 2020
Added:
Dec 18, 2015
Wants:
  26
Gots:
  12
Introducing Soak: our new line of sour wheat ales, aged in oak, featuring a variety of single fruit additions. We place a base brew crafted with 60% wheat grist in 600L oak puncheons for 3 months with fermentation duties shared gracefully between lactobacillus and our Native New England mixed culture. Loosely inspired by the cold-maceration process used in winemaking, we blend fruit directly into the barrels to “soak” for enhanced extraction of unique colors, aromatics, and flavors. Delightfully acidic, but not funky, our Soak series is an approachable sequence of wild offerings that we are proud to share. Blackberries bring an assertively tart, yet unsweetened flavor profile, striking burgundy-fuschia hue, and re-enforced tannic structure to this first iteration. Blackberry Soak is dry with undertones of oak and a subtle wheat grain finish.

MALT: Pilsner, White Wheat, Flaked Wheat

HOPS: US Goldings
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Ratings by Rogorama:
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Rated by Rogorama from Indiana

4.11/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Jan 03, 2016
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Rated: 4.26 by coshag from Massachusetts

Apr 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.41 by Keananmichael5 from California

Feb 27, 2019
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Reviewed by GeeL from Massachusetts

4.48/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
11 oz bottle dated 6/21/18, served cool room temp into a tulip glass.

A wheat based sour ale would essentially be a Berliner-weisse. This is a fruited sour.

L: Dark plum with a white pinkish head that reduced to lacing in a few minutes.

S: Blackberries/black raspberries and vanilla/ oak. Maybe a hint of lemon or tart citrus. I could smell that it was going to be a sour beer.

T: Fruity and tart, but not too much. It's along the lines of a tart lemonade, but without the sweetness. The fruit is pronounced, but there are other flavors also, such as a hint of white wine, probably from the oak aging. there is an underlying sweetness from the wheat. I scored it a 4.25 because I felt the flavors could have more depth.

F: It has a light body, not over carbonated (appropriate for the style; for example, it would be over carbonated if it were a stout). The wheat base gives a mouthfeel just thick enough that the flavor lingers. This is a solid representation of the style, and is approachable for people new to sour beers.

O: I wish I had more. I tend to prefer sour beers on hot/humid days; however, had this one on a cold New England winter evening and enjoyed it.
Feb 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by BAsbill from California

Feb 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by cp45 from New Jersey

Nov 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.29 by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

Nov 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.34 by Patlee3324 from Massachusetts

Oct 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.34 by Burt from Rhode Island

Sep 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by Bum4ever from California

Sep 06, 2018
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Reviewed by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia

4.48/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
11 oz bottle dated June 13, 2018. Purchased at brewery late July 2018. Poured into Belgian ale glass.

L: Initial large white pinkish foamy head but reduces to nothing within a moment.

S: Blackberries and some oak barrel chardonnay notes.

T: Fruity and delightfully sour, but not overly so, with oaky and wheaty notes. Assertive but not astringent.

F: Light bodied, moderately carbonated. The usual very strong construction and balance from Trillium. Very crisp and refreshing.

O: Right up there with Russian River. Is there anything they can't do well?
Aug 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Aug 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Aug 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.71 by Worcester90 from Massachusetts

Aug 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.33 by smcel371 from New York

Aug 03, 2018
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Rated by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.84/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Super fresh blackberries
Jul 26, 2018
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Reviewed by gcamparone from Rhode Island

4.31/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 375 ml bottle (latest batch) into a Trillium tulip.

Pours a maroon cloudy body with a small pink head the reduces to leave no lacing or retention

Heavy raspberry aromas - quite juicy and tart on the nose, with some yeasty funk too.

On the tongue it’s pretty sour and dry, tannic and juicy with lots of raspberry, blackberry, finishing quite dry. Not as carbonated as usual trillium sours, easy drinking light body
Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by petermethot from New Jersey

Jan 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.92 by acurtis from New Jersey

Nov 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Jun 07, 2017
Blackberry Soak from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 94 ratings