Le Roar Grrrz Black Raspberry
Bullfrog Brewery

Pours a deep purple color, clear; opaque in the glass; thin, purple tinged head, long lasting. Very nice aroma; mild barn yard funk with a lightly sweet black berry sweetness on the nose. Juicy blackberry flavor with a light phenol presence and a subtle white oak tone; sweet and mildly tart. Medium-heavy feel; mostly smooth yet with a very delicate velvet coarseness.

This beer aged well. At just over five years old, it retains its dark fruit notes with a nice counterpoint of delicate wood and hint of wildness in the nose and flavor.

Pouring temperature: 44°F; bottling info: 6-13-18
Source: unknown (likely Tavour)

750ml bottle thanks to Toby. Deep violet pour, small foamy pink head.Berries dominate the aroma with a little of the yeasty funk. Berries also are prominent in the taste, jelly jar sweetness, with a nice pucker.

 

 

Very interesting beer.
I picked up a cork and caged bomber dated 6-13-18. It pours dark purple with a light purple head. Nose is funky and fruity with the oak popping. Taste follows the nose. Not as funky as some of Bullfrog's other barrel aged sours but still pretty tart.
The 750 ml bottle is definitely best shared as 1 pint of this 1 is a bit much but it's worth a try if you find yourself in Williamsport.

 

750 ml poured into a flute

A- A deep purple, almost black, with a two finger purple head.

S- Raspberries, sour, oak, mild funk.

T- Sour, raspberries, oak, touch of funk, mild sweetness.

M- Smooth, light to medium body.

O- A very nice sour, fruit adds a great touch.

 

This is hands down one of the prettiest looking beers ever. The magenta head color. The deep purple/black raspberry color. Musty, powdery and floral aromatics. Blackberry jam and yogurt.

 

This one pours a very dark reddish purple color, nearly black, with a small head, and a little bit of lacing.

This smells like a ton of seedy and slightly spicy sour black raspberry, with oak and red wine.

This has quite a bit of black raspberry here, as expected by the color of this beer. It still finishes with a dry oak taste, and a touch of jammy red wine. Though there's a lot of fruit here, it's mostly sour, with very little jammy sweetness. I only say this because the color just intimates an expected jamminess.

This is light bodied, and very drinkable, with a nice dry finish.

This is mid-tier for the series, but the series has been almost entirely a win, so that still leaves a great beer.

2018-12-01
750ml corked/caged bottle served in a pair of Cantillon glasses. Handwritten date is 6-13-18. Don't see an ABV anywhere on the bottle.

Pours purple. Syrupy purple. Dark, inky purple. With a purple head that fades fast. I just drank a Grrrz earlier today and really enjoyed it, and this level of purple makes me excited about the level of raspberry I will find. Smell is tart, fruity, but muted.

Taste is moderate tartness, more of a fruit juiciness than a gueuze flavor. Has a bitterness that makes me think of the skin and seeds of raspberry, and maybe even leaves or stems.

Mouthfeel is very dry, light. Overall, it's a good beer, but the bitterness described previously is a little too strong for it to be great, and I'd like a little bit stronger tartness.