Fruit Face - Cranberry, Rhubarb And Orange
Mikkeller ApS

Tart cranberries, finished by a sweet orange flavor. The rhubarb comes out on the finish, after each sip - this is excellent!

A: Pours a hazy slightly opaque pinkish honey orange in color with moderate to heavy amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising quickly along the edges of the glass and moderate pink + burnt orange + pale golden yellow colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall fizzy foamy white head that quickly reduces to a medium to large sized patch of very thin film covering a little more than 50% of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of tart cranberries, tart lemon citrus, orange, and rhubarb with a light aroma of wheat malts and a light to moderate aroma of lacto. Hints of herbal hops.

T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of wheat + grainy malts with a minimal amount of sweetness and a light to moderate amount of lacto tartness/funkiness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of tart cranberries with moderate flavors of tart lemon citrus, orange, and rhubarb. Hints of herbal hops but no perceptible bitterness. Light to moderate amounts of lingering tartness.

M: Light bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation. Crisp with a light to moderate amount of acidic prickliness.

O: Easy to drink with a pleasant amount of tartness that works well with the cranberry, rhubarb, and orange that reminds me of the fall/winter holidays. Enjoyable and with well hidden alcohol.

 

A one pint can with a Julian canned on date of 32517 (I think, as it was a bit blurred), meaning that it was canned on 21st November 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.

Appearance: A hazy pinkish orange colour with a big two finger white head that dissipated quite quickly while leaving only sparse lacing.

Aroma: Wheaty, orange, mixed berries with a hint of lemon.

Taste: Tart orange and lemon, wheat, with hints of mixed berries and rhubarb.

Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate to high carbonation.

Overall: This had nice tartness but just a bit too grainy for me.