Imperial Notorious P.O.G.
Stone Brewing

 

 

 

Copenhagen 18/2 2024. 35,5 cl can from Meny, Borups Allé, Frb. F. Purple can with flowers and Stone’s characteristic devils head.

Pours unclear orange with a small white head. Disappears pretty fast leaving a cup of Fanta behind. No lacing.

Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet, floral and sugary odor mingling with sharp alcohol. Lemonade and vodka. Sugar and orange.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a rather strong sweetness followed and balanced by a medium strong tart sourness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sharp edge of alcohol. Lingers for a while. Finish is dry.

An Imperial Lemonade.

 

355 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8%. Moderately hazy golden colour, huge white head, takes "forever" to settle. Aroma and flavour of lactic acid, oranges, guava and passionfruit. Moderate hops.

Moderate golden color with small white cap.

Aroma of sweet malt and sharp citrus notes.

Taste is sweet up front quickly turning sharply tart in the middle then sweetness returning in the finish. In short this beer tastes like sweet-tart candy.

Medium texture with balancing carbonation.

Overall this sour style beer tastes pretty good if you like the style.

 

From a can. Pours a hazy orange apricot color with no head. Smells citrusy and fruity. Tastes of tropical fruit flavors, sour and tart. Sweet and tangy. Medium bodied and slightly sour.

 

Canned 6/16 best by 10/14 a bit out of date but I will try to be less judgemental. As expected some chunks in my glass but an unexpected rocking full two plus fingers of foam making for some great lacing. Smells of fruity hops taste is really grapefruit forward wow looking at the can I thought this was a Double IPA but I see now its a Berliner and rightly so. Finishes with a bit of grainy bite and raw lemon. Body is excellent its massive 8% goes down smooth but it does hit with the ABV you would expect.

Overall excellent stuff drinking great even after the BB date. If you see a can of this please pick it up its a great Kettle sour!

 

12 oz can with both canning and BB dates stamped on the bottom (thanks Stone).

Although it says this is a Berliner Weisse on the can, the ABV is about double that of most beers of that style. Even though the ABV is well hidden, the BA classification of Fruited Kettle Sour seems more accurate. It is has a strong, fruity flavor with all 3 parts of the POG combo continuing. Tartness is medium-high for the style.

 

Tried this one at El Capataz in Laredo, TX. Really nice, balanced sour flavor.

Poured from a 12 oz can dated 6/15/23 into a shaker pint glass.
L - Pours a hazy reddish orange color with a frothy white head that dissipates slowly.
S - Smells tart.
T - Tastes tart and citrusy. Hides the booze well.
F - Medium body and carbonation.
O - Nice tart Berliner Weiss.

 

 

Pours a hazy orange amber color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has pleasant tart tropical and citrus hints
Taste has pleasant tart tropical and citrus flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A good Fruit Kettle Sour

I wanted this to be a little more fruity until I realized how used to the "imitation smoothie berliner" style I still am. The fruit is there but you can still taste the base beer which I think is really cool. This one feels more authentic to the original style