Swill Beer
10 Barrel Brewing Co.

From the bomber into a Sam Smith perfect pint glass results in a hazy orange body topped by a bubbly head that quickly escapes notice, small bubbles continue to rise to the top.
Aroma is clean wheat beer with a slightly astringent quality not overpowering.
Taste is....Well this train ran off the tracks, Cloying sweetness reminiscent of orange soda pop maybe a little tinge of sour on the front but nowhere near enough to balance out the sickeningly sweet sugary sliminess that comes later, a prickly effervesnace attempts to cut though the heavy sugar bill but fails. Thick sugary aftertaste lingers and needs washing down with something, anything that will remove it.
I didn't know "Soda Pop" was a beer style.
Swill indeed. Extra points for the truth in advertising.
Note: I do NOT like sugary soda pop

Had at Oregon Brewers Festival 2013 it was a big hit and went back for a second serving and they were out for that day. Nice sweetness and fruitiness doesn't taste like beer, more a Radler/Shandy style. Small head that dissipated quickly and hop flavor is minimal with no lingering after taste. This beer was so popular at the Brewfest they ran out of the days' supply around 6PM. They changed it a bit in 2016 and is not quite as good. 14 IBUs

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

Look: no head. Crystal clear pale yellow in color. No lacing.

Smell: Like Sprite. Lemon and lime.

Taste: Far to much residual sugar. Hardly any tartness shines through from the Berliner Weisse base. Flavor profile reminds me very much of Shock Top Lemon Shandy. Suprisingly zesty. Sickly sweet bready malt. Finish leaves lingering residual sugar.

Feel: Crisp, light body. Good carbonation.

Overall: Ordered this at a bar because it was there and I hadn't tried it before. Not my cup of tea. Fruit beers can be good from time to time but this is just way to sweet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A great, cidery summer beer.