Fruitsicle - Cherry
Odd Side Ales

 

 

 

 

Poured from 12oz can into glass. No canning date information found.
Cloudy, cherry red colored body. One finger white fizzy head disappears within a minute or so. No lacing.
Aroma has vague fruit smell, most like cherry. Also some sweet lactose.
Taste is not as sweet as anticipated. Definitely has a semi-sweet/tart cherry flavor. There is a lactose flavor too but this is semi-sweet also.
Mouth feel is enhanced by the lactose addition. Adequate carbonation. Has some fizz to the mouth experience.
Very easy to drink beer, with a bright fruity flavor. Balanced and not too intense.

 

 

This beer pours a nice reddish color. The head was off white/red, with a 1 finger head. The retention is below average. No lacing on the glass.
The nose is a sour cherry aroma. Not too strong, but there.
Taste - Sour, tart cherry is the flavor. Really not much else besides that.
Tart feeling. Lighter bodied, but not watery.
This would be a really fun beer to enjoy on a hot summer day.

 

 

 

Medium bright red body, one finger white head. Bland, fairly tame cherry sweetness, a bit of Berliner lemon, light lactic acidity, and to be honest, not much else. Sufficient carbonation, fairly drinkable but not as fruit forward as I was expecting it to be based on the title.

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 5/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy ruby red/orange/light pink/purple color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin, lemon, pear, green apple, melon, white grape, hay, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light lacto/Brett funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/light acidic yeast, cherries, lactose, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of juicy/lightly tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin, lemon, pear, green apple, melon, white grape, hay, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light lacto/Brett funk, and yeast earthiness. Very mild fruity/lactic tartness and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy cherries, fruit skin, lemon, pear, green apple, melon, white grape, hay, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light lacto/Brett funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/light acidic yeast, cherries, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly acidic/tangy mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent fruited milkshake sour! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/light acidic yeast, cherries, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink; with the mildly acidic/tangy finish. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Nicely jammy fruit, balanced milkshake-like sweetness; and solid Brett/lacto complexity. A very enjoyable offering. Just as impressive as the rest so far, great summer beers.

 

A - Pours a lightly hazed ruby red with a large pink head. The head recedes quickly leaving nice soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is sweet and tart cherries and some faint yeastiness,

T - The taste is sweet and tart cherries, light vanilla and some light biscuity malts.

M - Light bodies with medium carbonation. Soft mouthfeel with a crisp dry finish.

O - This is a decent beer. The flavor is pretty one dimensional with the cherries being the only thing present. Nonetheless an easy drinking light fruited sour.