Fruitsicle - Apricot Peach Rhubarb
Odd Side Ales

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 7/2018. Pours very hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/fairly tart/tangy apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, rhubarb, lemon, lime, orange, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light lacto/Brett funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit, lactose, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/fairly tart/tangy apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, rhubarb, lemon, lime, orange, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light lacto/Brett funk, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/tart/tangy apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, rhubarb, lemon, lime, orange, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape/wine, hay, straw, 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/acidic yeast, fruit, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a nice malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic 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/acidic yeast, fruit, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mildly acidic/tangy/drying finish. Very flavorful for the low ABV. A little more tart/tangy than most others. Nicely juicy fruits, balanced milkshake-like sweetness; and solid Brett/lacto complexity like the rest of the series. A very enjoyable offering as expected. All have been consistently impressive for the style.

 

 

 

 

A - Pours a hazy golden orange with a large creamy white head. Decent amount of soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is apricot, rhubarb and some light funkiness.

T - The taste is apricot, unripe peach, rhubarb and a light lactose sweetness.

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

O - Nothing mind blowing just a nice light fruited sour.

Pours light hazy orange. Foamy, medium Whitehead that is short-lived.

Smells fruity, Berry, peachy and a funky tartness.

Taste tart fruit and sweet peach. Also Light Citrus and light Funk. Finish is dry with a hint of rhubarb. medium body and fizzy lower carbonation.

Decent sour ale. Poured from can to tulip glass. Orange and hazy, with a finger of densely packed bubbles on top. Nice fruity aromas tinged with mild funk. Flavor is mostly fruity, with apricot and rhubarb standing out, and a pinch of sweetness balanced against a tart finish. Semi-full and creamy feel.

 

Looking at the can I expected rich, fruity flavors. You can taste a slight bitterness from the rhubarb but there’s not much else present. Decent enough but not what I was expecting. Decent aftertaste but nothing special.