Fruitsicle - Double Boysenberry Blackberry Black Currant
Odd Side Ales

Thanks to DonnieT79 for this one (I think). 12oz can (dated 9/19/19) poured into 14oz teku. poured a solid dark cranberry color with 1/2 inch of pink head that quickly dissipated and left no lacing.

The aroma was a bit subdued, but was certainly fruit forward. A tinge of yeast spice in the background.

Very similar on the tongue, not as fruity as I was expecting, and just a hint of tartness.

The body was a touch on the full side of medium, smooth, and had a finish that started out sweet, but dried up nicely.

Drinkability was good, an easy quaffer.

Overall, a solid and interesting beer, but not one that jumps out at you. Worth a shot if you see it.

 

 

 

 

 

Canned 9/19/19; drank 10/28/19 @ the Yarchives.

Blood red appearance.

A violent pour yielded a huge, noisy pink head; strong, frothy lace.

Blackberry, honeyed grain & faint cream notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Tart blackberry, honeyed grain & faint lemon flavors.

A palatable fruit beer with a nice tartness. I'd have another...especially in the summer.

 

 

 

 

Poured can into dimpled seidel. Pinkwhite head, simmers into a light sudsy ring. A beautiful beet red color.

Nose is smooth as berries and cream. Taste follows, thanks to the lactose. Bitter sour and hop underlying, mostly the taste is creamy and moderate sweet. Mouth is smooth and medium dry.

My first Oddside, and I've quite enjoyed it. These darker sour craft wilds are making me happier and happier.

 

 

 

A - Pours a murky dark reddish/purple with a tow finger pink head. The head fades into a thin ring leaving some nice sticky lacing.

S - Aroma is blackberries, boysenberries and lacto funk.

T - The taste black currants, ripe blackberries, boysenberry, vanilla and some lacto funk.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a nice dry finish.

O - This was pleasant suprise. Tons of currant and berry flavor throughout. Mouthfeel is spot on. Really well done.

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/19/2019. Pours opaque dark ruby red/pink/purple color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky pink head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge juicy/sour/tart/tangy boysenberry, blackberry, raspberry, black currant, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, and biscuit dough; with lighter notes of peppercorn, musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of boysenberry, blackberry, black currant, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy/sour/tart/tangy boysenberry, blackberry, raspberry, black currant, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, and biscuit dough; with lighter notes of peppercorn, musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and Brett spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy berries, black currant, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light pepper/funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of boysenberry, blackberry, black currant, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness, tangy fruit, and spiciness balance; with no cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering tart/tangy/spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is an amazing fruited milkshake sour! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of boysenberry, blackberry, black currant, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; great soft feel and mellowly lactic. Amazing balance between super juicy/jammy fruit, and Brett/Lacto complexity; with a great rich lactose, and pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Light residual sweetness with lingering acidic/tangy dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example. Definitely a big improvement over the regular 4.5% versions as expected.

Appearance - Pours thick milkshake like deep raspberry almost black color big deep pink head that settles to a thin film. Nice amount of lacing.

Aroma - Good god tons of blackberry, boysenberry, earthy black currents it smells like a fruit smoothie.

Taste - The earthy flavor of the black currents dominates, the blackberry and boysenberry are very subtle underneath. Very much tastes like a fruit smoothie.

Feel - Thick creamy super smooth nice dry finish.

Overall - Very well done if I had to complain I would want the other flavors to be balanced with the black currents. Still an excellent fruit beer.