Tropical Sour Rosé
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

 

Offering a sense of comfort and approachable demeanor, the Sour Rosé collection of sour ale of Crooked Stave gets out of the standard fruit friendly additions and into an tropicall, floral, winey taste for complexity, variety and charm.

Just as bright, tangy and earthy as the original Rosé, the nose is rife with citrus and wine. Caught between red and white varieties, this rosé version shares the depth of red but the daintiness of white vinous fruit and winey spice as the nose becomes awaken with cider, white pepper, tainted cork and damp hay. Shy on sweetness, its grape upstart continues what it's bright blush and rosé hues promise.

As the ale unfolds, its taste is less malt reliant and more confident with sourness. Tropical tanginess, cider, passionfruit, lime, lemon and gooseberry carry a piquant sour taste across a bed of dry wheat and hay, an herbal hop complement and a yeast spice of weathered oak, burlap and horse blanket in retro olfactory fashion.

Simple, pure and dry, the ale's tropical and wine influences keep the session crisp, clean and highly thirst quenching. Delicate with both a floral and rustic bouquet, the finish is mildly carbonated for zip of sparkling wine and a highlight of the beer's peppery taste that lingers in a short and wheaty afterglow.