Far Skyline
Buxton Brewery

 

Shared 330 ml bottle at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Clear and very pale yellow colour, low white head. Aroma of lactic acid, hints of lemons and herbal and spicy hops. Light bodied, fairly sour flavour with lemony notes.

A: Poured into a tulip to a light straw yellow topped by a finger and a half of dense white head that fades quickly to a collar around the edge of hte glass
S: Smells of juicy citrusy and slightly tropical hops with some hints of sourness. Very nice nose on this beer
T: Taste is nice lemony tartness up front with some slight grassy notes before some citrus and tropical hop notes take over. Good tartness throughout the drink as well. Swallow is more tartness with some creamy wheat and some lingering tropical citrus notes. There are some mineraly notes that seem to come in at times for this beer which are very out of place for the style.
M: This beer is fairly light in body and leans a little toward watery. The carbonation is soft but adequate for the style and the beer has a slightly drying finish. The hops and tartness do a little battle and the tartness just barely eeks it out.l
O: Overall this is a nice beer with some interesting flavors and some great complexity. Plenty of hop notes to add onto the base beer which makes this one a joy to drink. It tastes good and would rate higher but those mineral notes don't fit in.

 

 

Pale blonde color with a frothy 1 finger head.

Aroma : Dill weaves in and out of vinegar, oak, honey, and sweet tarts.

Flavor is pleasantly sour, with hints of vinegar and apples, lemon, yogurt, some light chalk, calcium, sweetgrass, limestone.

Feel is light, a bit under carbonated but very easy to drink.

Overall, I'd have this again. A nice sour ale for sure.

 

 

Smell is papaya, lemon peel, a hint of apricots, and some sweat-like funkiness. Taste is citrus and stone fruit, that is somewhat covered up by a fairly big tartness. A nice, if not overly complex berliner weisse.

 

 

 

I'm a bit skeptical when it comes to dry-hopped sours/sour IPAs, and though I don't think this nails it it's still quite enjoyable. Very tart, lacto sour, and actually some noticeable hoppage there. Lots of lemon yogurt, grapefruit juice, grassy+earthy tones. Goes a bit overboard with the puckering sourness/acidity but I do like the bite it brings. Very light, well-carbonated and refreshing. Would make a nice session sour if not for the acidity.

 

 

a real hoppy berliner type sour with some oats for body and a very pleasant little tang to it on the back end. i like how affordable these are coming in now, six bucks a bottle, fair for sure for what it is. amazed at the clarity here, its so bright, yellow and sunny and beaming back at me, with fizzy bubbles and not much head at all after a minute. smells hoppy right off the bat, citra and mosaic maybe, nelson likely, tropical with melon and lime notes, orange peel bitterness, and a puckery fresh lacto thing and hints of green apple. bright fruitiness to the flavor, lead by fresh pineapple and acidity. white grape, green apple again, and under ripe peach at the end. a sort of briny element to it is unique, and the lacto is clean for the hot side souring. refreshing to the max, and about as hoppy as i have seen one of these be. carbonated a whole lot better than it looks like it would be, and dry. minor notes of raw celery on the back end, but i kind of like it. different than many of these that all taste the same. i have been super high on buxton lately, and this is another outstanding beer from them. i hope they keep coming around!

Pours yellow-gold with a medium marshmallow-like head that dissipates without lacing. Bonus for bottle conditioned. Nose is tangy, hay, and maybe a little sauvignon blanc. Taste fails to follow up. Bland, acidic, and an off note in the finish. Not much there really. Mouthfeel is light, crisp, and refreshing. Overall, could be a good beer, although not exceptional, without that lingering off flavor in the finish.