Sour Tea
Night Shift Brewing

Sour TeaSour Tea
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From:
Night Shift Brewing
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.52 | pDev: 15.34%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
59
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 03, 2017
Added:
Sep 04, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
Notes: A sour interpretation of our original Bee Tea; tangy strong ale with honey and green tea.
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Ratings by VelvetExtract:
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Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

2.78/5  rDev -21%
-Bottle- I'm guessing that a batch of Night Shift's Bee Tea became infected. From the ashes, Sour Tea is birthed. By the way, I love night Shift's artwork and I think they have the coolest logo in the game. Owlhop! I will preface my review by stating that I have never had Bee Tea before. Back on topic, Sour Tea pours a dark, cloudy orange color. Head is dense and generous with lace. The head is a whipped consistency and it is off-white. Aroma is whacky. Hibiscus, herbal green tea and a pseudo-tart vinegar aroma. Strangely smells like cabbage soaked in malt vinegar. The first sip brings me a bitter, tangy, herbal flavor that really didn't please me. Floral tea with honey and rotten fruit. Fuller bodied. Soft carbonation. The flavor left me with a long facial grimace. Not happy with where my $10 went. They should have euthanized this mutant.
Sep 06, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by intransitive from Massachusetts

1.17/5  rDev -66.8%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1
Tastes like a mistake. Strong and immediate odor of spoiled fruit, rotten honey, and sadness. Honestly, this was so out of whack, I felt ripped off when I had my first sip. I bought four bottles of it, ended up pouring one down the drain and giving three away.
Jun 03, 2017
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Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts

3.94/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tried aging this one. Pours hazy, orange-brown in color with one inch head. Taste is caramel malt, tea, big honey and moderate sour mix. Nice combination of sweet and sour with light body and medium high carbonation. I will look for this if they brew it again.
Sep 27, 2016
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Rated by abagofit from Massachusetts

2.14/5  rDev -39.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
This beer was seriously not good. I love most nightshift beers, but there was something really off putting about this beer.
Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.2 by AlexFields from Tennessee

May 24, 2015
 
Rated: 2.89 by baybum from Pennsylvania

Apr 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by Ken_P from Massachusetts

Apr 30, 2015
 
Rated: 2.89 by parris from Massachusetts

Apr 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by Faxmesomehalibut from New Hampshire

Apr 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by devilfluff from New Jersey

Apr 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by nickmantia from Massachusetts

Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.31 by ccurrid from Massachusetts

Feb 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.91 by braican from Massachusetts

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by PG2G from California

Jan 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by TylerKitchens from Massachusetts

Jan 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.2 by ThrewRedButter from Massachusetts

Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by DrinkSlurm from New York

Dec 31, 2014
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Rated by Amalak from New York

2.95/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Wow, lives up to the name. Tastes like a sour green tea. Dried out by the honey.
Dec 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.4 by pisano from Massachusetts

Dec 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.59 by paresis from Massachusetts

Dec 24, 2014
Sour Tea from Night Shift Brewing
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 59 ratings