Rock The Bells
Parallel 49 Brewing Company

 

Slightly hazy with a some sediment to it and a reddish orange color with some brick brown highlights to it, pours a bubbly finger width of tan/pinkish head that has little retention to it that leaves runny curtains of lacing on the glass. Tart and funky cranberry aroma, get a slightly footy hints off of it, could be either the Cranberry or Brett but not really surprising or unexpected. Petty sour forward with a good amount of cranberry flavor to it with some slightly funky, tannin notes probably off the skins of the cranberries. More body to it then most sours, a bit dry with the tannins building on the back end leaving an odd puckering, tingle on the back if the throat. Finishes a bit over sour with a slight balsamic and red wine vinegar flavor that lingers on the aftertaste. Light bodied but a bit richer then some sours with a highish carbonation to it.

 

This is the only beer I have ever had that I literally could not finish. I tried three sips and then ended up pouring it down the drain. My husband only braved one sip. It just tasted... spoiled. Like homemade pickles that something funky happened to. Yikes. I've enjoyed other sours, but not this.

 

 

 

 

Parallel 49 Brewing 'Rock The Bells' @ 7.0% , served from a 341 ml bottle Day 21 Seasons Greetings
A-pour is pink from the bottle to a clearpink/red in the glass with a small off-white head leaving a streaky lace along the pint
S-cranberry sour
T-somewhat sweet start , tart , true sour swallow
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok sour
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