Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Prairie Artisan Ales

 

Pours a hazy murky straw color. 1 finger white head. The retention isn't the best No lacing on the glass.
The nose is just chock full of pineapple. I'm also getting the aroma from the cherries added, it's faint, but there.
Taste - Ok, there's a bit of pineapple here, and it seems to come more in on the back. Up front I get a faint hint of the cherries. Slight tart flavor as well throughout.
The tartness lingers in my throat. There's a crisp feeling to this beer. Body is decent.
Very interesting beer.

 

 

Not as advertised

 

On tap in Travelers Rest SC.
Clear golden - orange body.
The aroma is strong and pungent yet the flavor is relatively mild. Fruity but without a clear pineapple note.
Overall: pleasant with high drinkable for style.

 

 

prairie beers used to always be exciting to me, like i knew they were somewhat fancy, inspired, and special, and i always looked forward to them, loved most of them, and remember them all. somewhere along the way that stopped, their stouts seem kind of samey and forced now, their sours arent wild at all, and have more adjunct than beer property most of the time, and there is a certain almost cheapness to a lot of it now. sure they still make great beer, but its definitely changed to me from when they first rose to prominence. this seems to be the latest example of what im trying to say, desserty sour beer with yellow cake and crap in it, pineapple, pecan, and cherry to be exact. its only a little bit tart, fully lactic though, nothing bretty or interesting about the ferment at all. its a little sweet from the pineapple, which has a canned vibe to me, some sweetness from cherry might be present too, but this element is light, and the pecan is totally absent to my palate. its good, dont get me wrong, but its unexciting, just another one, i knew what this would be like before i ever opened it, and i was right, it never used to be like that from these guys. its a little flat in feel, a little thin, and just doesnt seem to have the attention to detail in it that it should. lots of potential for a recipe like this, but it just feels like trend following, the can and the details of the beer sell it, so its almost like the liquid is inconsequential, not quite an afterthought, but if this is the best prairie can do with something like this, they have really fallen off over the years. i hope some of the old glory comes back, but their beers, particularly the sours, have left a bit to be desired lately. this would be fine from another brewery, but i expect more from these guys still...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not exactly sure what I was expecting from this beer, but the expectation was not met.

Poured from a can into a tulip glass. Cloudy yellow , no head or lacing. It does smell pleasant, fruity and refreshing. The taste is, well, kind of boring. It certainly is not an explosion of flavors as it’s description on the amusing can may lead you to believe. I love this brewery, but this beer was a miss for me.