Wild Esses
Prairie Artisan Ales
- From:
- Prairie Artisan Ales
- Oklahoma, United States
- Style:
- Fruited Sour Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 27.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 03, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 09, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Sour ale with Wildberry chewy candy
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri
3.84/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy/cloudy amber color (looks like apple cider) with a modest and short lived off white head.
The aroma is like Sweetarts or Skittles, definitely not your normal beer but not unpleasant.
The taste is along the same lines - sweet, tart, sour berry flavors, as advertised, can't say you weren't warned.
The body is light, moderate carbonation, fairly smooth and very drinkable. Altogether, while this is a bit too sweet for me to drink regularly, I have to admit I enjoyed it as a change of pace. I might even try it again sometime, well done.
Aug 03, 2025The aroma is like Sweetarts or Skittles, definitely not your normal beer but not unpleasant.
The taste is along the same lines - sweet, tart, sour berry flavors, as advertised, can't say you weren't warned.
The body is light, moderate carbonation, fairly smooth and very drinkable. Altogether, while this is a bit too sweet for me to drink regularly, I have to admit I enjoyed it as a change of pace. I might even try it again sometime, well done.
Reviewed by PaulMayer from Illinois
4.03/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
As I write this review, I see just one other 5-year old evaluation from an uber-experienced beer connoisseur. He hated it.
I’ve got a different take. Yes, the color is sort of like unfiltered apple juice and the carbonation is pretty meager; the head of foam disappeared in seconds. There is an artificial fruit smell, though it was not overpowering. I am not a sour ale aficionado so I was prepared for the pucker. But here’s where it got interesting: it actually tastes good! A nice combination of sweet, tart, and sour. Prairie says it’s Wild Berry Skittle essence. Like so many beers that come from Prairie Artisan Ales, this was fun and unique and quirky. But it’s way different than a yummy imperial stout or a hazy IPA.
This will quench your thirst and not pound your taste or sensibilities into submission. Caveat emptor. As for me, I will gladly drink another one.
May 06, 2025I’ve got a different take. Yes, the color is sort of like unfiltered apple juice and the carbonation is pretty meager; the head of foam disappeared in seconds. There is an artificial fruit smell, though it was not overpowering. I am not a sour ale aficionado so I was prepared for the pucker. But here’s where it got interesting: it actually tastes good! A nice combination of sweet, tart, and sour. Prairie says it’s Wild Berry Skittle essence. Like so many beers that come from Prairie Artisan Ales, this was fun and unique and quirky. But it’s way different than a yummy imperial stout or a hazy IPA.
This will quench your thirst and not pound your taste or sensibilities into submission. Caveat emptor. As for me, I will gladly drink another one.
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
1.4/5 rDev -61.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
1.4/5 rDev -61.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
Thanks to RedHawkPoke for this one, from NBS BIF #12 box. 16oz can poured into 14oz teku. Poured an absolutely ugly pale brown color, picture the wateriest diarrhea you've ever seen. That color. It had just a thin cap of white-ish head that immediately dissipated and left no lacing.
As soon as the can was cracked, the scent of cheap candy filled the room. Upon closer sniffing, there was no beer to be detected.
Same on the tongue, but a slight touch of bitterness on the finish was the only saving grace.
The body was thin, watery, had low-moderate carbonation, and a sweet finish that lingered too long.
Drinkability was a chore, no, hard work. Not an enjoyable experience.
Overall, a terrible "beer". Avoid.
Oct 09, 2020As soon as the can was cracked, the scent of cheap candy filled the room. Upon closer sniffing, there was no beer to be detected.
Same on the tongue, but a slight touch of bitterness on the finish was the only saving grace.
The body was thin, watery, had low-moderate carbonation, and a sweet finish that lingered too long.
Drinkability was a chore, no, hard work. Not an enjoyable experience.
Overall, a terrible "beer". Avoid.
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