Marina
Wicked Weed Brewing

Given to me by a friend at the Funkatorium itself, and poured into a 3oz tulip glass.

L - Hazy goldenrod, with a minimal off-white head. Decent lacing.
S - French oak, grape must, and mineral. Funky.
T - Follows nose. Musty, like a military antique store. Granny smith apple. Well-balanced throughout, with a dry lemongrass finish.
F - Medium-bodied, with medium carbonation. Refreshing. Dangerously drinkable.
O - Probably my favorite so far tonight. Well-executed wild ale. Musty and fruity, almost like a good cheese! Complex enough to feel exploratory and adventurous, while still being on the lighter side of the spectrum. I'd definitely get this one again. Highly recommend.

 

 

 

 

Date bottled: 01.27.17

Notes of cheesy funk, fresh tart peaches, sour apricot, stone fruit, hint of pie spice, white wine, oak barrel, hay, straw, barnyard, bready malts, with floral grassy hops

 

L: Very hazy amber/golden color, one finger white head, messy lacing, good carbonation.

S: Sour, peaches, apricots. Smells divine.

T: Sour, peaches, apricots. Tastes amazing! Long lasting fruit flavors.

F: Light bodied, tons of fruit flavors.

O: World class sour, up to par with Cantillon Fou’ Foune.

Poured from a bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Light golden pour... nearly clear with 1.5 fingers of fizzy white head. Falls fast... modest lacing.

S: Tart and acidic. Green fruit and peach.

T.F: Just like it smells. Tart bordering on sour. Green apple, unripened summer fruit, peach, and apricot. Fruity with a bit of funk. White wine is more subtle... more oak than wine to me. Moderate acidity. Definitely feel it in the salivary glands. Medium to light bodied... well carbonated.

O: A very solid Wild Ale. Great flavor and drinkable if you like things on the tarter side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L: Pours a cloudy yellow orange with a small white head and no lacing on the glass.

S: Strong note of fuzzy fresh peach, mixes with some apricots, tart and acidic.

T: Fresh fuzzy peach, a tart apricot, followed by some acid and tartness, a bit of grain at the end. Quite pleasant.

F: Prickly carbonation, medium body.

O: Not earth shattering but this is a solid sour.

 

 

 

 

 

look: Hazy peach. Big frothy head on the pour.
smell: Relatively gentle tart funk.
taste: more sass than the nose. some mostly dry tart with a little malt up front and a smack of sour going out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A - Pale orange body, bright and clear, short minimal head, fading to nothing. No lacing.

S - Strong acid, lactic, with an underlying hit of grass and farmyard.

T - The acid is in front, peach and apricot come through primarily as fruity highlights, with wood hints. A bit of tartness on the back-end.

M - Superb sharp feel, brisk on the tongue, with a trailing tartness in the close.

O - Beautiful, tasty sour ale. Superb.

 

 

 

From a bottle at the 2018 ATL Winter Beer Festival.
Fine creamy tan head over a near black body.
Dark roasted grain aroma hints at some burnt grains. The flavor confirms this but also provides ample dark chocolate notes.
Very tart and funky aroma that's off putting.
Highly tart but some nice fruit notes make this tastes a little better than it smells. Still, too funky and very sour.

 

 

 

 

Poured into a Garr's Beer 20 oz. glass. Bottle was bought at the brewery today.

A: A cloudy, somewhat pale orange color with a finger of head, significant retention, and lingering head. I don't know if I've seen a more beautiful beer.

S: The apricots and peaches take a small backseat to the funk. A bit of cotton candy in there too. This is a sour beer. The funk will be in charge.

T: Sour, sour. The peaches and apricots are there. The more this lingers in your mouth, the more pronounced the fruits become. The taste itself isn't that exceptional.

M: This is one of the freshest, most heavily carbonated, smoothest drinking beers I've ever had. Perfect.

If only it could draw the taste off the sour a bit more toward the fruit, and everything else mirror the look and feel, Marina would be the perfect warm weather beer.