Foamosa
Valiant Brewing Co.
- From:
- Valiant Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 8.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 21, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 23, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Brewed with local, Orange County oranges.
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Reviewed by 2beerdogs from California
3.77/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Valiant.
Pours like a slightly tarnished Chardonay. No foam.
Smell is lightly sour, a tad nutty, and a bit of wet hay.
Taste is subtle on the sour, slightly orange zesty. Like a mimosa made with orange juice diluted by melting ice, a Spanish Cava, a hint of sour.
Overall, quite good and refreshing. A great intro level sour for a newbie.
May 21, 2016Pours like a slightly tarnished Chardonay. No foam.
Smell is lightly sour, a tad nutty, and a bit of wet hay.
Taste is subtle on the sour, slightly orange zesty. Like a mimosa made with orange juice diluted by melting ice, a Spanish Cava, a hint of sour.
Overall, quite good and refreshing. A great intro level sour for a newbie.
Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California
3.96/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: Light orange zest, a little grainy with moderately light sourness.
A: Golden color, totally clear, with a fair large white head that dissipates pretty quickly.
T: Light orange, citrus flavor, followed by a moderately light sourness.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: Solid orange sour; oranges can be difficult to work with because of the acidity. Moreover, too many
oranges and it starts to taste like juice instead of a beer. This beer manages to impart orange zest, but could be more deliciuous if the house souring culture was more complex.
Jan 17, 2016A: Golden color, totally clear, with a fair large white head that dissipates pretty quickly.
T: Light orange, citrus flavor, followed by a moderately light sourness.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: Solid orange sour; oranges can be difficult to work with because of the acidity. Moreover, too many
oranges and it starts to taste like juice instead of a beer. This beer manages to impart orange zest, but could be more deliciuous if the house souring culture was more complex.
Reviewed by Moose90 from Washington
3.36/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Served On-Tap
A — Pours a slightly hazy somewhat light yellow color into the glass. Puffy white head sits on-top of it and leaves behind little to no lacing.
S — Smells lightly grainy, little bit of lemon, fairly muted, some light stone fruit, but really just not much going on.
T — Tastes lightly tart, light notes of lemon juice and some citrus. Little bit of a lacto sourness. But really not much in terms of development of flavors.
M — Light in body, fairly crisp carbonation level.
O — OK overall, just really light and mild here, not a whole lot going on.
Aug 24, 2015A — Pours a slightly hazy somewhat light yellow color into the glass. Puffy white head sits on-top of it and leaves behind little to no lacing.
S — Smells lightly grainy, little bit of lemon, fairly muted, some light stone fruit, but really just not much going on.
T — Tastes lightly tart, light notes of lemon juice and some citrus. Little bit of a lacto sourness. But really not much in terms of development of flavors.
M — Light in body, fairly crisp carbonation level.
O — OK overall, just really light and mild here, not a whole lot going on.
Reviewed by ivegot3Dvision from Oregon
4.31/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I enjoyed this beer way more than I thought I was going to. Slightly sweet from the orange, the right amount of tartness, and a somewhat high carbonation to give it that champagne feel. Loved it.
Feb 10, 2015
Reviewed by DoubleJ from Wisconsin
3.95/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Going short and sweet on this one:
This is a beer brewed with lactobacillus. Its tartness is light and refreshing like a Berliner Weissbier, however there's an attention grabbing squeeze of fresh orange wedges which adds a second layer of fun to this beer. In fact, its name Foamosa shares notes of a famous drink which rhymes with it (mimosa).
Jan 23, 2015This is a beer brewed with lactobacillus. Its tartness is light and refreshing like a Berliner Weissbier, however there's an attention grabbing squeeze of fresh orange wedges which adds a second layer of fun to this beer. In fact, its name Foamosa shares notes of a famous drink which rhymes with it (mimosa).
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