Shade Blackberry Tart Ale
MadTree Brewing

Beer Geek Stats
From:
MadTree Brewing
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Gose
ABV:
4.6%
Score:
+3 ratings needed
Avg:
3.77 | pDev: 4.51%
Ratings:
7 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 19, 2023
Added:
Mar 26, 2019
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.03 by kybeerdrinker from Kentucky

Apr 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.6 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Mar 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.8 by AGust82 from Connecticut

Jan 31, 2020
 
Rated: 3.68 by Hefsbeercaps from Ohio

Oct 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.58 by Zanico from Ohio

Sep 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by ovaltine from Indiana

Mar 28, 2019
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.73/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
There they go, throwing shade all over the spring season. And this time, that overcast comes with the flavor of blackberries that layer over a German styled sour ale with gentle additions of sea salt for heft and roundness.

MadTree's Shade, Blackberry Tart edition pours with a hazy lavender color and a fluffy ivory froth. Blueberry aromas abound along with the tangy underling scent of citrus, cider, wine and an overall wine cooler character. Moderately sweet and wheaten, the bready taste of pastry crust comes with aspects of saltwater taffy and nectar.

The sweetness slowly relaxes and the sourness pulls slightly ahead for a moderately sour tone that brings a brightness to the robust blackberry flavors. Lemon, apple, white grape and under ripened berries all complete the bulk of flavors while the roundness of sea salt brings a gentle brine to the late palate.

Low in bitter, the medium bodied beer carries a not-so dry an not-so sweet taste through a somewhat watery texture that extends on the palate with a sensation of flat wine spritzers and kool-aid. Where they understand the genuine character of the gose style, the beer simply falls a little flat.
Mar 26, 2019