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Sour Trouble Sour Brown Ale
Liquid Riot Bottling Company
- From:
- Liquid Riot Bottling Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Flanders Oud Bruin
- ABV:
- 7.4%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 15.99%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 24, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 08, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by bigred89:
Rated by bigred89 from Maryland
4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 05, 2016
4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 05, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.99/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I may be incorrect, but if memory serves, this CAN came to me courtesy of a high school classmate who now lives near Portland, in Maine, and knows my affinity for CANned beers when she deigns to visit. If it came from someone else, you have my apologies & may CANtact me so that I CAN set the record straight. Viva The CANQuest (tm)!
From the CAN: "Liquid Riot Bottling Company was established on the waterfront in Portland's Old Port, just blocks from City Hall and the location of the Portland Rum Riot, in homage to those that fought for their beverage of choice. As Maine's first Brewery/Distillery/Retro-bar, we take all the passion and energy of these past riots and put it into our own liquids, bottled, [CAN]ned or on tap, made fresh locally for your enjoyment."
A recent article on this site & in print gave renewed question to the presence of Bisphenol A (BPA) as the (possibly harmful) lining in CANs. Hey, just like the ham & eggs analogy to involved vs. CANmitted, in ham & eggs, the chicken is involved, the pig is CANmitted so am I CANmitted to beer in CANs. One of the big questions was CAN sours work in CANs? Well, I am about to find out.
I Crack!ed the CAN open, but I felt like a virgin so I gently Glugged its CANtents into my awaiting glass. It was as fizzy as pop, I'll tell you! I got the briefest finger of fizzy, light-tan head that quickly dissipated & disappeared, so I tried again with an in-glass swirl with the same result. Color was Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity. Nose struck me with a sourness that resonated in the hinges of my jaw and made my ears Pop! It was like the sour cherries that my late maternal grandfather used to grow to make wine. I remember biting into one as a kid and being astounded by its flavor. This reeked with acidity & if anything was going to give me BPA poisoning, it would be this beer! I CAN't wait. Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy, but on the approach. I really liked the taste, even without being a sour beer fan. It had a reimagined cherry cola-like taste, if pop could be reimagined as a sour. It was NOT tart, since tart makes you pucker. Sour hits you along the jawline & up into the ears, slowly seeping into the sinuses. I have had some that were downright painful, but this was quite palatable. Sour cherry cola with a wooden oakiness. Phew. Finish was super dry, but how could it be anything else? My tongue and mouth felt like I was trying to breathe, as an asthmatic, during a Saharan haboob. Gah. I need my inhaler. Okay. Enough. I surrender.
Jun 25, 2017From the CAN: "Liquid Riot Bottling Company was established on the waterfront in Portland's Old Port, just blocks from City Hall and the location of the Portland Rum Riot, in homage to those that fought for their beverage of choice. As Maine's first Brewery/Distillery/Retro-bar, we take all the passion and energy of these past riots and put it into our own liquids, bottled, [CAN]ned or on tap, made fresh locally for your enjoyment."
A recent article on this site & in print gave renewed question to the presence of Bisphenol A (BPA) as the (possibly harmful) lining in CANs. Hey, just like the ham & eggs analogy to involved vs. CANmitted, in ham & eggs, the chicken is involved, the pig is CANmitted so am I CANmitted to beer in CANs. One of the big questions was CAN sours work in CANs? Well, I am about to find out.
I Crack!ed the CAN open, but I felt like a virgin so I gently Glugged its CANtents into my awaiting glass. It was as fizzy as pop, I'll tell you! I got the briefest finger of fizzy, light-tan head that quickly dissipated & disappeared, so I tried again with an in-glass swirl with the same result. Color was Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity. Nose struck me with a sourness that resonated in the hinges of my jaw and made my ears Pop! It was like the sour cherries that my late maternal grandfather used to grow to make wine. I remember biting into one as a kid and being astounded by its flavor. This reeked with acidity & if anything was going to give me BPA poisoning, it would be this beer! I CAN't wait. Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy, but on the approach. I really liked the taste, even without being a sour beer fan. It had a reimagined cherry cola-like taste, if pop could be reimagined as a sour. It was NOT tart, since tart makes you pucker. Sour hits you along the jawline & up into the ears, slowly seeping into the sinuses. I have had some that were downright painful, but this was quite palatable. Sour cherry cola with a wooden oakiness. Phew. Finish was super dry, but how could it be anything else? My tongue and mouth felt like I was trying to breathe, as an asthmatic, during a Saharan haboob. Gah. I need my inhaler. Okay. Enough. I surrender.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.56/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Can from 7/11
Slightly murky deep copper with faint garnet and a thin wispy tan head that persists. Light smoke brown sugary toffee malt with hints of sour cherry on the nose. There's more tartness in the flavor than the aroma suggested and its fruity tart. Still a pretty big malt presence with brown sugary toffee thats got hints of smoke and chocolate. Reminds me a lot of a scotch ale but with some lactic thrown into the mix. Odd mashup but it kind of works.
Apr 13, 2017Slightly murky deep copper with faint garnet and a thin wispy tan head that persists. Light smoke brown sugary toffee malt with hints of sour cherry on the nose. There's more tartness in the flavor than the aroma suggested and its fruity tart. Still a pretty big malt presence with brown sugary toffee thats got hints of smoke and chocolate. Reminds me a lot of a scotch ale but with some lactic thrown into the mix. Odd mashup but it kind of works.
Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico
3.97/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A dark brown color with a red tinge. A tiny head with the pour, but it disappeared quickly.
Sweet, fruity aroma.
Fruity taste, a little toffee.
Mildly tart in the mouth.
Nice beer.
Apr 17, 2016Sweet, fruity aroma.
Fruity taste, a little toffee.
Mildly tart in the mouth.
Nice beer.
Sour Trouble Sour Brown Ale from Liquid Riot Bottling Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
46 ratings
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