Acidifus Humulus
Greenpoint Beer & Ale Company

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From:
Greenpoint Beer & Ale Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.3 | pDev: 2.09%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 05, 2015
Added:
Oct 18, 2015
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by Mikefriedman90 from New York

4.39/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a golden color, very hazy. Not much head and a nice balance of carbonation. Smells wild, but not tart. You can taste the salt and tartness, it is definitely wild! Very unique beer, happy I tried this at Clinton hall. Thanks brad for the recommendation, definitely want another
Nov 05, 2015
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Greenpoint Beer & Ale Co. "Acidifus Humulus Wet Hop Sour Brett Beer"
on tap @ Dirck The Norseman on 18 October 2015
$7 for 14 oz.

Notes: Wet Citra hops delivered within a few days from B.T Loftus Ranches in Yakima, WA. Wort was soured in the kettle with Brett. Claussenii.

Appearance: Hazy yellow-gold body beneath a creamy white head. Very good head retention and lacing.

Aroma: Clean as opposed to funky, but still suggesting "sour" or "tart". Pungent, dank, and citrusy with lemon, grass, and some earthiness and chalk. Quite engaging!

Flavor: The flavor follows with some additional pear, lychee, dragonfruit as well as a light not of something vegetal like tomato seeds (which is to be expected of sour beers). Sour but not too sour. Really drinkable as it's about as "balanced" as a sour beer can be.

Mouthfeel: medium-light in body and sharp in the mouth with a gentle bristle on the tongue due to both the acidity and the carbonic gas.

Overall: Easily the best dry-hopped sour ale I've come across. Not unlike some of the best white wines that exhibit a bit of tartness, the aroma is just as good as, or even better, than the actual flavor. I could have 'dawdled' with this for an hour or more if I'd wished, enjoying it in small ways rather than just drinking it and I'd have been happy and fulfilled - yet at the same time there's something about the hops that just drive you to continually sip at it. Remarkable. Well worth seeking out!
Oct 19, 2015