Picklejuice
Four Quarters Brewing Co.

 

 

L: Somewhat hazy gold with a bubbly head that dissipates quickly leaving no lacing.

S: Bready with some dill and cucumber/melon character. Not very funky.

T/M: Gentle bitterness, dill pickle up front, moves into fresh baked bread and a slight sourness. Body is thin and the finish is dry with moderate carbonation.

Overall: A very refreshing and easy drinking beer. Never really wowed me but it was very tasty and quenching. If you are wanting something in the realm of a Gose that is not quite as salty and not quite as sour or funky, give this a try. Speaking of Gose, this should have been a Gose. It is not nearly tart or salty enough to fit the bill as a pickle beer.

 

 

On tap at the brewery

BA Extreme Beer Festival 2016 - I just found my notes! Loved this one.

 

 

L-The beer pours golden and slightly hazy. The head is a sold two fingers worth of large white bubbles. The head recedes down to the barest of rings with no lacing.
S- This sour ale is made with honeydew, cucumber, and dill. Honeydew is the strongest of these elements on the nose. The dill is there but it is surprisingly faint in the nose. The honeydew seems to override the more subtle cucumber contribution.
T- On the palate the dill proves to be the strongest competitor. It is closely followed by a moderate lacto sourness. Honeydew plays a distant 3rd fiddle only detectable when my palate tires of the sour and dill.
F- Mouthfeel is light. Carbonation after the initial pour is on the lighter side of medium. There is a slight slickness and tongue coating.
O- A different and interesting sour. May not be for everyone, especially those who don't enjoy dill pickles. I found the beer surprisingly light in the acidity department despite it's moderate level of pucker. Probably not something you'll want to drink in multiples but enjoyable as a one of. Recommended if your looking for something a little different.

On tap at the brewery.
The appearance was a glossy yellow/orange color with a stifled little white head that swiftly slid off. Barely any lace.
The aroma was an authentic blend of dill, honey, lemongrass, some herbal quality, light salt, and a squeezed sort of crushed vegetable sweetness (guessing that's the cucumbers).
The flavor was moderately sweet and played very well with the dill and saltiness. Slight aftertaste of dill, honey and salt.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fine sessionability about it. Some tart distractibility seems to impound my tongue but honestly, the more I sipped and this beer warmed up, it becomes quite an easy sipper.
Overall, what a wonderful creative beer altogether. Don't think normal American wild ale when drinking this, everything comes together but it's Brian Eckert's way of trying something new. Give it a whirl!

 

god i love how weird and well excecuted this stuff is ... the taste is exactly as you would expect - very dilly and crisp pickle salinity and tartness and some wheaty qualities. god dayumm