Slushy XXL - Leeerrooyyy Jeeennkinnsss
450 North Brewing Company

 

 

Gaming the craft beer scene with a measure of fruit, pantry items, sugars and cream to threaten the common beer world which we all know and love, 450 North is ready to challenge the status quo with this legendary character.

Leeerrooyyy Jeeennkinnsss plops into the glass with a thick and cream dark mauve, impossibly opaque and swirling with the viscosity of jelly. As any froth struggles to pull from the heavy ale underneath, the nose is caught by a candied dark fruit character, sweetened with cream and evoking memories of candy shops. Sweet once on the tongue, its rich fruitiness is propped up with poundcake, red velvet cake batter, heavy cream and graham cracker.

As the middle palate becomes awash with cakey sweetness, the fruits build upon in jammy form. Dark berries swirl around the creamy sweetness with a juicy, roubust and tantalizing tanginess seeming like unset jello. As the ale lays tracks toward finish, the acidity helps to take an edge off of the unwavering sweetness for a sweet and sour interplay to close.

Full, plush, cloying and chewy, Leroy batters the palate with unapologetic sweetness that extends int a slightly cidery and wine-like aftertaste.