Strawberry Rhubarb
Alvarado Street Brewery

L: Pinkish red. About a finger of head with nice amounts of lacing. Hazy in appearance but not murky.
S: Vanilla is upfront which meshes well with strawberry. Resembles strawberry and cream. Very fruity with vanilla and sweetness.
T: Awesome. I love the vanilla presence. Vanilla is from start to finish. The strawberry and rhubarb is at the finish and lingers in aftertaste. Not sure if milk sugar is implemented, but it is semi-sweet.
F: Medium in weight light in body. Carbonation is moderate to high, leaning more towards moderate.
O: fantastic. Wish I had more cans.

 

 

 

Pours in a hazy mix of pink and red, with about a half of a finger of head. Though head formation is unremarkable, both the head retention and lacing are excellent. Smell is exactly what one would expect — strawberries, tartness, and vanilla. Taste follows the nose exceptionally well. Strawberry is the dominating flavor, and the vanilla complements it quite nicely. I expected a tad more distinct rhubarb, but it seems that in this beer, rhubarb mostly results in additional tartness. That said, the taste is overall fantastic; I can't get enough! I'm not sure what would be the perfect feel for this style of beer, but this must be close to it — light to medium body, creamy texture, medium carbonation, no apparent alcohol.

This was fantastic. The beer in the can does exactly what the ingredients on the label promise to deliver. I've had some mediocre strawberry sours in the past, and this is not one of them. Will be attempting to find some more later today.