Gimme the Munich Wine (2024) - Tequila and Templeton Rye
Barreled Souls Brewing Company

Pours a murky dark brown with faint reddish tints. No head on the pour but there is a small island and a scant ring of microbubbles after the fact. Clears very well as it warms and takes on a dark cola color. Second pour produced a half inch of tan foam.

The smell opens very slightly boozy and sweet. Brown sugar and toffee, dark bread. A little hazelnut. Very fruity - more plum than dark fruit but the dark fruit is certainly present. A little oak woodiness, an acid tang that I'd guess is Rye related. There is a mild spiciness - maybe clove. A wee bit of honey.

The taste is super smooth. Slightly sweet, nowhere near as boozy as the nose suggested. Malty and bready, toffee/brown sugar, figs and dates, and I still get plum. Then a little breaking ball - apricot. Pleasant Rye presence - just a little tanginess. It is quite fruity but in the overall sense - not overly strong in any particular fruit - and I'll chalk that and the little honey taste up to the tequila. There's a woodiness and just the barest hint of smoke flavor. Well in the aftertaste the little bit of spicy clove and a bit of pepper say hello.

Medium bodied, slightly sticky, a bit dry on the finish. It's dangerously easy to drink.

Overall this is one smooth operator! The base beer is well-represented and is complemented nicely by the tequila and Rye. The ABV is well-hidden but it's packing a hidden punch for sure. Nothing is particularly dominant in terms if flavor- everybody's playing nicely in the pool.