Soursmith Black Raspberry
Arclight Brewing Company

Soursmith Black RaspberrySoursmith Black Raspberry
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From:
Arclight Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #31
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
97
Ranked #510
Avg:
4.46 | pDev: 11.66%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
75
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 28, 2023
Added:
Nov 13, 2017
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  5
American Wild Ale with Black Raspberries
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Ratings by PrestigeWorldwide:
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Rated by PrestigeWorldwide from Michigan

4.46/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

May 21, 2019
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

4.65/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is the stuff! Pours an intense ruby red with an enormous, berry-forward jammy nose. The delicate berry notes come across on the sip, with a deft sweetness on the finish. This was fantastic.
Sep 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.48 by Zaphog from Michigan

Sep 11, 2023
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4.31/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look - Extremely dark purple with a light purple head and rimming
Smell - blackberry jam
Taste - so much blackberry jam and pretty sweet
Feel - medium body crisp light crab
Overall - more sweet than desired but still really fantastic
Jan 11, 2023
 
Rated: 4.71 by EMH73 from New York

Dec 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.16 by CraftFan5 from New Jersey

Dec 19, 2022
 
Rated: 4.35 by Phoodcritic from Michigan

Nov 19, 2022
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.77/5  rDev +7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Pouring with crazily deep and intense wine-like hues, the dark brick red to purple body builds an overactive dark mauve foam that quickly settles to a moderately thick blanket that's airy but level. The head beautifully retains as a soft blanket throughout the entire session.

Insanely juicy black raspberry erupts right up front and remains at full throttle through to the end. And it's distinctly black raspberry too, not fucking around or getting confused with anything else. It's not an overly bright red raspberry expression, and not an intensely herbal, seedy blackberry character, but that delicately unique mix of both and neither that's nearly translating here as elderberry syrup. While a mild char character hints at acetic acid in flavor, it's not nearly as acidic in feel as it seems it'd be, particularly relative to other similar beers by breweries like Side Project or Funk Factory.

A soft effervescence brings a lightness to its medium body, which comes to a semi-dry finish.

I can't tell you how heavily I traded for Funk Factory's similar take on this fruit, Framzwartje, but for this to be an extra thrown into a larger trade and be this much fucking better is both depressing and uplifting in the most wonderful way.

This Soursmith entry is an absolute masterpiece that's a magnificent showcase of an exceedingly uncommon fruit that too often gets treated poorly in beer form.
Feb 11, 2022
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Rated by mdfb79 from New York

4.27/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Insanely tart but very good.
Oct 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4.61 by smithj4 from New York

Oct 27, 2021
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4.35/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
330ml bottle from Tavour. Indigo pour with a light purplish head. Tart aroma, berries, jam. Taste is sweet before the tartness hits, quite a nice pucker. Black raspberry flavors run deep and long. Wonderful mouthfeel, silky, thick. I can see why this is getting high scores.
Oct 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4.48 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Sep 27, 2021
 
Rated: 4.52 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Sep 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by kjkinsey from Texas

Sep 13, 2021
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

3.83/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tasted like New Glarus Raspberry tart with some raspberry vinegar in it. Aged 18 months, and maybe that’s too long when it’s just going to be a fruit vehicle.

Beautiful black red sanguine blood of christ with a purple foam. Aromas of black raspberry, whiff of sugar and vinegar.

Taste is the same, somewhat rich fruit character, fairly sweet, with a moderate sourness and underlying acetic sting. I’ve been reassured that the last batch was vinegar free so this may be a new direction. Not the end all be all black raspberry beer that some would have you believe, all the words in the thesaurus can't make up for that acetic sting. Thanks Thomas and Adam for the assist after the annual foraging trip.
Jul 10, 2021
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Reviewed by michaelsmith11 from Illinois

4.62/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had this one on tap at Arclight. This one was really good. Not too tart and just enough sweetness. The look is really nice, dark purple with a redish purple head. We bought a bottle to bring home with us.
Jul 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.43 by BarrelAgedG from California

Jun 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Apr 19, 2021
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Rated by BourbonForBeer from Illinois

5/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 no need to say anything further.
Mar 28, 2021
 
Rated: 3.62 by goleeoh from Michigan

Mar 04, 2021
Soursmith Black Raspberry from Arclight Brewing Company
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 75 ratings