Brain Squeeze - Blueberry/Apricot
Drekker Brewing Company
- From:
- Drekker Brewing Company
- North Dakota, United States
- Style:
- Smoothie Sour Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 6.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 19, 2020
- Added:
- May 18, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
This Brain Squeeze Smoothie Sour was brewed with fresh additions of ripe blueberries and apricots. Lactose sugar, vanilla beans and sea salt were added to round the finish.
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Reviewed by basaywhat from Illinois
4.1/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 oz can. Pours a hazy purple with an amber hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy blueberry and apricot with a bit of earthy wheat.. Flavor has a combination of blueberry and apricot. Not as tart as some sours but overall a great beer.
Jul 12, 2019
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.8/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Can:
So the beer pours like a berry smoothie in color if not thickness, with a vibrant magenta body and a softer pinkish rose head. The head fell at a moderately slow pace and showed some stickiness.
The nose is not hiding the apricot as much as the look is, unsurprisingly. There is a fairly generic berry note behind, but I didn't get blueberry specifically. The lactose and vanilla are noticeable but not dominating and do provide a sweetness that could lean the berry towards the blue, I guess.
The feel isn't exactly thick or overly smooth, but it is medium bodied, generally a little heavy compared to a normal sour. The tartness and slightly prickly carbonation lighten things a little, though they also take away any "smoothie" aspect.
The apricot is front and center in the taste, like the nose. Blueberry is a minor player, but sneaks in before the vanilla and sweetening notes come to play. The sour fruit aspects keep hold throughout, however. I think that this beer is a fair fruited sour, though I was expecting a little different take given the "smoothie" marketing either a little more
Jun 23, 2019So the beer pours like a berry smoothie in color if not thickness, with a vibrant magenta body and a softer pinkish rose head. The head fell at a moderately slow pace and showed some stickiness.
The nose is not hiding the apricot as much as the look is, unsurprisingly. There is a fairly generic berry note behind, but I didn't get blueberry specifically. The lactose and vanilla are noticeable but not dominating and do provide a sweetness that could lean the berry towards the blue, I guess.
The feel isn't exactly thick or overly smooth, but it is medium bodied, generally a little heavy compared to a normal sour. The tartness and slightly prickly carbonation lighten things a little, though they also take away any "smoothie" aspect.
The apricot is front and center in the taste, like the nose. Blueberry is a minor player, but sneaks in before the vanilla and sweetening notes come to play. The sour fruit aspects keep hold throughout, however. I think that this beer is a fair fruited sour, though I was expecting a little different take given the "smoothie" marketing either a little more
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
4.04/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: Had this on-tap at Growlers to Go - Short Pump, poured into a pint glass. Had a reddish-purple color and a thick, viscous, smoothie-like consistency. There was a quarter inch of foamy, off white, fairly long-lasting head. Pretty good lacing.
S: A very nice aroma of berries, apricots, malt, citrus fruit, and vanilla.
T: Tasted of a mild amount of malt (present throughout), a tinge of vanilla (quite fleeting), lots of berries (blueberries, of course), some light citrus notes (lemon), and some apricots. A fruity, sweet, and straightforward flavor. It's not as sour as I expected, but it has a lively character. Pretty tasty.
F: A fair amount of carbonation with a vibrant finish. Medium-bodied.
O: An easy to drink, likable beer. Worth a try.
Jun 23, 2019S: A very nice aroma of berries, apricots, malt, citrus fruit, and vanilla.
T: Tasted of a mild amount of malt (present throughout), a tinge of vanilla (quite fleeting), lots of berries (blueberries, of course), some light citrus notes (lemon), and some apricots. A fruity, sweet, and straightforward flavor. It's not as sour as I expected, but it has a lively character. Pretty tasty.
F: A fair amount of carbonation with a vibrant finish. Medium-bodied.
O: An easy to drink, likable beer. Worth a try.
Reviewed by Czequershuus from Minnesota
3.29/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Thos beer pours a bright crimson with a small, quickly dissipating head. The aroma is very sweet, with a large amount of vanilla and yogurt aroma, as well as a great deal of blueberry pie fillinf. The flavor presents very sweet and a little tart, with a huge dose of vanilla and blueberry, and a touch of lemon. The mouthfeel is full and sweet with moderate carbonation. Overall this is not my favorite of the series - I will admit I have a bit of an aversions to dark berries with vanilla, so I may be biased, but it just seems a little messy and too tilted towards sweet.
Jun 07, 2019
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap. Pink head. Raspberry ruby red color.
Fruity, tart, citrusy. The berries show more, but fain apricot in the finish. Lemon citrus. Pretty simple, but enjoyable.
May 18, 2019Fruity, tart, citrusy. The berries show more, but fain apricot in the finish. Lemon citrus. Pretty simple, but enjoyable.
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