SMOL - Blue Razz
Drekker Brewing Company

Blueish / purple pour, almost no head. Nose is like a razzelberry pie.

Taste brings strong raspberry, blueberry, tangy yeast, light malt. Mouthfeel is zesty and light. Finish keeps the berry blast going, but the sour starts to fight back. Not one of my favorite styles, but quite good.

 

 

 

 

A - Pours out as dark purple body with red highlights. Minimal white head, just a trace of lacing.

S - Strong spun sugar sweetness, bright raspberry candy notes.

T - Foremost berry flavor, pungent juiciness, opens sweet but gradual sourness comes forward in the middle to end, and lingering after the finish.

M - A fairly thin weight for the style, in that it does not weigh heavily or coat the tongue.

O - I prefer the big smoothie sours that Drekker specializes in, but this is tasty and drinkable.

for how many beers these guys do, ive had relatively few of them, but i can see a pattern, pack more or less neutral base beers with as much flavor as possible, appeal to the new school beer consumer, who consumes it as much on social media as they do out of their glass, so few of these have legs beyond the trends in my experience so far, but also, this is what the kids are seeking out these days, so maybe they have something viable here, but for me the appeal is merely as novelty. i think its crazy that this series is supposed to be the scaled back version, like less fruited, because this is pretty darn fruited, blueberry and raspberry, puree i assume, its not cheap but it doesnt seem real because of the intensity level, either in nose or in taste, very much melted popsicle vibes to this. the color of rich red wine, thicker than many but not as messy as anticipated frankly, no chunks on the edges of the glass or anything with this one, very little head after the initial pour. i like the nose, fruit on fruit with some sweetness, more sweet than it is tart really, not hardly acidic to me at all, and that is true in the flavor too, blackberry and lemon notes are also present, and it has some body but i taste minimal grain, its good, but its just juice, the beer elements are few and far between, but credit to them for this being a little more refined than others they do, and the flavor is objectively good if this is the kind of beer you drink. these guys have carved out a real niche for themselves in the massively flavored beers space, good on them i guess, but its hard to get excited about these, and i cant imagine having more than one...

Drekker Blue Razz SMOL Lil' Fruited Sour, 5.8% ABV. Pours opaque maroon with a one-finger pink head that left no lacing. Aroma is extremely light blueberry and raspberry. Taste is a blueberry/raspberry mashup, faintly sweet, slightly sour. OK mouthfeel, overall good. Pretty bland compared to their other fruited sours.