4* Sour Ale
Hermit Thrush Brewery

 

Notes of lemon, lime, white grape gooseberries

 

 

 

Canned 9/29/17

Pours a crazy fizzy head that rises and fades like soda, and even has the loud spritzer sound , a very clear slight chill hazed honey apple juice color, streaming bubbles

Nose brings a fair amount of sour, Brett sourness, acetic acid so possibly a little influence from bacteria, but I think it's all Brett, some mild flemmy acidity and apple cider vinegar notes, a bit of lemony grassy hops.

Taste starts very sour, lots of acidity, lemony funk and lemonade, there has to be bacteria souring in there, a bit creamy too so probably lacto, a little apple cider vinegar, grassy fruity hops, a little lemon cereal grain and fruity pebbles cereal, wheat perhaps as well, a little bitterness, finishing pretty flemmy and acidic, lingering fruity flavors, a little bready yeast and cereal again.

Mouth is med to lighter bod, pretty sour and acidic, flemmy too, bright carbonation.

Overall an interesting sour, not sure I would call it wet hopped, they may have done so but it's almost nowhere to be seen, a hint of hop as the sour just destroys it all, although that's probably a good thing as a big hop presence would likely clash with the sourness.

Tall can. $5.49 at City Swiggers, NYC, NY...9-29-17 on the bottom

"Local wet Hop Sour Pale Ale"

Pours out medium hazy, and supporting an over sized and super long lasting khaki cap.

Zesty sniff, with over the top fresh lime notes

Crisp and fully sour, lime, ginger, vinegar notes abounding.

This will not be a crowd pleaser as the sour here is about as full on as any beer I have sampled.

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