Gramophone
Urban Artifact

A - Pours a cloudy orange with a thin fizzy white head. Good amount of sticky lacing.

S - Aroma is nectarine, peach and lime.

T - The taste is tart nectarines, peach skins, lemon, lime and a light vanilla sweetness in the finish.

M - Light body with medium carbonation. Soft mouthfeel with a nice crisp finish.

O - Not what I was expecting, Very light and easy drinking. Flavors are more muted than I expected.

 

Murky golden orange body, clearly pulpy with tiny fruit particles in it. Nice mild stonefruit tartness, but otherwise smells and honestly, drinks like a mimosa, Lighter medium bodied, mild acetic acidity, pulpy finish.

 

 

12oz can. Bottom of can is stamped 'CANNED ON 09/12/19 JAZZ'.
Opaque, murky body with the color of pureed nectarines and apricots. Lots of fruit particulate in the body. Thin slightly orange colored head which disappears. No lacing, but there is a uniform sheen left on the glass.
Aroma of dull nectarine and apricot, with a more sharp lemon note.
Taste is semisweet citrus and stone fruit, with tart lemon. A flavor akin to vanilla at the end, and then an after taste of first tart lemon and then the nectarine/apricot combination.
Fuller mouth feel. Smooth texture, with some tongue burn. Supportive carbonation. No real expression of alcohol.
This beer is very refreshing and is extremely easy to drink quickly. Not overly tart or sour.

 

 

 

 

 

12oz canned 8-28-19, opened 11-18-19.
1" white head, short retention and settles in at a cap. Murky, hazy, opaque unfiltered apple cider color. Side of the glass is coated with fruit sugars instead of lace.
Smells like fruit skins, peach/plum/nectarine, etc...lime peel and a little hint in the nose of the sour/acidity that is coming.
Sour, tart fruit...could be an unripe peach, nectarine or any stone fruit.
Full body, low carbonation, high acidity and 7.9% is well hidden.
Good. Drinkable. One dimensional.

Of course I have been a fan of this brewer for a while. This one is a crazed fruity yeastness that works. It is the oddest yellow all cloudy.

Highly recommended. It is of course a memory now, as the last drops have been washed away.

L - 1/2 finger head dissolves quickly, leaving behind a radiant orange body.

S - nectarine, brown sugar, sour lime.

T - tart nectarine. Mildly sour lemon/lime, biscuit, orange. No bitterness. Low sweetness. No booziness.

F - medium body with appropriate carb.

O - supremely drinkable, albeit slightly one-dimensional.

 

 

Thickly opaque dark orange with a thin yellow-tan blanket leaving all kinds of pureed pulp on the glass. The various densities of liquid in this beer begin to separate shortly after the pour, looking like differing levels of strata.

This has a noticeable champagne-like booze to it that makes it easily comparable to a mimosa, where floral peachy notes replace the citrus. Additional notes of sherbet and maybe even peppery lime accent a slightly toasty background. As it warms, a touch of yellow apple blends in with the peach, and it seems that maybe the boozy sharpness might actually be from malic acidity instead of alcohol, but I'm not certain.

Up front, the body is thin, but the texture becomes much thicker towards the middle before coming to a tingly semi-dry finish.

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/28/2019. Pours very hazy/cloudy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy of white head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/sour/tart/tangy nectarines, apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lighter peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of nectarines, fruity/acidic yeast, and pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy/sour/tart/tangy nectarines, apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lighter peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy nectarines, apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lighter peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of nectarines, fruity/acidic yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering sour/tart/tangy and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.9%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited kettle sour. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of nectarines, fruity/acidic yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Nicely soft and not overly lactic. Fantastic balance of super juicy/jammy fruit and Lacto complexity; with a great pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Mild residual sweetness with crisp acidic/tangy dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example as expected. Love the whole Midwest fruit tart series.