Epicurean Series 2020 - Bloody Mary
Urban Artifact

1 pint can
Served in a pint glass

It looks like a little bit of tomato juice added to a beer. It is not quite red. It is slightly hazy. It has little head and no retension.

I smell tomato juice. I get some underlying tartness.

The taste is tomato forward. Familiar bloody Mary spices are there as well. Is that some lime? There is some tartness on the backend and into the finish.

Medium bodied with a dry mouthfeel

I am a Bloody Mary fan on occasion. I am an Urban Artifact fan. The sour Bloody Mary thing is not necessarily my favorite combination. It is not terrible, but I think I will stick with enjoying these things separately.

 

16 ounce can, no date stamp on it that I noticed but it's a 2020 vintage. Served in a chalice, the beer pours a hazy copper/reddish color with almost an inch off-white head that didn't stay around long. Not much of any lacing. Well, this sure smells like a Bloody Mary! There's tomato juice, pepper, salt and Worcestershire sauce noticeable in the aroma. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's the addition of some lime, horseradish and earthy flavors. Tastes like a Bloody Mary (not a spicy one) to me! Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit slick and smooth with a moderate amount of carbonation. I liked this a lot, but then I like Bloody Marys a lot too so there's that. But if you like Bloody Marys too, or just want to try something different then I recommend this!

A fizzy tan head dies quickly after appearing, leaving a dull hazy reddish-orange body that resembles tomato soup with liquefied oyster cracker chunks that dissolve at the touch.

This features a distinct peppery tomato influence that precisely emulates the flavor of a bloody Mary. It's even almost got the viscosity of V8, but for a prickly carbonation that lifts and lightens the medium-full body, accented by touches of carrot. It's lightly savory but also lightly tart with a touch of lemon zest. However, that bloody Mary flavor wins the day and hey I guess that's the point.