Wickerwork
Urban Artifact

12 fl oz can
Served in a stemless wine glass

This beer pours a murky, deep puple hue. It is topped with a fleeting pink head.

Tart raspberry aroma with some vinous notes.

Wow. The flavor is really amped up compared to the smell. Big raspberry flavor with striking vinous flavor. The tartness is the only thing that isn't much more intense than in the aroma.

Medium to full bodied with a creamy mouthfeel with a dry finish

I love these 10%ers from Urban Artifact. They are always great with well-hidden alcohol given the abv.

Canned 2/17/22

What the hell is a loganberry? Well, a quick search tells me it’s a raspberry/blackberry hybrid, so I’m interested to see if this tastes different than if they just brewed it with raspberries and blackberries. Let’s crack it open and find out

Pours a mostly clear deep maroon with a finger of pinkish white head that fades to a thin cap and leaves minimal lacing

Yep, it’s pretty much just raspberry and blackberry in the nose, but I like it. I’m picking up on aromas of jammy blackberry, tart raspberry, lemon juice, sweet strawberry, light crackery malt, and honey

The berry flavor here is juicy and tart, but there’s a tannic bitterness from the berries that make it a bit more interesting. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting jammy blackberry, tannic grape, tart raspberry, lemon juice, bready malt, light floral hops, light plum. The swallow brings notes of tannic grape, tart raspberry, plum, bready malt, orange juice, light honey, and blackberry

A medium body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a puckeringly tart beer. Finishes surprisingly dry for a 10% beer

I really dig this one. It’s unique and nicely tart. I’ll get more if I see it

12 ounce can, canned on 02/17/22. Served in an Urban Artifact chalice, the beer pours a reddish/purple color with about an inch pinkish head that stuck around a little while. Small amount of lacing. I like the aroma, the brew smells like blackberry, raspberry, earthiness and bready malt. I think the taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also the addition of some citrus, red grape/wine and floral flavors. I do think the dark fruit stands out in both the taste and aroma. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's slick and a bit creamy with a low/moderate amount of carbonation. If you like tart dark berry brews then definitely give this one a try, I liked it a lot!

 

Ramping up on their stronger fruit infused sour flavors, Urban Artifact turns to the loganberry uniqueness for a elevated juiciness, roundness and fruity robustness. And at ten percent in strength, an elevated spice as well.

Boldly dark in its deep violet hues, Wickerwork leads with a loose and lofty lavender froth. As its succulent and tangy scents topple the brim, the nose soon fills with the juiciness of dark berry puree and with a pep of citrus and wine. Once the ale washes the early palate, its full and radiant maltiness seems cobbler-like, pastry-rich and bready with fruit tarts.

As the mild cereal and creamy malts begin to lift, the fruit flavors abound with the radiance of blueberry, raspberry and blackberry, easily taking on aspects of blackcurrant, black cherry, plum and rhubarb. Underneath the dark fruits lie a piquantly tart array of lemon, lime, crabapple, gooseberry and souring red grape. Trailing with a common UA sour succulence, a scant and spicy bitterness seems to reach into the tannic world of red wine with the skins and seeds of the berries used.

Full bodied for sour ale, but certainly drier compared to many other ale, the creamy malts offer to give the beer its balance, texture and weight even late. Finishing with a strong plum wine component, the beer trails into a juicy and spicier version of alcoholic fruit punch.

Look - great brownish red with a slight pinkish white head and rimming
Smell - Berries...
Taste - strawberry, blueberry and raspberry all blended together with a slight tartness
Feel - full and creamy with a light carb
Overall - just the right tartness with a ton of delicious berries