Tastee - Passion Berry
The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- From:
- The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Smoothie Sour Ale
Ranked #9 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,292 - Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 2.93%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 27, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2018
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
Tastees are kettle sour ales clocking in at 5.5%. We add a bunch of lactose to these and brew them intentionally to be fuller-bodied to try and replicate a fruit smoothie. We then select two different fruits and bomb it out in secondary fermentation at just shy of double fruited goses levels of fruit. For the next fruit blend in this series, we decided to use passion fruit and raspberry. Incredible tropical and berry notes. Perfect level of acidity with the balanced sweetness and smoothie-like body.
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.47/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Arrives opaque and magenta colored with a thin pink head; spots of lacing
Smell: Passion fruit and raspberry smoothie tones
Taste: Tart raspberry forward with passionfruit building; not overly sour but the tartness does build, after the swallow
Mouthfeel: Full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Tart and fruity but very much like a smoothie
Oct 17, 2020Smell: Passion fruit and raspberry smoothie tones
Taste: Tart raspberry forward with passionfruit building; not overly sour but the tartness does build, after the swallow
Mouthfeel: Full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Tart and fruity but very much like a smoothie
Reviewed by MFMB from Idaho
4.46/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Really a pleasant to drink. Pours a opaque bright red with a thin slightly pink head that dissipates quickly. Nose is fruity. Berry and tropical with notes of yogurt. There is not much here that would make you think you’re drinking a beer. Taste is packed with fruitiness. Berries and tropical fruit smoothie like. A bit of yogurt funk and a touch of tart round out this brew. Nice acidity, not overwhelming but enough there to make you slightly pucker. Creamy body, smoothie like. Interesting brew. I enjoyed it a lot obviously.
May 31, 2018
Reviewed by larryi86 from Delaware
4.59/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Big thanks to CanConPhilly for this
16 oz can, dated 3/27/18, poured into a teku
A- An opaque deep berry red with a two finger pink head.
S- Passion fruit, raspberries, strawberries, some tart berries, some lactose sweetness. Smells like a mixed berry smoothie.
T- Sour mixed berries, getting mainly raspberry and strawberry along with passion fruit, some lactose, touch of salt.
M- Smooth, creamy, medium body.
O- The Veil just made a sour beer that basically tastes like fruit smoothie, very impressive.
Apr 20, 201816 oz can, dated 3/27/18, poured into a teku
A- An opaque deep berry red with a two finger pink head.
S- Passion fruit, raspberries, strawberries, some tart berries, some lactose sweetness. Smells like a mixed berry smoothie.
T- Sour mixed berries, getting mainly raspberry and strawberry along with passion fruit, some lactose, touch of salt.
M- Smooth, creamy, medium body.
O- The Veil just made a sour beer that basically tastes like fruit smoothie, very impressive.
Reviewed by Vidblain from Minnesota
4.49/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Moderate dark horse at a tasting, Passion Berry Tastee blew me away just a little bit. It's a fantastically creamy, rich, deeply raspberry and passion fruit-infused beer. I'm not often in to lactose beers, but this one is excellent.
Thus far, it's probably my favorite of the Veil beers that I've had. They all seem to exhibit a certain degree of excess - in this specific beer, it works, and very well. I can dig it, a lot.
Apr 08, 2018Thus far, it's probably my favorite of the Veil beers that I've had. They all seem to exhibit a certain degree of excess - in this specific beer, it works, and very well. I can dig it, a lot.
Reviewed by Griffin2 from Virginia
4.41/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.41/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 16 oz can into a Willi Becher pint glass.
L - Pours a hazy dark red with a slight white head.
S - Smells of passion fruit and berries.
T - Tastes tart with passion fruit and berries.
F - Medium body and lightly carbonated.
O - Really tasty fruited tart ale.
Apr 08, 2018L - Pours a hazy dark red with a slight white head.
S - Smells of passion fruit and berries.
T - Tastes tart with passion fruit and berries.
F - Medium body and lightly carbonated.
O - Really tasty fruited tart ale.
Reviewed by VeganUndead from Virginia
4.11/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
My first tastee offering from veil. Don't know if it's this one in particular, or the lactose addition that differs it from the ever increasing fruited sours coming out, but I like this better than the gose's
Apr 05, 2018
Reviewed by CanConPhilly from Pennsylvania
4.5/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Passion Berry Tastee - The Veil
Sour Ale - 5.5% abv
Canned 3/27/18 (4 days ago)
L - 1-finger pink head atop a crimson red body.
S - passionfruit, mixed berries, sugar, salt.
T - wow. A mixed berry explosion. So tropical. No booze, no bitterness, only moderately sweet.
F - medium-full creamy body but maintains a high level of carb.
O - a very refreshing summer beer.
Mar 31, 2018Sour Ale - 5.5% abv
Canned 3/27/18 (4 days ago)
L - 1-finger pink head atop a crimson red body.
S - passionfruit, mixed berries, sugar, salt.
T - wow. A mixed berry explosion. So tropical. No booze, no bitterness, only moderately sweet.
F - medium-full creamy body but maintains a high level of carb.
O - a very refreshing summer beer.
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