Resolution Organic Kumquat Kettle Sour
London Brewing
- From:
- London Brewing
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Fruited Sour Ale
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 16, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated May 26 2020 and served slightly chilled. It's just called "Organic Kumquat Sour" on my can, but I'm thinking they had some old shrink-wrap labels that they didn't want to waste. Cans direct from the brewery
- which are guaranteed to be newer than anything that has gone through the slow-ass LCBO warehouse - do seem to include the "Resolution" part of the name.
Pours hazy and translucent; its golden apricot-coloured body is briefly crowned with half an inch of loose, frothy white head. Within the next minute or two, it is reduced to nearly nothing - just a tight collar and a few filmy wisps on the surface; no lace to be seen. Quite citrusy on the nose, which I can only assume to be the kumquat's doing - I can't know for certain, as I've literally never eaten a kumquat in my entire life. I'm getting mandarin orange, grapefruit and orange juice on the nose, backed by hints of wheaty malts, stone fruit and some mild lactic acidity, the lattermost imparting a suggestion of lemony tartness.
Tastes quite tart at the forefront, with lemon and lactic acid nipping at the taste buds, followed closely by notes of orange, peach, grapefruit and guava, backed by a wheaty sweetness and coarse graininess. The tartness comes to an abrupt halt at the finish, only barely pushing through into the aftertaste - which is likely my least-favourite aspect of the flavour profile, with its earthy, dirty note that doesn't mesh well with the rest of the flavours. Light in body, with mild carbonation levels that gently agitate the tongue.
Final Grade: 3.85, a B+. I almost feel like I'm doing London Brewing's Organic Kumquat Sour a disservice by reviewing it in an air-conditioned house, vs. a sun-drenched patio or beach. The aftertaste does bug me a little: it might just be a handling issue, or it could also be a trait related to the hop bill, or even the spelt - but I mostly got over it and enjoyed the glass. Good enough to be worth picking up again at some point, so be sure to give it a try and judge for yourself.
Jul 16, 2020- which are guaranteed to be newer than anything that has gone through the slow-ass LCBO warehouse - do seem to include the "Resolution" part of the name.
Pours hazy and translucent; its golden apricot-coloured body is briefly crowned with half an inch of loose, frothy white head. Within the next minute or two, it is reduced to nearly nothing - just a tight collar and a few filmy wisps on the surface; no lace to be seen. Quite citrusy on the nose, which I can only assume to be the kumquat's doing - I can't know for certain, as I've literally never eaten a kumquat in my entire life. I'm getting mandarin orange, grapefruit and orange juice on the nose, backed by hints of wheaty malts, stone fruit and some mild lactic acidity, the lattermost imparting a suggestion of lemony tartness.
Tastes quite tart at the forefront, with lemon and lactic acid nipping at the taste buds, followed closely by notes of orange, peach, grapefruit and guava, backed by a wheaty sweetness and coarse graininess. The tartness comes to an abrupt halt at the finish, only barely pushing through into the aftertaste - which is likely my least-favourite aspect of the flavour profile, with its earthy, dirty note that doesn't mesh well with the rest of the flavours. Light in body, with mild carbonation levels that gently agitate the tongue.
Final Grade: 3.85, a B+. I almost feel like I'm doing London Brewing's Organic Kumquat Sour a disservice by reviewing it in an air-conditioned house, vs. a sun-drenched patio or beach. The aftertaste does bug me a little: it might just be a handling issue, or it could also be a trait related to the hop bill, or even the spelt - but I mostly got over it and enjoyed the glass. Good enough to be worth picking up again at some point, so be sure to give it a try and judge for yourself.
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