Amplitude: Pink Lemonade Sour
Bobcaygeon Brewing Company
- From:
- Bobcaygeon Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Fruited Sour Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 4.23%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 18, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 29, 2024
- Wants:
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Introducing Amplitude: Pink Lemonade! The newest addition to our rotating series of refreshing sour beers. Bursting with the zingy essence of pink lemonade, this beer has a delightful blend of tangy sour lemon and a touch of raspberry. It's sure to bring back memories of sunny days as a kid! It's the perfect choice for sipping on the patio, by the pool, or wherever you're soaking up the sunshine.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.71/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.71/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the LCBO; no packaging date and served slightly chilled.
Pours hazy but translucent; its golden orange-hued body displays a pinkish blush. Vaguely reminiscent of grapefruit juice, save for that inch of foamy, soapy white head that lingers for two minutes or so. A frothy cap and collar manage to last a little bit longer, but by five minutes the surface is mostly barren. Subdued nose of lemon juice and raspberry lemonade; there's also a hint of lactic funk, but the lemonade sweetness kind of covers it up.
The premise is basic, but well-executed. Mild raspberry sweetness at the forefront, with grainy malts & lemonade sugar also coming through; this is followed by a big blast of sour lemon near the midpoint of the sip. Sugary lemonade and sour lemon juice persist into and then beyond the finish, with shades of lactic/gym bag funk fading into a pithy, dry-ish aftertaste. Medium in body, with assertive carbonation that imparts a lively spritz to this brew's smooth, fluffy mouthfeel. Goes down easily enough - refreshing too, but at 5.6% it's a little too strong to be taken seriously as a session option.
Final Grade: 3.71, a B grade. My past experiences with Bobcaygeon's Amplitude series have been underwhelming, but it's hard to screw up a lemonade sour. Naturally, Pink Lemonade Sour is my favourite variant thus far. The lemonade sugar & raspberry are in a balancing act with the citrus & lactic sourness, and the end result is shockingly even-handed. It's the sort of thing you'd want to drink poolside, or while lounging at the beach, though maybe not one after another. Worth a try if it sounds appealing - I'd drink this again, but at $4.50 per tallboy, there are better value kettle sours out there.
Feb 18, 2025Pours hazy but translucent; its golden orange-hued body displays a pinkish blush. Vaguely reminiscent of grapefruit juice, save for that inch of foamy, soapy white head that lingers for two minutes or so. A frothy cap and collar manage to last a little bit longer, but by five minutes the surface is mostly barren. Subdued nose of lemon juice and raspberry lemonade; there's also a hint of lactic funk, but the lemonade sweetness kind of covers it up.
The premise is basic, but well-executed. Mild raspberry sweetness at the forefront, with grainy malts & lemonade sugar also coming through; this is followed by a big blast of sour lemon near the midpoint of the sip. Sugary lemonade and sour lemon juice persist into and then beyond the finish, with shades of lactic/gym bag funk fading into a pithy, dry-ish aftertaste. Medium in body, with assertive carbonation that imparts a lively spritz to this brew's smooth, fluffy mouthfeel. Goes down easily enough - refreshing too, but at 5.6% it's a little too strong to be taken seriously as a session option.
Final Grade: 3.71, a B grade. My past experiences with Bobcaygeon's Amplitude series have been underwhelming, but it's hard to screw up a lemonade sour. Naturally, Pink Lemonade Sour is my favourite variant thus far. The lemonade sugar & raspberry are in a balancing act with the citrus & lactic sourness, and the end result is shockingly even-handed. It's the sort of thing you'd want to drink poolside, or while lounging at the beach, though maybe not one after another. Worth a try if it sounds appealing - I'd drink this again, but at $4.50 per tallboy, there are better value kettle sours out there.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, from my favourite LCBO at The Roundhouse Centre in nearby Windsor. My first beer from the Peterborough, ON brewery.
Feb 09, 2025
Reviewed by scott451 from Canada (ON)
3.63/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured a 437ml can into a pint glass. A two finger fine white head on a cloudy pink-orange. good head retention. Some patchy lacing.
Prominent fruit smells.
An initial sour burst of fruit. A fruity, dry finish.
Moderate body and carbonation.
A smooth and well balanced Fruited Kettle Sour.
May 11, 2024Prominent fruit smells.
An initial sour burst of fruit. A fruity, dry finish.
Moderate body and carbonation.
A smooth and well balanced Fruited Kettle Sour.
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