Boysenberry Smoothie Sour
Ghost Train Brewing Company

Fresh on draft, Loosa Brews.

Nice deep ruby color, with soft white head that rises and quickly settles back into the glass. Thin amounts of lace cling to the glass but quickly fall back into the beer.

Bursting with boysenberry fruitiness on the nose, mildly tart and with vanilla undertones. Similar to Trimtab’s boysenberry Dreams Of Oblivion, very reminiscent to a berry yogurt nose.

Refreshing, tart berry flavor. Boysenberries, blueberries stand out. Subtle vanilla, and a very subtle acidity that works really nicely.

Soft, tart, smooth. Getting those smoothie vibes, but a low, seltzery carbonation cuts through nicely and gives it a good finish.

Got in a BIF from KMitch. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/1/2018. Pours fairly hazy dark ruby red, light pink/purple color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light pink head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, red/green apple, melon, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, boysenberries, lactose, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge juicy/tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, red/green apple, melon, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/sour blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, red/green apple, melon, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, boysenberries, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tart/sourness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an incredible milkshake sour! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, boysenberries, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Extremely jammy berries; with balanced Lacto complexity, and lactose/pale/wheat malts against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example.

 

White head. Nice boysenberry flavor. Full body. Very rich, nice color. As advertised, very solid kettle sour ale. Nice tart, fruity flavor. A light, drinkable beer by Ghost Train Brewing Company.