Blueberry Super Soak
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #235 - ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #3,195 - Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 7.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 26, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 26, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 11
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
Super Soak: our Soak series amped up with a bigger malt bill, increased ABV, and twice the amount of fruit as Soak. While still sour, the higher ABV in Super Soak serves to moderate the lactic acid formation.
We ferment the base beer with 60% wheat in large oak foeders for several months. Fermentation duties are shared gracefully between our house lactobacillus strain and our Native New England mixed culture. Loosely inspired by the cold-maceration process used in winemaking, we blend fruit directly into the foeders to “soak” for a deep extraction of unique colors, aromatics, and flavors and a refermentation.
Blueberries lend a tart, rich flavor profile, and a deep plum purple hue. The nose teases with aromas of blueberry cobbler, berries, and hints of baking spice. Moderate to heavy acidity is backed up with sweetness from the blueberries and a subtle earthy undertone.
MALT: Pilsner, White Wheat, Flaked Wheat
HOPS: US Goldings
We ferment the base beer with 60% wheat in large oak foeders for several months. Fermentation duties are shared gracefully between our house lactobacillus strain and our Native New England mixed culture. Loosely inspired by the cold-maceration process used in winemaking, we blend fruit directly into the foeders to “soak” for a deep extraction of unique colors, aromatics, and flavors and a refermentation.
Blueberries lend a tart, rich flavor profile, and a deep plum purple hue. The nose teases with aromas of blueberry cobbler, berries, and hints of baking spice. Moderate to heavy acidity is backed up with sweetness from the blueberries and a subtle earthy undertone.
MALT: Pilsner, White Wheat, Flaked Wheat
HOPS: US Goldings
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Reviewed by eppie82 from Illinois
4.05/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft at Trillium Fort Point.
Deep raspberry, almost-puree color. Totally opaque. Blueberry and a bit of funk on the nose. BIG blueberry flavor as you would expect, so I hope you like them. Nice tart finish without being overly aggressive.
Apr 29, 2020Deep raspberry, almost-puree color. Totally opaque. Blueberry and a bit of funk on the nose. BIG blueberry flavor as you would expect, so I hope you like them. Nice tart finish without being overly aggressive.
Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island
2.87/5 rDev -32.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.87/5 rDev -32.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Pours a lovely cranberry hue with shoulders encircled by pink-tinged foam. Nose is a bit off-putting - predominantly all citric acid. Taste is more akin to cranberry than blueberry but it all comes off way too acidic. Mouthfeel is light in body with an assertive carbonation and a puckering acidity. Overall, this beer is way too unbalanced and tart in my opinion.
Mar 31, 2019
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