Preble - Raspberry
Fore River Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

This is sooooo good. Had it on draft at Portland Lobster Company. It's like canned raspberries but without any of the heaviness some of the sours with lacto have in them. On the hunt for cans now

Absolute perfection. This is my new go to summer drink at the lake!!!!!!!

Really solid and enjoyable sour here. Very pucker up-ish tart start gets balanced by a slight bready malt - just a bit more of that malt backbone would knock this one out of the park for me. Very solid, would purchase again.

 

On tap at Bayberry Beer Hall

Pours straight up pinkish red with a finger of quickly fading pink head

Smells like a raspberry lambic with a bit more character

Taste is veryyyyyy similar to the aroma, a bit more tart than the average lambic, very solid

Zippy carbonation, leaves a film in the mouth but is still super refreshing

Overall a really good, light fruited sour

Pinkish grapefruit color with a definitive haze. Lasting head but no lace.

Pleasant sour citrus nose. No notable sweetness.

The flavor reminds me of rose hips. The raspberry is present in, unusually, the little bit of sweetness that is present. Good body but with an equally high carbonation level. The finish is tart but in a way which won't make your lips purse. Relatively short aftertaste.

Thin fizzy and tart but all in a good way. Not that teeth-furring acetic yuck from an overly lactic brew that kettle sours can sometime flirt with. Tasty and great for a warm summer day.

 

 

 

Pours a cloudy cranberry red with a very robust fizzy pale pink head... I ran out of fingers trying to measure it ;)

Aroma is a tangy raspberry, not overly strong though.

The taste is similar with gentle raspberry flavors blending well with the moderately sour base. The finish is a slightly tannic raspberry that is just really pleasant.

Feel is a little soft but maybe a little too-thin bodied. Not as much tartness as other kettles but I think that is a mark of good brewing in this case.

Gotta say I like this one a lot. And at 4% it is a winner all around. This may become my new go-to sour for around the house. Gonna try the cranberry version next.

 

Pint can poured into a tulip at 44f. 4%ABV

Pours a cloudy, dusty ruby color. 2 fingers of very light pink foamy head rest atop an effervescent body. Recedes at a moderate pace with no apparent lacing.

Nose is big fermented raspberry. Big sweet raspberries that have become sour. A mineral whiff as well. Other red berry impressions too.

Palate is immediate raspberry all the way. There is still some residual sugar - hardly any - but just enough to really give it that ripe berry flavor. Also rather sour, but in the most refreshing lacto kind of way. Alcohol is completely undetectable, although it's very low anyway - but one might not guess there's any ABV at all. Drinks more like a kombucha. Sweet and sour raspberries. A little mineral. A little funk. Some wet hay/grass/horse. A good dose of sour, a touch of funky, but not terribly complex. No real malt backbone, no detectable hopping, not even really any impression of beer. More like fermented juice.
This is meant to quench the thirst, and immensely enjoy the taste at the same time, not to study it's ins and outs.

Mouthfeel is feather light, crisp, good dose of fine bubbles, slightly drying in the finish, and crazy drinkable. I could down 4 of these fast if I so desired.

Overall, it's a kettle sour. Not an aged wile ale. Not looking for character or depth in this one. This is a great opener to a session, and an even better thirst quencher earlier in the day when you can't afford the alcohol's toll.
This is, and probably always will be, the best kettle sour I've had. Fantastic.

 

A great tasting beer. Great for the summer time heat!