Rites Of Spring
Foam Brewers

On tap at the brewery. Hazy deep orange. Smells of oak, lemon, orange, and some bretty earthy funk. Tastes pretty acidic. Oak cuts it. Lemon and some faintly sweet malts. Dry, oak flavor in the finish. Medium body. The most interesting offering on my visit. A good golden sour if a little rough and disjointed.

 

Reviewed from notes. This was poured into a tulip. I always feel more comfortable pouring my sours into tulips, okay, all is right in the world after all. The appearance was semi-murky to light blonde color with a foamy white head dieing off at a decent pace. Sly messy lace. The aroma had some dried wood/oak tannins, nice sweet to sour funk, sweet vinous quality, some apple cider vinegar, little bit of citrus rind, and ends with a nice tart. The flavor leads full throttle with the sour to the funky to tart quality over coating a nice refined sweet vinous quality about it. Apple cider vinegar was slightly there. Aftertaste is full of the oak and sour funkiness. The feel was about medium bodied with a fair sour abrasiveness but dropped a bit by the oakiness. ABV felt good. Overall, pretty nice sour ale and worthy of having again.

 

Slightly hazy deep rosy peach with small white head. Complex aroma of funky citrus, stone fruits, slight tart cherry note, peppery, and peach. Follows through nicely with a very lively mouthfeel. Flavors literally pop. Relatively high carbonation for a medium to small head. Nicely balanced tartness. Wonderful.