Marble of Doom
Kings County Brewers Collective (KCBC)

enjoyable sour

 

 

 

Look: Pours a nice pinkish, hazy hue, with a moderate foamy head.
Smell/Taste: Aroma-wise, it was surprisingly mild, especially given how abundant in was in flavors. Lots of berry and other fruit flavors, like raspberries, pomegranate, and even some tropical flavors (guava or passionfruit). It was full-bodied, without being too heavy.
Feel: It has a good mouth feel, pretty mellow and not very acidic. The smoothness continues through the finish.
Overall: Overall, quite refreshing.

 

 

Bright pink head, two fingers deep, variety of bubble sizes across the surface, pretty good retention. Lacing nonexistent. Looks like a glass full of beet juice, opaque. The blueberry is the biggest factor in the nose, the passion fruit sneaks out at the end as well as retronasally, wheat germ, dash of pickle brine and generalized funk, blueberry cloaks the rest. Medium-bodied, sour and acidic, bracing mouth feel. That sourness helps to lend more presence to the passion fruit, to me there’s some apricot flavor bolstering the blueberry as well. There is that grainy, almost cereal element in the background too. Not getting much lemon. Registering a good bit of salinity at the end. Might have been more complex had the blueberry been dialed back some. In any event, it’s quite pleasant with a refreshing quality which increases drinkability. (Canned 6/15/20) (Did not see any "edition numbering" on the can hence don't know if this is Marble of Doom I, II, II, IV, V or if such numbering is even sanctioned by the brewery. Hence putting tasting note here. If the recipe changes, need labeling clarity to differentiate.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picked this up a while ago at KCBC, only having a sample of it there before fully enjoying this can today. Needless to say, this did *not* look like anything else that I ever had from them and it certainly didn't taste like anything else that I had from them as well. With that being said, this was an enjoyable beer that was a great example of an American Wild Ale that was easily accessible and enjoyable at the same time.

Of course, the most memorable aspect of this brew was it's pour - raspberry-hued, subtly radiant, and thin, it was topped off with a lightly reddish tart head, this was so pleasing to the eye from start to finish. Tons of raspberry and tart cranberry in the nose with a moderate funk to boot, with hints of acetate underneath everything. The taste was on par with that as the acid and fruit tartness took hold as it warmed up. Surprisingly full for something of this sort, this was more juicy than I expected with plenty of full, basic malt to balance it out.

To my delight, this was a true session beer that never tasted or felt light enough to be categorized as one. Canned on 11/17 of last year with "SOUR POWER" written above it, this was so much fun in every aspect from the label on inward. It certainly straddled the line between a Wild Ale and a Sour but you'll have so much enjoyment drinking this that you won't know - or care - about that. This was a winner from KCBC that I'd easily reach for again!