Garnet & Black Cherry Sour
Snafu Brewing Company

 

16 oz can split with my wife. Pours a clear but fairly dark reddish-purple color. Aroma and flavor offer fruity black cherry, strawberry ice cream, moderate acidity, and a background but weird flavor that I can't quite place. Kind of like musty cardboard, but not exactly. It's not very beer-like, but that's par for the course with the style these days. Mouthfeel is moderately carbonated and slick. Overall it's all right - better than it might have been given the add-junks - but the strange flavor keeps it away from the 4-range for me.

this is really good, summery and almost cocktail-esque, not a whole lot of conventional beer character to it, despite some body, i believe its made with italian ice and fruit puree, super cherry forward, but good enough to not taste like a gimmick, its not candy, its delicious, everyone in our group who tried it thought so. the color is deep red, fizzy but not holding really any head, a tad murky and dense. the aroma is all fruit, sour cherry, black cherry, high saturation but also it seems pretty authentic to me, raspberry, strawberry, and fruit punch notes as well. the flavor is even better, definite popsicle vibes to it, yet not all that sweet. acid from the souring is low but clean, nothing sharp here at all, but it cuts some of the fruit sweetness and makes this more drinkable and adds a flattering citrus note, super summery. the grain is almost flavorless to me, or rather totally covered up by the intensity of the fruit, but it has some body, wheat and oats probable, but overall this barely clings to drinking like beer, no hops are appreciable to me at all. its a bold flavor no doubt, but it doesnt linger too long, and this ends up being way easier drinking than many in this style space. a late red wine note too brings a little complexity. really good overall, just my second from these guys!

Unique sour, maybe dessert style, its dark red opaque brew. It has a characteristic tart sour finish. There is a slightly sweet flavor of black cherries but sour finish keeps it from being too sweet.