Vampires Don’t Do Dishes
Kettlehead Brewing Company

 

Pours a reddish gold color, crystal clear. Two inch white cap that's fairly short-lived. Falls to a thin covering and even clings a bit to the glass.

Smells exactly as described. Not strong, but each component is clearly identifiable. The Graham cracker and cinnamon are fairly light. Fruits and vanilla lead the way.

Flavor - everything hits at once and sorts itself out afterwards. The pomegranate and cranberry kinda combine into an acidic dark cherry-like taste (a taste I know quite well...one of our blends). The vanilla calms that down and adds a bit of sweet to balance the acidity of the fruits. Cinnamon is a bit player and the Graham cracker comes in a little at the end. The aftertaste is fairly acidic. There's a definite phenolic sting and just a bit of bitterness.

Feel is light, dry, and it's quite lively yet not overcarbonated. It's carrying quite a big flavor but remains fairly refreshing. Sourness comes across as fruit-driven.

Overall I'm liking this quite a bit. The flavors play well and while assertive but not overdone. Keeps things in the spirit of the style. Thinking in the 4.0 ballpark for this one. Nicely done.

Poured into a 16 oz tulip glass canned on 10/12/2020. Pours a plum purple with a finger sticky off white head with pinkish hues and leaves a few thick streaks of lace with solid retention. 4.5

Smell acai, cranberry, pomegranate, raspberry, and vanilla. 4

Taste açaí, pomegranate, raspberry, vanilla, upfront with cranberry and black cherry juice in the bold lingering finish. 4

Mouthfeel is medium, a tad dry, plenty of life, and at 5% ABV it drinks bigger in flavor but goes down easy enough especially if you are into sours. 4.25

Overall this is another excellent sour beer from Kettlehead. Vampires Don’t Do Dishes. 4