On The Bright Side - Boysenberry
Wellspent Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

my first taste of beer from these guys, the latest brewery to open up in saint louis, which is becoming a boom town for small breweries, pretty awesome! this is insanely red in color, and thick too, looks like a slightly more purple blood in the glass, similar viscosity and color saturation, the head almost the same color as the liquid, but airy and tall, a curious looking beer, gosh i wonder how much fruit they actually used in here, its so much it almost obscurs the base beer, not almost, it does, but in a flattering way thats almost like fruit juice, very authentic fruitiness, lightly astringent, tannic, but with a rather mild acid from the lacto though, a berliner type at its heart, but delicate on both wheat and bacteria, the base beer appears to be nothing more than a vehicle for the fruit, but a well done one at that. the density of the boysenberry is unrivaled, almost a fruit wine as much as a beer, its crazy, dry for how fruity it really is, almost gritty in texture, which works too, and just sour enough. not sure anyone would want to drink a ton of this, but its a sexy little beer and a pretty memorable first impression from these guys! curious to see where this series goes next!