Heliocentric - Blackberry
New Trail Brewing Company

 

$1, yes $1, we'll drink anything, And you know what, pretty damn amazing, One KBS, one classic Sierra Northern Hemisphere, and then beer 3 on Sat night, an fruited, kettle sour. Untappd says, fruit beer, I would not like that. Here on BA, correctly listed as fruited kettle sour ... the review? ... finally.

Looks good, blackberry, like the native NJ blackberry I loved picking (and eating) as a kid ... Smells muted, but big taste, as advertised, blackberry, lemon. Mouthfeel off the charts, chewy, thick, by far the thickest, most chewy 5% ABV beer I've ever had. Smooth, all day, did I say thick, chewy? Would drink again.

 

I had SUCH a great day this past Sunday on/for New New Trail & Feeling Light-Hearted About Happoshu Beer Sunday (Week 784) that I have decided to just CANtinue where I left off, as opposed to waiting until this CANming Sunday. I am really digging New Trail's beers from Bill Town, aka Williamsport, PA. These guys seem to be onto something!

From the CAN: "Tart Ale Brewed with Blackberries"; "Keep Cold[,] Drink Fresh"; "A New Trail Brewing Co.[,] Foreign Objects & Discord Collaboration".

I was curious to see this one so I Crack!ed open the vent & beCAN a slow, gentle C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass. I was not disappointed, either, as it turned out to be a gorgeous Burgundy color (SRM = N/A) with just a faint haziness. The roiling, rolling finger of fizzy head resembled freshly-spun cotton CANdy. Nose smelled like Summer in the blackberry patch! My paternal grandmother grew strawberries & raspberries in her garden & when my paternal aunt invited me to her place to pick blackberries as a lad, I jumped at the ChANce. Little did I know that they have brambles & while I ate a fair share of blackberries, I was scratched to all get-out! I still have a small cringe when smelling blackberries, like RIGHT NOW! Eek. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery, but not far removed from it, either. The taste was essence of blackberry - tart, fruity, kind of vinous. My maternal uncle made a blackberry wine that would give any Red a run for its money & this beer reminded me of that. While I am on this idea, if you are looking for something really tart & puckering, this is NOT it. Instead, it was much more akin to a blackberry wine, excepting its carbonation. The tartness was light & the fruitiness not at all sweet. I CAN see this with a salad. Finish was dry, slightly tart & really refreshing. Mmm. YMMV.

 

 

 

16 oz. can without a date.
Tart ale brewed with pomegranate and passion fruit.
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a one inch white head over a hazy golden body with some lacing. Nose of pomegranate, passion fruit, and slight citrus. Taste mirrors nose with a nice balance of sweet and sour. Good feel and overall, a nice little sour ale and would be a great summer quencher. Cheers!