Guavatas Sour
Free State Brewing Co.
- From:
- Free State Brewing Co.
- Kansas, United States
- Style:
- Fruited Sour Ale
Ranked #480 - ABV:
- 4.65%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #29,557 - Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 7.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
A peach-hued, light bodied, tropical sour infused with guava fruit.
10 IBU
10 IBU
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Reviewed by blueshawk69 from Kansas
3.25/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
(review from May 2018) Mmm, taste that guava! Puckerpuss sours ain't my pint of ale but if you like 'em then you'll love this one. Better like guava though.
Jan 01, 2026
Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Slightly cloudy with a few chunks floating, modest white head departs quickly.
The aroma is guava with hints of caramel and grain.
The taste is tart guava with hints of caramel watermelon rind and lemon. The lactic tartness is evident but not offensive, it reminds you of biting into almost ripe fruit or fully ripe raspberries or cranberry juice.
The body is light/medium, carbonation is moderate.
Altogether this is a sour but enjoyable and refreshing brew, particularly nice for a warm summer or fall day. Should be good with most food.
Oct 02, 2022The aroma is guava with hints of caramel and grain.
The taste is tart guava with hints of caramel watermelon rind and lemon. The lactic tartness is evident but not offensive, it reminds you of biting into almost ripe fruit or fully ripe raspberries or cranberry juice.
The body is light/medium, carbonation is moderate.
Altogether this is a sour but enjoyable and refreshing brew, particularly nice for a warm summer or fall day. Should be good with most food.
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.86/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Copper colored with large sediments suspended within the body. There's a fingernail of off white around the rim. The aroma is of guava. I'm tasting guava with a light lactic tartness. The mouth is cool from the guava, offers moderate carbonation and is otherwise dry.
Sep 03, 2018
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.96/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden-yellow color with a small, tan head of foam. It smelled of guava (I think) lemon and sweet caramel. Nice tart but not overly sour taste with guava and caramel.
Jun 12, 2018
Reviewed by JuicesFlowing from Kansas
3.62/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a tumbler glass.
Look: Opaque cantaloupe rind colored body under a quickly dissipated white head. Only a thin white collar remains.
Aroma: Thin notes of clean lumber, crackery wheat, and a subtle tropical tart.
Taste: Refreshingly tart notes such as white grape, guava, lemon. Not palate-shattering, just enough sour. The finish leaves an aftertaste like that of tart raspberries.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light.
Overall: I liked this more than I expected, it’s surprisingly refreshing because it’s not puckering.
May 26, 2018Look: Opaque cantaloupe rind colored body under a quickly dissipated white head. Only a thin white collar remains.
Aroma: Thin notes of clean lumber, crackery wheat, and a subtle tropical tart.
Taste: Refreshingly tart notes such as white grape, guava, lemon. Not palate-shattering, just enough sour. The finish leaves an aftertaste like that of tart raspberries.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light.
Overall: I liked this more than I expected, it’s surprisingly refreshing because it’s not puckering.
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