Blood Orange Cranberry Tart Ale
Tröegs Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce can poured into a Duvel tulip glass.

L---Orangey/amber color. Murky. Big, fluffy white head that faded quickly to a ring and left ok lacing.

S---Smells tart, like advertised. Fruity esters.

T---Not as tart as the nose suggested. Orange and cranberry are both present, but light.

F---Medium bodied and good enough carbonation.

O---A bit of a letdown from a favorite brewery. Just not as much flavor as I would have liked.

Not usually a gose fan but this is a very mild sour and super approachable. Definitely one of the better gose's I've had.

 

Poured from a 12 oz can into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Clear golden amber pour with massive fluffy white head. Great retention and lacing.

S: Tart... orange and lemon citrus mixed with cranberry

T.F: Tart and citrusy. Strong lemon and blood orange. Milder cranberry/fruit come in later with the echo of some sweetness. A bit of funk and modest acidity. Faint salt near the finish. Light bodied and well carbonated.

O: A very crushable tart gose. Nice flavor and drinkability.

 

Best by 2/1/20, only a few days left on this one

Pours a coppery-orange with two fingers of fluffy white head that sticks around for a while

Aromas of clean lactic funk, lemon tartness, light wheat and cranberries to back it up. Smells like a balanced brew

Taste amplifies the nose here, the blood orange comes through clear, though the cranberries seem more akin to cherries in the taste. It's tart at first then the sweeter side of the citrus takes over towards the end balanced with a bit of salt

Very light and refreshing with the carbonation, but still more body than I expected. Very full for a 4.5 abv, it finishes dry

This one is different from the rest and I really like it. Absolutely sessionable and refreshing, will revisit

 

 

Hazy orange, with quickly-dissipating off-white head.

Smell is biscuit dough, and slight sour tang.

Taste is moderately tart orange rind, slight cranberry, and some bread crust.

Feel is light , with moderate, very fine, sharp carbonation. Some of the usual mucilaginous feel at the back of the palate.

Overall, an enjoyable sour, that would be especially good on a hot summer day.

Best By 4/25/2020.

A - Clear gold with a slight pink tint, low carbonation, and a graduated creamy white ring of lacing.

S - Crisp funky, tart aroma with twangy Lacto aroma.

T - Moderate lacto twang with a little bit of acidity. Some delicate cranberry with a little bit of blood orange. Some salty presence and lingering twangy lacto with delicate cranberry, and a little bit of cereal grain.

M - Medium body and slightly puckering from the funk, very dry on the tongue while the rest of the mouth is wet.

O - Easy drinking, not my style of beer, but wanted to try it nonetheless.

This beer poured a relatively clear amber color with a moderate head that disappeared very quickly. It has a sweet, yeasty aroma. The taste is bitter, tart and yeasty. A fruity flavor which is predominately apple and some citrus. It tastes like a dry hard cider.

Blood Orange Cranberry Tart pours a yellow, reddish color, not much head. Sweet aroma, orange notes. Flavor is sweeter, only very slightly tart, noticeable orange flavors come through. Good body and feel. Overall, a sweeter, and less sour sour beer, but with nice fruit notes.

Christmas beer present from Mom and Dad Boettinger straight from Troegs in a sample case. I'm not overly familiar with this style, but this hits all the descriptive elements from the brewer. An enjoyable tart ale!