Call Me Maurice
DuClaw Brewing Co.

 

 

BEERchitecht hits the nail of peaches n’ cream with a sourdough finish on the head. Most impressive to me is the well-blended fruit/lactose with the ABV here.

This easily sounds like it could be a summer time drink but actually feels cooler seasonally.

Having us all whistling dixie, DuClaw Brewing takes a southern spin on sour ale. With the use of peaches, apricots and lactose, this hoppy sour ale is no joker.

Pale gold and framed in a translucent gaze, Call Me Maurice releases a creamy white froth before teasing the aromas with the scent of peaches 'n cream, and hoppy herbal notes. Beyond its souring scent lies a calm sweetness of light cereal, sourdough and cobbler.

As the beer splashes the middle palate the focus shifts from the creamy wheat sweetness and toward the fruit. Peaches abound in a fruity, floral and perfumy upstart and into a cobbler sourness with a slightly bready tilt. Hints of apricot, plum and mango can be found as the beer trends slightly herbal, bitter and peppery with the acidity and pectin bite of the fruit assisting in both the bitterness and sourness late in its taste.

Medium light and creamy-dry to close, the beer's lactose allows for a full development of the peaches 'n cream character but lessens the impact of acidity and dryness on the finish. A short aftertaste of sourdough and stewed peach resonates shortly into the finish.