Tropical Shotgun Sour Swirl
Abomination Brewing Company

 

Look: Barely any head, but a really nice group of oranges and yellows. Hazy as well.

Smell: Passionfruit, pineapple, mango, some toasted maltiness, a note of marshmallow. Exactly as advertised.

Taste: See above.

Feel: Tart, medium body and carbonation. Balanced finish, a hint of sweetness upfront.

Turning deep amber gold color with a fluffy bone white head that eventually disappears. Some nice lacing. Translucent. No visible carbonation.

The aroma is the bland part of this offering. Some confectioners sugar sweetness and generic fruit acidity.

The flavor is really good. A pleasant level of tartness and acidity. The vanilla and marshmallow seeetness come through we without being too sweet or artificial. I just wish there was more fruit flavor. That would really elevate the beer to greatness.

Soft and creamy mouthfeel.

 

 

16oz can. Poured out a slightly hazy, golden amber color with a small, white head of foam. It smelled of tropical fruit, vanilla beans and cream. Sweet tropical fruitness with some tart notes. Nice vanilla and marshmallow taste.

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 6/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy pineapple, passion fruit, mango, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, marshmallow, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of pineapple, passion fruit, mango, vanilla, marshmallow, lactose, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy/tart/tangy pineapple, passion fruit, mango, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, marshmallow, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Very mild fruity/lactic tartness, and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy pineapple, passion fruit, mango, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, marshmallow, vanilla, cream, wheat, white bread dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, passion fruit, mango, vanilla, marshmallow, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.1%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited milkshake sour! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, passion fruit, mango, vanilla, marshmallow, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mildly acidic/tangy/drying finish; amazingly soft feel, and mellowly lactic. Amazing balance of juicy/jammy fruit, vanilla, marshmallow, and Lacto complexity; with a perfectly balanced lactose, and wheat/oat/malt backbone against acidity. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on top tier quality style example.