Wishful Sinful
Short's Brewing Company

 

 

 

A - Pours a bright ruby red with a two finger fizzy white head. The head dissapates quickly leaving some light sticky lacing.

S - Aroma is strawberry, raspberry and some bready malts.

T - The taste is sweet and strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, bready malts and light lacto funk.

M - Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Nice soft mouthfeel with a crisp dry finish.

O - This is a solid sour version of Soft Parade. The flavors have a nice balance of sweet and tart. Nice refreshing beer.

 

 

 

Pours light red with a thin, bubbly, white head that fades quickly.

Smells of tart raspberry, cherry, blueberry and light funk.

Tastes tart fruit, citrus, acidic. Fades to a dry finish with hints of bready malt and yeast. Short linger. Lighter body with high fizzy carbonation

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 1/5/2017. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy pinkish red/orange color with a 1-2 finger dense light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big tart/sour raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, cherry, lemon, green apple, red grape, white wine, oak, cracker, bread, lightly spicy rye, hay, straw, light lacto funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, berries, wine barrel, and moderate bready/rye malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, cherry, lemon, green apple, red grape, white wine, oak, cracker, bread, lightly spicy rye, hay, straw, light lacto funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Moderate fruity/acidic tartness and light tannic oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, cherry, lemon, green apple, red grape, white wine, oak, cracker, bread, lightly spicy rye, hay, straw, light lacto funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, berries, wine barrel, and moderate bready/rye malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/sourness balance; and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from tartness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately acidic/creamy/grainy, and lightly tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.9%. Overall this is a great kettle soured fruit beer. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, berries, wine barrel, and moderate bready/rye malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the balanced acidity. A very enjoyable offering.