Ballast Point Brewing Company Sour Wench: Blackberry

Sour Wench: Blackberry

 

Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Berliner Weisse Rotating
Score
6.82
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 10 Ticks: 69
Sour Wench was a Home Brew Mart recipe that we made every year for the Southern California Home brewers Fest in Temecula. This Blackberry Ale was originally developed by Ballast Point’s original Master Brewer Peter A’Hearn and Colby Chandler. While interning in Germany, Peter fell in love with the Berliner Weiss style of beer. A beer made with a procedure in which the mash was soured. The tartness of the Oregon State Marion Blackberries, at one pound per gallon, was a perfect addition for this sour style. Sour Wench is not aged in oak barrels. In the end, it’s a great bridge beer into the sour styles.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Whew, it's sour. Purple in tint a aroma and taste both are chocked full of blackberry.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 05:49


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled (from Alko). Deep amber colour with a small head. Aroma is oaky, some tart/sourness with berries. Flavoru is blackberries, some sourness, fruits, mild acidicty and also a bit caramel tones. Smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2023 at 00:50


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle) Hazy reddish brown colour with frothy, tan head. Fruity, sourish nose with notes of blackberries, herbs, toffee, caramel and bread. Fruity, tart taste with blackberries, blood orange, herbs, toffee and a dry and tart finish with low bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and refreshing, with a good fruity tartness. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2022 at 18:58



6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Hazy dark red colour with a pink head.
Aroma: Acidic, blackberries, spices, malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Blackberries, acidic, spices, fruit, citrus, malt.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2020 at 10:58


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Alko. Deep amber in color. Nice oaky sourness, berries alot and some cherries. Blackberries, sourness, fruits and light malts. Drinks well, nice sourness and good body.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2019 at 04:35





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Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2019 at 19:54