Sour Wench: Blackberry
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
6.82
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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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6/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
6/10
Tried
on 20 Feb 2022
at 17:41
6.8/10
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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.
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
6.8/10
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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
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2019
at 17:46
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2019
at 20:01
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2019
at 19:54