Sour Wench: Blackberry
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse Rotating|
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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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from web SB cons 2018-05-05 Göteborg AR: sour blackberries, tart cherry AP: dark purple, high fizzy cream purple steady foam F: sour blackberries, wee tart cherries, rich carbonated, wee hollow, lemon flesh
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2018
at 20:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Old Chicago.
It pours a semi clear red with plenty of off white foam.
Smells of blackberries, lemon, wheat, decent level of tartness suspected.
The taste is nice blackberries, almost puree like, wheat, lemon, good tartness.
Good mouthfeel, good brew.
It pours a semi clear red with plenty of off white foam.
Smells of blackberries, lemon, wheat, decent level of tartness suspected.
The taste is nice blackberries, almost puree like, wheat, lemon, good tartness.
Good mouthfeel, good brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2018
at 22:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaska från SB. Tack Daniel! Bärig och lätt syrlig saftig doft med vinbär och björnbär med en liten söt av fruktkola. Väl dold alkohol, smak som doften. Snygg fruktig stor berliner weisse. Gott.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2018
at 19:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB. Bärig och lätt syrlig saftig doft med vinbär och björnbär med en liten söt av fruktkola. Väl dold alkohol, smak som doften. Snygg fruktig stor berliner weisse. Gott.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2018
at 19:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Mørk rød med høyt rosa skum. Lukter eple, solbær og rips. Middels - i fylde. Sursyrlig smak. Bær og epler, noe hvete og trevirke. Middels lang.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2018
at 16:59
4/10
Not sour but sour
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2018
at 17:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured a very dark plum color with a medium sized foamy pink-white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was tart, sour and lactic with vague berries. The flavor was tart, sour and a bit lactic with vague berry. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2018
at 14:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Ballast Point Miramar. Hazy dark brown with a minimal head. Medium tart with blackberry, some funk and bread. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2018
at 16:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle. Pours a clear garnet red with moderate pink head that settles quickly. Aromas of sweet berry jelly and cotton candy. Flavors of tart berries, loganberries, currants, and dry blackberries on a wheaty base. Blackberries seem to be tough to get right in a beer. No exception here...
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2018
at 03:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Blackberry Juice. Deep ruby red with a decent white head, blackberry with a nice light tart finish. Fruity, sweet and sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2018
at 23:01