Sour Wench: Blackberry

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

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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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7.5

kangareuben (5090) ticked Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

Tried from Draft on 03 Jan 2019 at 19:26

Chris_Ofstad (9580) ticked Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

0,3 litre Bottle from Total Wine And Spirits, Las Vegas, Nv. Reddish brown with little head. Malts, hops, BlackBerrys, sour, some sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2018 at 06:07

JAbrams72 (12812) ticked Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2018 at 23:24

6.9

TET (6694) reviewed Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

A dark red beer, a head is light beige and small. Aroma has natural berries, blueberry, some strawberry and cherry, sweetness, low sourness. Taste has sweet blueberry and cherry, then the sourness starts to grow. Medium bodied. Quite nicely balanced, tastefull.

Tried on 05 Nov 2018 at 15:23

5.6

TBone (30380) reviewed Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled 355ml (Alko web)
Dark ruby red colour, tiny off-white head. Aroma of a bit tart and lactic blackberry juice. Light-bodied. Tart, lactic, blackberry juice. Finish is even citric and earthy. Feels less than its 7%. Neh.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2018 at 17:20

Martin Lindström (24359) ticked Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

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Tried on 06 Sep 2018 at 10:27

7.2

Chalumeaux (5240) reviewed Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

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

Poured from bottle nice light purple color with a tan head. Aroma is tart jammy berry citrus. Taste is berry puree citrus and a nice pucker in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2018 at 01:32

7.5

bergstaden (9642) reviewed Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Amber red with pinkish white head - Tart berry aroma - Malt body with a tart berry flavour - The tart berries goes into the finish - This was good and refreshing

Tried on 09 Jul 2018 at 16:54

7.5

teddybeer (5761) reviewed Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap @ Founders Festival (Madrid).
Pinky color, no head. Aroma: red fruits, some sourness. Flavor similar as aroma, fruity, mainly red fruits, with some citrus.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2018 at 22:09

7.1

fombe89 (10867) reviewed Sour Wench: Blackberry from Ballast Point Brewing Company 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap. @Founders Madrid Beer & Music Fest 03/06/2018
Color rojizo corona de espuma beige, aromas frutales, sabor frutal notas acidas, cuerpo medio.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2018 at 10:21

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