Vault City Honeyberry & Tayberry Lichtenhainer

Honeyberry & Tayberry Lichtenhainer

 

Vault City in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Collab with: Mikkeller
  Traditional Beer - Lichtenhainer Special
Score
6.40
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 12
This modern take on a traditional Lichtenhainer is an evolution of our mixed fermentation golden sour ale, now brewed with beech-smoked malt, smoked salt and lemon salt, then conditioned on fresh Scottish fruit, juicy honeyberries and tart tayberries. The result is a vibrant balance of tangy, fruit-forward flavour, subtle smokiness and lactic sharpness.

Brewed in collaboration with Mikkeller to mark their 20th anniversary.

Sour Scale: 3

Allergens: Malted Barley & Oats (Gluten)
 

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6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can Het Biermeisje 2026-06-25 Göteborg
AR: sour, smoked, salty, Tayberries, tart
AP: bronze, wee of-white lid
F: sour, smoked, salty, Tayberries, tart
Tried from Can from Het Biermeisje on 25 Jun 2026 at 19:43

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at wee vault. Pours hazy reddish amber, nose is funk, smoked meat, berry, taste is smoky, meaty, tart, zesty fruit, funk. 7/7/8/8/7
Tried on 18 Apr 2026 at 10:13

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Keg at The Antelope, Godalming. Opaque amber. Thin foamy white head doesn't quite manage full coverage. Aroma is low key - light smoke, then delicately sour berries. Flavourwise it's sour but not overly so. There's a smokiness which kinda takes the edge off. Marmalade tang. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Interesting. Sour but smokey and somehow delicate with it.
Tried from Draft at The Antelope Taproom and Bottle Shop, Godalming on 26 Mar 2026 at 21:22

5.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Orange colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Sloiughly smoked and berries very present. Watery palate.
Tried from Draft at Mikkeller & Friends (Stefansgade) on 18 Mar 2026 at 08:45

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours pinky orange with a small head. Aroma is light sour smoke with some tangy red berries. Taste has sour smoke and red berries to start. Tangy sour smoke finish.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2025 at 21:20

3.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 3 Overall 3
On tap at Põhjala, pours a hazy pinkish amber with a small beige head. Aroma has plenty of phenols, jammy berries, and acetic notes. Flavour has some plasticy smokiness, acetic notes, jamminess, and phenols. All sorts of messed up notes here. Poor.
Tried from Draft at Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room on 16 Nov 2025 at 19:21

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room, Tallinn. Pours slightly hazy rosé with a modest, white head. Sour, fruity and smokey with red berries. Medium flavour intensity and pleasant acidity. Fairly refreshing.
Tried from Draft at Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room on 07 Nov 2025 at 17:43

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Spandert av Visionthing. Delt med ham og Rune.
Tried from Draft at Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room on 07 Nov 2025 at 16:56

6.1/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught at Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room, thanks to visionthing. Shared with him and Finn. A covering beige head over a hazy dark pinkish body, dotted spots on the glass. Smell of berry skins and smoked honey. Mid-sweet and mid-tart fruit-berry taste. Prolonged ending with a smoked bite. Something else and quite alright. (Tallinn, 07.11.2025).
Tried from Draft at Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room on 07 Nov 2025 at 16:55

7/10
Tried from Draft at Brew Tavern on 10 Oct 2025 at 17:23