Exile Brewing Company Beatnik Sour

Beatnik Sour

 

Exile Brewing Company in Des Moines, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸

  Berliner Weisse Regular
Score
6.89
ABV: 5.6% IBU: - Ticks: 13
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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tart/sourness, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness balance, and no puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/grainy/acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a delicious Berliner weisse. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the modestly acidic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Great well rounded Lacto/German yeast complexity, with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.

Tried from Can on 29 May 2019 at 03:19


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

On tap at Exile, pours a clear pale golden blonde with almost no head. Aroma brings out plenty of lacto upfront, with seltzery notes and a touch of citrus tang. Flavour is along the same lines, with a ton of yogurty lacto dominating, with moderate citrus tang and gentle acidity. Yogurt bomb. Not exactly refined but it's pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2018 at 04:33


7

Phillies home opener pregame beer.

Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2018 at 11:19


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

12oz bottle at Courtyard, Decorah. Big, juicy peach tones. Sour. Good. Hit the spot.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2017 at 21:21


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at Gabf. Pours a hazy yellow with thick frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is wheat, lacto, citrus. Thin body, similar flavors to nose, crisp finish, good.

Tried on 31 Dec 2016 at 16:18


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From a 12 oz. bottle at La Rana in Decorah IA. Pours a clear pale gold with an off white head. Aroma of lemon. Flavors of tart peach. Clean sour finish.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2016 at 20:31


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @Exile. Lightly hazy yellow, no head. Aroma is mild lactic acid, tart lemon, sour wheat. Flavor is spot on the style. Very tart finish in a light body. Mild carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2016 at 22:18


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

Tap at the brewery. Light cloudy yellow pour small sudsy head. Nose is lemon and lacto. Tastes of lemons, white wine, yogurt, honey and plenty tart. Fine crisp palate and puckering finish.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jan 2016 at 14:21


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ the pussy palace. Pepsican courtesy toss, thanks pal! Aged a few months in my fridge, served colde. Hazy golden yellow appearance with a thin head. Aroma has lemon, passion fruit, vanilla, Parmesan. Light body. Low sweetness and bitterness. Lightly tart. Strong lactic element with some notes of apples and sweet tart. A bit awkward but not that hard to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2015 at 21:21


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Zombie Burger. Pours a cloudy light grapefruit gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma is yogurty with a light grapefruit tartness and a wheat backbone. Flavor starts with light tart fruits that grow in acidicness with yogurt and wheat underlying.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2015 at 20:05