Birthday Shutdown
Sapwood Cellars Brewery in Columbia, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Lambic Style - Fruit Regular|
Score
6.72
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Pear Sour Ale Aged in Gin Barrel
Release 2/28/2026 - $16/500mL Bottle
Will Meyers (Brewmaster Emeritus of Cambridge Brewing Co) reached out since he was headed to DC for his birthday... unluckily for his Smithsonian-plans the government shutdown! Instead we got the eductation from his 30 years of sour beer experience. He selected the two McClintock Reserva gin barrels for this blend. Will suggested adding pear, so we sourced fresh pear cider from Scenic View Orchard (Sabillasville, MD) to play off the herbal notes
Release 2/28/2026 - $16/500mL Bottle
Will Meyers (Brewmaster Emeritus of Cambridge Brewing Co) reached out since he was headed to DC for his birthday... unluckily for his Smithsonian-plans the government shutdown! Instead we got the eductation from his 30 years of sour beer experience. He selected the two McClintock Reserva gin barrels for this blend. Will suggested adding pear, so we sourced fresh pear cider from Scenic View Orchard (Sabillasville, MD) to play off the herbal notes
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
50cl pours a clear gold. Smells like dryer lint, lavender, phenols. Lemon and lime in the mouth, minerality, light herbs. Spritzy, medium bodied, medium acid. 6 6.5 7 7 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2026
at 13:18