Castello Fukuyama Rose
Craft Heart Brewery in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan 🇯🇵
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.55
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Tap at GJBF Osaka 2016. Strange, somewhat unpleasant nose of rose hip, vinegar, grapefruit, and detergent. Pretty, hazy, deep pink with lace. Sour flavor of roses, grapefruit, a touch of yogurt. Tastes much better than the nose leads one to expect it will. Rather decent flavor actually.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at the GJBF 2016 where they were calling it a lambic. A bright clear red with an aroma of pickles and tomatoes, very vinegar like. Apparently they use a lambic yeast and have reused it many generations. The taste is lactic, acidic, sour, some bizarre herbal/spice notes and vinegar with a sour tart finish. Interesting but not my bag, kudos for trying. Many told be they liked it though.