Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales Shadow Factory: Blackberry / Raspberry

Shadow Factory: Blackberry / Raspberry

 

Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸

  Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production
Score
7.41
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 9
SHADOW FACTORY is a standard offering with rotating fruits. The base is 100% wheat, fermented with unisolated coolship-caught microbes. It is light and only slightly tart on its own. SHADOW FACTORY was designed for heavy fruit additions - everything from Boysenberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Cranberry, Mango, Rhubarb, and Passionfruit. Nearly all of the sourness comes only from the fruit, so acidity will range from mid to high. This version is barrel fruited.
 

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

Can thanks to Russell. Pours a cloudy pink with small white head. The aroma is berry, cherry, and yogurt. Thin body, berry, lacto, yeast, light tartness, very good.

Tried from Can on 11 Dec 2021 at 03:12


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Inky purple color. Fruit character doesnt jump out as much as anticipated in the nose, but certainly raspberry and blackberries are there. However the mouth is excellent, great fruit character, just the right amount of oak. Modestly dry with underlying sweetness, but dominated with aggressive sourness. Nice raspberry and oak finish. Loved the backend of this beer.

Tried on 09 Jun 2021 at 12:38


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

16 oz. can. Pours a beautiful reddish, purple color, with a big, frothy, pink head. The aroma is strong blackberry, with some lime, vanilla, and syrup. Sweet and fruity, with a sharp, acidic tartness. This is a balanced, focused, and thoroughly enjoyable sour.

Tried from Can on 23 Jan 2020 at 17:29


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Pours bright red with a fluffy pink head. Blackberry, redcurrant, raspberry, tart, cherry, lingering sour finish. Medium body. Excellent.

Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2019 at 01:50


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 oz can from Tavour. Dark violet pour, small ring of pink head. Deep rich berry aroma, jelly jar, hint of pastry crust. Taste starts tart, with a huge hit of sweetness, then turns sour at the finish. The wheat base offers faint pastry notes, making this a taste like a true berry tart. Merlin, my cat, had this to say: 900--------------------------------------------------------------------------uuuuuuuuuuuuuppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppl. why do they always have to walk on the keyboard?

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2019 at 02:27


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

16 oz can from Tavour, 11/10/19. Reddish-purple, fully turbid. Minimal head, no lace. Tart berries on a wheat base. Drinks a little sweet, fairly tart. Berries everywhere, not much else to speak of. Nice flavor, tasty beer. 8/3/8/3/15

Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2019 at 22:04


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

Can shared at Ascension. Thanks Adam! Pours a deep ruby to pomegranate red color with a finger of pink foam that dissipates. Lovely tart berry aroma with blackberry and raspberry skin and fruit notes. Tart on the palate with some more fruit, seed and skin notes as well. Good body, nice carbonation. Very drinkable. Solid. --- Beer merged from original tick of Shadow Factory - Blackberry/Raspberry on 01 Dec 2019 at 20:11 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Can shared at Ascension. Thanks Adam! Pours a deep ruby to pomegranate red color with a finger of pink foam that dissipates. Lovely tart berry aroma with blackberry and raspberry skin and fruit notes. Tart on the palate with some more fruit, seed and skin notes as well. Good body, nice carbonation. Very drinkable. Solid.

Tried from Can on 12 Oct 2019 at 00:11


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

Sample from a 16oz can. Murky pink purple pour. Huge berry and fruit aromas and flavors. Quite tart and sour flavors and a long lingering tartness. Pure big time deep berry sour. Delicious

Tried from Can on 11 Oct 2019 at 03:01


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

Lots of raspberry. Some lime. Pours murky red with good pink head. Pretty good balance. Tangy end. Tap at Aslin 4th Anniversary.

Tried from Draft on 17 Sep 2019 at 15:07