Seven Days: Ruby Red
Ascension Brewing Company in Novi, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Series Out of Production|
Score
6.83
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Sour ale aged on top of ruby red grapefruit. Tart and pretty grapefruity!
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours a hazy grapefruit with a slight orange hue and a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has earthy and bitter grapefruit with a hint of citrus and a light grain backbone. Flavor is full of bitter grapefruit with a hint of sweetness and a light grain backing.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2019
at 23:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/24/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy ruby red grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, orange, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, lighter peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of grapefruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy ruby red grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, orange, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, lighter peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and citrus peel/zesty bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy ruby red grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, orange, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of grapefruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and bitterness balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering sour/tart/tangy/bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy/peel/zesty balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent fruited sour. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of grapefruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/drying finish; not overly lactic. Great balance of big juicy/vibrant grapefruit and Lacto complexity; with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected of the series.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 18:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Draft at Ascension. Pours a hazy orange golf with a half finger of foam that dissipates. Big pungent ruby red grapefruit pith and juice on the nose. Medium tartness...lots of pith and bitter zest on the palate. Bitter, pithy finish that lingers.
Tried
from Draft
at
Ascension Brewing Company
on 26 Oct 2019
at 02:38