Shaken Not Stirred Vol. 1 (The Whiskey Sour)
Oliver Brewing Co. in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: StillwaterSour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular
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Score
6.86
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A Nitro sour ale inspired by the classic whiskey sour brewed with cherry, orange peel, lemon, lactose and American oak.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16oz can from Brewers Haven. Orange/ apricot colored pour, small fizzy head. Aroma is light sour/tart, oranges, lemons, other fruity notes. Lemon, funky tart in the taste, dry, sticky, mildly sweet. On target for the whiskey sour vibe.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2020
at 01:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 1/8/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a small dense off white head with solid retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon juice, lime, orange peel, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, light whiskey/peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of cherries, lemon, orange peel, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, bready malts, and moderate oak barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon juice, lime, orange peel, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, light whiskey/peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon juice, lime, orange peel, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, light whiskey/peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, lemon, orange peel, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, bready malts, and moderate oak barrel flavors; with a great malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness and tangy fruit. Light carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an excellent cocktail inspired sour ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, lemon, orange peel, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, bready malts, and moderate oak barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/drying finish. Great soft nitro finish, and not overly lactic. Awesome balance between juicy/jammy fruit, and Lacto complexity; with great balancing lactose/wheat/malts against acidity, and nice overall oak presence. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive experimental style example. Tastes very close to a Whiskey sour, no complaints.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2019
at 03:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, from The Wine Source, Baltimore. Pours cloudy dark copper-orange with small creamy light beige head, faint vanilla aroma, low carbonation, initially sweet medium sour malty taste with vanilla flavor, smooth body, long finish. Strange brew, doesn't feel like a sour at all.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2019
at 21:05