Almanac Beer Company Cherry Sournova

Cherry Sournova

 

Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Sour / Wild Beer Regular
Score
7.08
ABV: 5.1% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Sour ale aged in oak barrels with cherries and vanilla bean
 

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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can, lightly orange-pink beer with almost no head. Slight sour nose for sure, a bit vinegar like and not too powerful aroma. The flavor definitely has cherry components, super acidic, I'm afraid I don't really get vanilla but there's a hint of woodiness in there. To be honest it's not really my type of sour, too intensely acidic & lacking depth, but it's decent.

Tried from Can on 16 Feb 2025 at 20:22


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Just In Beer, Groningen. Aroma is tart cherry, vanilla, vruchtenvlaai, some notes of oak, cherry yoghurt cake. Flavour is mild tart with some sweetness and a mild sourness. Body is medium with a little creaminess.

Tried from Can on 03 Feb 2025 at 14:25


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Monday 25th September 2023, Shrewsbury Gathering in Chez Sophie, 5 blokes and loads of beer. 16oz can (canned on 18th May 2023) brought back from California by me. Red hue to the amber body, white topping. Sour cherry flavours and esters from start to finish, tart with hints of sweetness within.

Tried from Can on 27 Sep 2023 at 05:40


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16oz can @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Sep 23. Many thanks Jeremy for bringing this back from the States. Pours a reddish amber, solid white head. Cherry aroma. Bristling sour, some marzipan, wild cherry.. tart, juicy moments with background vanilla notes. Nice.

Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2023 at 11:29


Bartender gave us a sample.

Tried on 16 Sep 2023 at 12:49


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Reddish beer with a pink head. Cherry and tart aroma. Cherry and light sour flavor with light oak and light acetic notes. Medium bodied. Cherry and light sour linger with light oak.

Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2022 at 22:18


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

Can thanks to Rainer. Pour a cloudy ruby with small off white head that lasts. The aroma is cherry skin, spice, earth. Slick body, sweet cherry, spice, light tartness, very good.

Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2022 at 01:32


7

Tried on 20 Feb 2022 at 23:57


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

bright red pink color. Excellent tart nose cherries and vanilla with a touch of oak in the nose. Very dry. The cherries and vanilla work very well together.

Tried on 27 Jul 2021 at 11:44


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Hazy pink-red. Some pickled vegetables, cherry, slightly sourish, some bitterness.

Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2020 at 12:48