Blackberry Tizzy
Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Rotating|
Score
7.07
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One day, we muddled some fresh blackberries with brown sugar, lemon juice and bourbon. "Mmm," we thought. "This should be a beer." Blackberry Tizzy is that spirited daydream come true. Sour fermentation tempers the juicy blackberries with a touch of tartness, and a spell in bourbon barrels delivers ripples of oak and toasted coconut.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown with highlights of purple; less than a quarter finger of white foamy head sat on top for several minutes before that dissipated then left some light lace
Aroma: blackberry tart, sweet & sour features up front; vanilla, lemony and subtle grassy to woody character underneath
Flavor: starts sour with a gentle tart and sweet aspect coming in underneath then moderately blends all together; finishes blackberry to lemony and slightly vanilla-like
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, light smoothness but also ample sour/tart harshness staining the tongue as expected
Overall: pretty nicely done blackberry sour ale I would welcome again.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown with highlights of purple; less than a quarter finger of white foamy head sat on top for several minutes before that dissipated then left some light lace
Aroma: blackberry tart, sweet & sour features up front; vanilla, lemony and subtle grassy to woody character underneath
Flavor: starts sour with a gentle tart and sweet aspect coming in underneath then moderately blends all together; finishes blackberry to lemony and slightly vanilla-like
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, light smoothness but also ample sour/tart harshness staining the tongue as expected
Overall: pretty nicely done blackberry sour ale I would welcome again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2026
at 11:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Dark brown with a purple hue and a small foamy purple-white head. Doughy with tart berry, whiskey and vanilla. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2023
at 19:40
8/10
Hazy red amber body thin fizzy white head. Tart berry fruity aroma. Tart berry funk fruit bourbon flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 8/3/8/4/16 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2021
at 20:27
Tried
from Growler
on 25 Jan 2020
at 14:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Blackberry, malt, honey, and sour milk aroma. Dark amber with small head. Mildly sweet blackberry, malt, moderately sour lactic acid and citric acid, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Light body. Surprisingly light. (listed at 7.8% ABV and 4 IBUs)
Tried
on 25 Mar 2019
at 02:52