Sour Brainless on Pink Guava

Bottle from Beer Republic. Release 5. Aroma is quite fruity with guava, citrus, funk, passion fruit, more tropical notes, some oak. Tart guava. Flavour is tart and puckering sour. Body is medium. Nicely sour, bit funky with a big fruity guava character. Quite tasty.

375 ml bottle into tulip glass; release #5, no bottle dating. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/sour/tart/tangy pink guava, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of pink guava, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy/sour/tart/tangy pink guava, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and light yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy pink guava, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of pink guava, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, and moderately creamy/grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6.4%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited sour/wild ale. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of pink guava, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Fantastic balance between juicy/jammy fruit and Brett/Bacteria complexity; with great oak presence, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp acidic/tangy dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example. Best in the sour series so far.