Sour Bomb: Watermelon
Bank Brewing Company in Hendricks, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse Regular|
Score
6.83
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 2/24/2019. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow 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 foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy, fairly tart/tangy watermelon, strawberry, fruit skin/seeds, jolly ranchers, cucumber, lemon, lime, peach, pear, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of watermelon, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy, fairly tart/tangy watermelon, strawberry, fruit skin/seeds, jolly ranchers, cucumber, lemon, lime, peach, pear, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy watermelon, strawberry, fruit skin/seeds, jolly ranchers, cucumber, lemon, lime, peach, pear, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of watermelon, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero puckering flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering tartness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/grainy/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.6%. Overall this is an excellent fruited Berliner weisse. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of watermelon, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish; not overly lactic. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great balance of authentic watermelon flavors and Lacto complexity; with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Not overwhelming on fruit flavors. Reminds me of the Founders Green Zebra, but a lot less sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2019
at 03:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at All Pints North. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a sour candied watermelon with some wheat backing. Flavor has sour watermelon with a good amount of sweet wheat backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2016
at 12:45