Blueberry Lemon-Ale
Tallgrass Brewing Company in Wichita, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.54
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 12/16/2018. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy medium golden/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy blueberries, lemon juice, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy blueberries, lemon juice, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy blueberries, lemon juice, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is an excellent fruited Berliner weisse. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/drying finish, not overly lactic. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome balance of authentic juicy fruits, Lacto complexity, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Can. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Tart lemon and blueberry. But not beer. More like a fruit soda.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at WOB Easton. Slightly hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is lemon, medium/light body, medium carbonation, and pretty good small-bubble lacing. Taste is tart lemon and some blueberry. More like a Radler than just beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz can. Simply put this is crappy child-centric artificial lemonade. Just so fucking disappointing what has come of beer nowadays. A few sips is all I can stomach.