Apricot Peach Rhubarb Fruitsicle
Odd Side Ales in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
7.11
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 7/2018. Pours very hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 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/fairly tart/tangy apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, rhubarb, lemon, lime, orange, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light lacto/Brett funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit, lactose, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/fairly tart/tangy apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, rhubarb, lemon, lime, orange, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light lacto/Brett funk, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/tart/tangy apricot, peach, fruit skin/pits, rhubarb, lemon, lime, orange, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light lacto/Brett funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a nice malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent fruited milkshake sour. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mildly acidic/tangy/drying finish. Very flavorful for the low ABV. A little more tart/tangy than most others. Nicely juicy fruits, balanced milkshake-like sweetness; and solid Brett/lacto complexity like the rest of the series. A very enjoyable offering as expected. All have been consistently impressive for the style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap at Biglora. Pours a hazy light yellow with a peach hue and a white head that lasted throughout the beer. Aroma had tart peach and apricot with a hint of rhubarb and a bit of yogurt backing. Flavor starts with tart peach and apricot but has wheat, rhubarb and apricot in the finish.