Ice Cream Man
ROAK Brewing Co. in Marshall, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating|
Score
6.57
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Ice Cream Man is an easy-sipping Kettle Sour Ale where the citrusy zest of fresh oranges and the rich, creamy aroma of vanilla swirl together, creating a flavor explosion akin to the iconic riff of Van Halen's 'Ice Cream Man' song drifting through the air. With each sip, the bright tartness tingles on your tongue, offering a refreshing balance to the subtle sweetness that lingers like a warm summer breeze.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Look is clear slightly darker than pale. Nice half inch foamy head. Nose is typical open fermented beer with a tad of sweetness on the olfactory. Yea, taste is slightly tart but there is this 'ice cream' flavor about it. Some vanilla is poking its head out. Then along comes some orange push up in there. Remember the orange push-ups as a kid from the goodie bar truck? No hint of rude ale in this stuff, that's the thing with these real open fermented beers, they are never really bitter rude, and I like that. Yes, this is a relatively smooth and easy drinken brew, and besides; I like a little tartness in my beer. Pretty good finish, just wish it had a little more co2 in there, could use some cutting carbonation on the palate.
Tried
on 25 May 2023
at 20:19
6.5/10
Creamy sour. Nice!
Tried
from Can
on 15 Dec 2018
at 18:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Can. Pours a slightly hazy rusty orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a bit of an off creamsicle note with graham cracker supporting. Flavor has tart citrus and lactose with a bit of sweet grains underlying.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2018
at 04:01
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Orqnge coloe. Lighrly tarr. Low carbonation. Ligltly sweet and some yeast. Low carbonation. Thia reminds me
Tried
on 02 Dec 2018
at 03:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/23/2018. Pours slightly hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy oranges, lemon, lime, citrus zest, peach, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, hay, straw, herbal, grass, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, orange, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lightly tart/tangy oranges, lemon, lime, citrus zest, peach, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, hay, straw, herbal, grass, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Very mild fruity/lactic tartness and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of tart oranges, lemon, lime, citrus zest, peach, pear, red/green apple, melon, white grape, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, hay, straw, herbal, grass, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, orange, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky, and lightly acidic/tangy mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent milkshake sour. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, orange, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the very mildly acidic/drying finish. Great balance of Lacto, oranges, vanilla, lactose, and pale/wheat malts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2018
at 00:18