750 c&c from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours slightly hazy gold with a slight fizzy white head. Aroma is funky and fruity. Near full bodied. It really is winey and peary, with some follow on lemon. It’s also rather mouthsmackingly earthy. Very refined. Finishes funky/grapey. Amazing ale.

Pours a sort of pale straw color. It’s not really gold, more of a dull yellow lightly tinged with orange. Very cloudy. It’s opaque, just a solid glass of matte yellow. The fizzy white head fades to nothing in about a minute. Not even a few bubbles are left. No lacing. The aroma is heavy on the lacto. It’s yogurty with lemon juice and rind. I’m getting a briny note, as well. Some earth and funk, but it’s underneath all of that lemon-lime yogurt. There’s some nice grain character, backing up the sour. Maybe a little wheat spice, along with doughy bread. I’m also getting some more underlying fruitiness - pineapple, green grapes, papaya and apples. The taste starts with doughy malt sweetness and a floral, lemony character. The middle is tart, but the malt sticks around. It still seems fairly wheaty, though I have no idea if that’s actually present in the beer. Lots of yogurt character. Very dry in the finish with lots of lemon rind. The sourness builds through each sip. It certainly tastes like a big Berliner, but it’s not sweet or boozy. There’s just more malt character, and it blends in surprisingly well. The mouthfeel is also fairly different from a Berliner. It’s relatively creamy and full. It’s still quite tart, but for a Berliner-ish beer, it’s fairly full. Carbonation starts out pretty fizzy, though. It’s a tasty sour. They pushed up the body of the beer without losing the Berliner character. Very easy to drink. Quite refreshing. Not the most complex beer, but I like it a lot.