Maracu'jaya
Brasserie Atrium in Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.11
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Alengrin (11609) reviewed Maracu'jaya from Brasserie Atrium 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sour ale with 'Brazilian fruits', in this case maracujá and papaya, at session strength; though the label does not mention it, I reckon this is inspired by the 'Catharina sour' hype currently taking place in Brazil, from a less surprising source than one would imagine: Atrium is run by a couple, the female half of which is a Brazilian zythologist and both partners actually met in Brazil (this is not their first Brazil-themed beer either, by the way). Thin and loose, off-white, even-bubbled but unstable head, quickly reduced to a waferthin ring and eventually nothing, over an initially crystal clear, deep peach blonde beer with 'old gold' hue, turning misty with sediment. Aroma very fruity indeed, but strangely more reminiscent of tamarillo and persimmon than maracujá and papaya - with more 'umami' than sweetness; other impressions include green gooseberries, stewed rhubarb, roasted tomato peel, bergamot, old oxidized rosé wine, sherry even, some light papaya in the background indeed (very ripe and a bit 'smoky') but remaining low in passionfruit, faint hints of stale orange juice, exotic orchids, old carraway seed, cucumber, roses, pumice. Tart, fruity onset, again gooseberry and rhubarb, crabapple even, a bit astringent and lemony at first, with the passionfruit element shyly and subtly opening a bit further on; soft carb, smooth and slick mouthfeel. The sourness, a mixture of basic (and soft) lactic acidity and sharper fruit acidity, continues to dry an inherently smooth-edged cereally and very lightly biscuity maltiness, with a faint bread crumb-like touch in the end, all soaked in this sour fruitiness with sweetish retronasal aromatics - I can recognize the maracujá, but the papaya to me remains all but absent, unless that green apple- or pear-like, in the end even cucumber-ish accent is to be associated with it. Tart, minerally, bready and juicy finish, with the sour fruitiness continuing in a refreshing, quenching way; chalky-minerally accents abound as well. Kettle sour with tropical fruit: I guess this holds the middle between a Florida Weisse and a true Catharina sour (which is generally stronger), but at least in 'spirit' it clearly leans towards the latter - and considering how young both styles still are, it is in any case a 'hip' beer in all respects. As my colleagues already noted below, it carries a lot of flavour at this humble ABV and keeps the drinker alert due to its sharpish, brisk but altogether very palatable sourness. Interesting one, though I admittedly expected more luscious, sweet, sultry 'tropicality'. --- Beer merged from original tick of Maracu’Jaya on 30 Apr 2021 at 23:29 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: Sour ale with 'Brazilian fruits', in this case maracujá and papaya, at session strength; though the label does not mention it, I reckon this is inspired by the 'Catharina sour' hype currently taking place in Brazil, from a less surprising source than one would imagine: Atrium is run by a couple, the female half of which is a Brazilian zythologist and both partners actually met in Brazil (this is not their first Brazil-themed beer either, by the way). Thin and loose, off-white, even-bubbled but unstable head, quickly reduced to a waferthin ring and eventually nothing, over an initially crystal clear, deep peach blonde beer with 'old gold' hue, turning misty with sediment. Aroma very fruity indeed, but strangely more reminiscent of tamarillo and persimmon than maracujá and papaya - with more 'umami' than sweetness; other impressions include green gooseberries, stewed rhubarb, roasted tomato peel, bergamot, old oxidized rosé wine, sherry even, some light papaya in the background indeed (very ripe and a bit 'smoky') but remaining low in passionfruit, faint hints of stale orange juice, exotic orchids, old carraway seed, cucumber, roses, pumice. Tart, fruity onset, again gooseberry and rhubarb, crabapple even, a bit astringent and lemony at first, with the passionfruit element shyly and subtly opening a bit further on; soft carb, smooth and slick mouthfeel. The sourness, a mixture of basic (and soft) lactic acidity and sharper fruit acidity, continues to dry an inherently smooth-edged cereally and very lightly biscuity maltiness, with a faint bread crumb-like touch in the end, all soaked in this sour fruitiness with sweetish retronasal aromatics - I can recognize the maracujá, but the papaya to me remains all but absent, unless that green apple- or pear-like, in the end even cucumber-ish accent is to be associated with it. Tart, minerally, bready and juicy finish, with the sour fruitiness continuing in a refreshing, quenching way; chalky-minerally accents abound as well. Kettle sour with tropical fruit: I guess this holds the middle between a Florida Weisse and a true Catharina sour (which is generally stronger), but at least in 'spirit' it clearly leans towards the latter - and considering how young both styles still are, it is in any case a 'hip' beer in all respects. As my colleagues already noted below, it carries a lot of flavour at this humble ABV and keeps the drinker alert due to its sharpish, brisk but altogether very palatable sourness. Interesting one, though I admittedly expected more luscious, sweet, sultry 'tropicality'.
Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed Maracu'jaya from Brasserie Atrium 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, orangey, golden colour with average to huge, frothy to macropore, white head that quickly fades away under audible crackling. Tropical fruity and lactic aroma, notes of passion fruit, some papaya, mild sauerkraut. Taste is sour, dry, tropical fruity, lactic, notes of sauerkraut, some passion fruit, a touch of papaya, minimally sugary undertones. Watery texture, astringent palate, coarse, prickly to lively carbonation. Quite sour, not overly fruity, pretty refreshing - OK.
Dorain (2838) reviewed Maracu'jaya from Brasserie Atrium 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Aus der Flasche im 2020-10 getrunken. Dieses goldene Ale strotzt vor Südfrucht-Aromen. Die Säure ist deutlich aber sehr stimmig. Trotz des leichten Alkoholgehaltes hat dieses Ale einen vollen Körper und macht sicher im Sommer besonders viel Spaß.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Maracu'jaya from Brasserie Atrium 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
29/VIII/20 - 33cl bottle from Au Village Gourmand (Dinant), shared @ camping (Clermont-Ferrand, France), BB: V/2022, lot 006/20 (2020-838)
Clear orange beer, small aery irregular off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, passion fruits, soft acidity, bit lemony, some pineapple, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice acidity, very fruity, lots and lots of passion fruits, slightly sweet, soft bitterness, lemon acidity, very refreshing, lovely! Aftertaste: acidic, very fruity, all passion fruits, some papaya, pretty dry finish, some orange peel, very nice!
Paired with a goat cheese honey mesclun tomato salad.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Maracu'jaya from Brasserie Atrium 5 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bouteille 33cl, lot# 006/20. BB 05/2022.
Dorée-orange, col blanc-cassé retombant rapidement.
Arôme offre bien le bouquet tropical - retrouve ce caractère de papaye entre vomi et fétide (cela reste unique selon les préférences), rétro houblonné sur les agrumes. Fruit de la passion plutôt en mode discret.
Palais est léger, fin aigre, relevé par une fine touche aigre du fruit de la passion qui, ici, reprend un peu le dessus sur la papaye le tout laissant un fini un peu grinçant aux dents . Amertume en retrait un peu citrique - houblonné modéré.