Blue Briar
Draai Laag Brewing Company in Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.77
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle to tulip, the appearance was a ruddy burnt dark orange forming a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a good pace. Sly streamy lace.
The aroma had some blueberries and blackberries up front, gentle sweet to tart, light grassy hops - some bitterness, but good level of sour.
The flavor brought all of the prior mentioned aromas together with a decent tart/sour/sweet sort of aftertaste and finish.
The feel was almost medium bodied, seemed just a touch under with a fair sessionable feel to it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty nice \"fruited\" sour ale I’d have again. Sourheads might like this, just expect the tartness to be a bit firmer than some others of this style.
The aroma had some blueberries and blackberries up front, gentle sweet to tart, light grassy hops - some bitterness, but good level of sour.
The flavor brought all of the prior mentioned aromas together with a decent tart/sour/sweet sort of aftertaste and finish.
The feel was almost medium bodied, seemed just a touch under with a fair sessionable feel to it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty nice \"fruited\" sour ale I’d have again. Sourheads might like this, just expect the tartness to be a bit firmer than some others of this style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2017
at 11:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at the RBSG grand tasting in Portland
Cloudy amber with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is tart, fruity and oak. Taste is tart and berries
Good
Cloudy amber with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is tart, fruity and oak. Taste is tart and berries
Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2015
at 13:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 oz. bottle, pours a hazy amber brown with a small white head. Aroma brings out faint blueberries, along with a bit of wood and subtle funk. Flavour is muted on the blueberries, with low funk. Dry and low complexity. Not a whole lot going on here. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2015
at 09:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a cloudy copper with large frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is blueberry, oak, funk. Medium mouth, tart blueberry, oak, earth, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2015
at 21:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Dan. Pours a clear copper color with a medium white head. A big sweet fruity nose. The flavor is big sweet blueberries, sour wood. Light funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2015
at 18:10