Winter Berry Crumble
Vault City in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Winter|
Score
6.88
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A silky-smooth seasonal sour with a vibrant mix of winter fruits combining ripe pear, tart sloe berries, jammy strawberries and juicy blackberries with warming pastry spice.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[44cl can from Waitrose.] A cloudy blackcurrant coloured pour with a thin white head; aroma of berries and winter spices; sour berry fruit taste; followed by some cinnamon and vanilla.
Tried
from Can
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 16 May 2026
at 19:01
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2.5
Flavor 3
Texture 3
Overall 3
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Hazy red, small head. Aroma of custard and berry pie crumble. Artificially sweet with light to medium body and clean mouthfeel. Sloe and strawberry jam, crumble pie and custard. Saccharine like sweetness dominate the finish.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2026
at 20:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml can from Waitrose in Jersey. Pours a dark red/brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of blackberry, pear, strawberry, cinnamon & vanilla. Medium body. Tart finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 07:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can as an Xmas present and drunk at home. Murky dark red colour lasting pink beige head. Spice on the aroma and some fruit. Decent enough. Some sweetness. Its somewhere between a sour and a sweet fruit beer. Spice throughout some bitterness on the finish. Fruit is lovely. Yes i can see this being the fruit filling in a fedtivf crumble. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2026
at 18:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
44cl can. Vaasa tasting.
Poured murky red in color.
Cinnamon and red berries, fairly sweet, strawberry smoothie.
Poured murky red in color.
Cinnamon and red berries, fairly sweet, strawberry smoothie.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2026
at 09:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reddish hazy/murky colour with a small head. Aroma is cinnamon, red berries, some vanilla and pie. Flavour is vanilla pie, berries and some crumble tones. Also some cinnamon elements.
Tried
from Can
from Alko (Webshop)
on 08 Feb 2026
at 00:17
2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 4
Overall 2
Can given as a gift. Nose is pot purrie, candle, air freshener, some crumble. Taste is light sour, some fruit, then car air freshener.
Without any doubt this is the worst beer I've ever drunk that wasn't off. Offensively despicable, I managed a two sips and a full can down the sink. Vault city generally make over flavoured unbalanced beers, but this is abominable.
Without any doubt this is the worst beer I've ever drunk that wasn't off. Offensively despicable, I managed a two sips and a full can down the sink. Vault city generally make over flavoured unbalanced beers, but this is abominable.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2026
at 00:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Havnens Vin Og Tobakhus. Aroma is intense blueberry, blackberry, redcurrant, cream, biscuits, and vanilla. Taste is very sweet, faint bitter, medium acidic and faint salty. Body is creamy with fizzy carbonation. Finish is long and balanced sweet and acidic with intense notes of berries, berry jam, biscuits, vanilla, and light vinegar. Very nice
Tried
from Can
from
Havnens Vin & Tobakhus
on 20 Jan 2026
at 22:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
To be fair, it does exactly what it says on the tin. And does it well. Lovely sweet and tangy and jammy berry character. Low acidity. Raspberry, strawberry. Cakey accents. Not overly sweet. Drinks quite well for what it is. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
from
Tesco Supermarket (Various locations)
on 03 Jan 2026
at 18:55
8/10
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 07:33