Lemon Verbena & Mandarin Sour
Brick Brewery (UK) in Deptford, Greater London, England 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.26
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at the Green Goddess, Blackheath Royal Standard. Light hazy yellow pour with a white head. Zesty lemon and tangerine/mandarin aroma, touch of peach, grapefruit and apricot in there too. Assertive taste of mandarin, zesty lemon, grapefruit. Very dry. Exceedingly tasty sour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Can from BOB Wines, Sydenham. Aroma combines lemon and mandarin with funk and herby edge. Hazy pale orange. No head. Medium-heavy sour with an underlying saltiness. Makes me think of pickled lemon. I'm not really getting mandarin other than a latentness but that's not to the beer's detriment. Light-medium bodied. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Dryes the mouth out. Astringent. Good stuff. A juicy (flowery) sour.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can split at and thanks to James, 19/09/20. Hazed orange with a decent off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is tangy citric zest, big lime aroma, damp straw, bitter citric peel. Taste comprises bitter lemon, sharp citric sherbets, lemonade, orange zest, balsa wood, grass. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a bitter citric twist balanced with a light acidic edge. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Clapton Craft. Pours cloudy orange with a creamy, white head. Nice zesty citrus fruits, pleasant tart lemon, moderate acidity. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. There's almost a creaminess to it. Quenching finish, tart and salty, more lemony bite, subtle oily citrus peel. Highly drinkable and nicely rounded overall.