White Label Chuckleberry Sour
New Lion Brewery in Dartington, Devon, England 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.90
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A tart golden sour beer aged for 12 months in vintage oak barrels from Sharpham Vineyard. Packed full of chuckleberries picked at Dame Hannah Rodgers Trust in Newton Abbot
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Pre-GBBF: Poured a pink red with white head. Aroma is sulfur berry. Taste is super tart berry fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2018
at 17:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the pre GBBF Shindig '18, thanks, 04/08/18. Light red with a decent crimson cap. Nose is tangy red berries, funk, straw, apple core, wood must. Taste comprises sharp berry fruits, lemon rind, balsa wood, damp hay, light funk, stoned fruit tang. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light puckering climax. Decent simple sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2018
at 08:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth shindig 04/08/2018. Many thanks. A hazed peachy pink coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is petrol, cherry, raspberry. Sour raspberry. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tart, woody raspberry, cherry pips,. Palate is tart, spicy highish and. Mellow pucker. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2018
at 19:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 330ml. @ [ chriso & Boudicca's pre- GBBF Shindig 2018 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, 🇬🇧 London.
[ As New Lion White Label Chuckleberry Sour ].
ABV: (5.4)%. Cloudy - hazy matt medium to light red colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate wheat, tart, chuckleberry, barrel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average duration, tart, berries, barrel, chuckleberries, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180804]
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Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2018
at 13:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to the Kernel. It pours hazy bright pink - rose with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, tart, spritzy, lactic, rosehip, hibiscus, red berry, lactic, Granny Smith apple and funk. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, good mouth - pucker, rosehip, sherbet, red berry skin, redcurrant, spice and granny smith apple with a firmly dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Bright, tart and fruity. Nice work.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2018
at 19:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Pre GBBF Shindig 2018. Pink gold haze. Lasting pink head. Berry flavour. Good sour finish. Some vinegar. Very sour. Acidic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2018
at 19:25
6/10
Tried
on 04 Aug 2018
at 19:22