Branch and Blade Brewing Cognitive Misfires

Cognitive Misfires

 

Branch and Blade Brewing in Keene, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Sour / Wild Regular
Score
6.80
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 4
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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: murky plum-like fleshy red color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tart red currant and tart black currant tones, milk sugar (and seems like there's a ton of it) with vanilla & marshmallow notes too
Flavor: more tart than sour but a huge milk sugary sweetness; finishes with a blend of the currants and milk sugary/vanilla/marshmallow-y tones
Texture: medium bodied, mostly a sipper, exceptionally creamy smooth along the tongue
Overall: to me this is more of a tart fruited milkshake ale. It's not bad but where are the IPA qualities?
Tried from Can on 22 Feb 2026 at 16:31

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
16 oz. can. A sour double IPA with lactose sugar. What the hell is wrong with craft beer in 2018?.?.? Aroma has a slight acidic berry with mild lactic acid. Flavor does show the “ sweet and sour “ character. The mouth feel is creamy, thick and “oat” like. Sorry, I never would have bought this if I had known what it was. Not my “made up” style at all.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2018 at 21:50

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft taster pour at NH Brewfest. Appearance is cloudy, light pink with no discernible sparkle, thin ring of off-white head, trace lacing. Aroma is lightly charred fruit. Taste is a strong, flavorful tart sort of overripe fruit balanced by sweet fruit. It's kind of the sweet-tart balance like grapefruit or cranberry. Palate is medium bodied with thin texture, average carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, fairly unique and hard to pin down. Sort of like jellied cranberry sauce (which I love). Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2018 at 00:14

7/10
Tried on 11 Oct 2018 at 22:51