Mills Brewing Sorachi Ace

Sorachi Ace

 

Mills Brewing in Ham, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Sour / Wild Beer Regular
Score
7.56
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 5
A blend of three contrasting beers.
1. A high gravity rye beer brewed in June 2020
2. An unboiled raw beer brewed in May 2021 and hopped with NZ grown Wai-iti
3. An amber beer made with aged Citra hops,
brewed in August 2021
The blend was dry-hopped with whole-leaf Sorachi Ace prior to bottle conditioning
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Sample courtesy of Cheeseboard, cheers Simon! Hazed orange golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citric rind, formic, woody, funky. Taste is sour, zingy, citric rind, fruity, wood, apple, with some funk and bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, tart zesty soured finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 04 May 2025 at 19:40


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from the brewery. Pours hazed orange with the traditional huge Mills level of foam. I miss Sorachi Ace. It was perhaps the most marmite hop of all but it seems to no longer be fashionable in this age of haze. Bright, mid tartness, lime, coconut, funk, green apple. Medium body with foamy carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2025 at 07:47


8.4

Getting lots of stone fruit here, lovely Brett funky sourness

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2025 at 18:23


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2025 at 17:26


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle via the online shop. Well hazed medium amber gold. Very decent slightly soppy lasting white froth. Nose has a definite gueuze twang up front. Mineraly notes. Wheat and a touch of spicy rye. Lovely hoppage comes through all gently coconut and sweet ripe, on the turn orange. Juicy and pretty tart throughout. Modicum of bitterness. Touch of acidity I’d not expected. Brisk carbonation. Tart juicy finish. The Sorachi comes through beautifully although overall it’s maybe a tad too zingy as it stands, to reach the usual Mills high. It’ll get there, mind you.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2024 at 20:01