Rising, Falling
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Special|
Score
7.01
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We used a traditional carbonic maceration technique from winemaking to gently break down 500kg of fresh whole raspberries, unlocking all the flavour before co-fermenting with wild ale from our foudre.
Heady aromas and flavours of sweet jammy raspberry are met with a smooth, balanced sourness that unfolds as you sip. Mild carbonation and a light body provide a luxurious balance and high drinkability.
Made with time and love at Cloudwater.
Heady aromas and flavours of sweet jammy raspberry are met with a smooth, balanced sourness that unfolds as you sip. Mild carbonation and a light body provide a luxurious balance and high drinkability.
Made with time and love at Cloudwater.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a red maroon with a pinkish white head. Aroma is fruity, raspberry, seedy, acidic, woodsy, oak. Taste is tangy tartness, fruity, raspberry, seeds, woodsy, mellows a bit but you can still get a bit of sourness in the finish.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2025
at 01:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Bright red-purple colour, thin pink foam head and aroma of raspberry, sour fruit, funk. Taste is tart, sour, raspberry, berry fruity, lemon rind, with alittle biscuity hint and drying acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry sour berries finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 25 May 2025
at 18:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
23/4/2025. Bottle shared by Colin, cheers. Pours clear deep raspberry red maroon with a short lasting off-white head. Aroma is funky, tart raspberry, touch woody. Acidic tart taste. Tannic, slightly salty. Moderate body, light spritzy carbonation. Long drying tart sour finish with some jammy sweetness. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2025
at 20:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, picked up from Cloudwater online, 27/03/2025.
Raspberry red topped with a crimson cap.
Nose is tangy raspberries, funk, acidic nostril tickle, vinous, berry skins.
Taste comprises sharp berry fruits, redcurrant tang, raspberry yoghurt, acidic rise, funk, barnyard notes.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced acidic rise.
Solid bracing and well balanced sour ... off batch for LKS?
Raspberry red topped with a crimson cap.
Nose is tangy raspberries, funk, acidic nostril tickle, vinous, berry skins.
Taste comprises sharp berry fruits, redcurrant tang, raspberry yoghurt, acidic rise, funk, barnyard notes.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced acidic rise.
Solid bracing and well balanced sour ... off batch for LKS?
Tried
on 27 Mar 2025
at 18:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Aus der Flasche im 2024-10 getrunken. Dieses Himbeer Ale kommt mit einer kräftigen Säure aber auch mit einem wunderbaren Himbeeraroma daher. Ein tolles Sour Ale!
Tried
on 01 Nov 2024
at 14:19
8/10
Ruby, hazy color and a timy White head. Acidic and fruity nose. Tart. Taste Is more sour than expected. Acidic, White balsamico , rasp... Quite cool.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2024
at 18:15
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Bottle at home in Hackney - sourced from the brewery webshop. Pours clear, dim red with a fizzy light pink head that recedes immediately. From the first sip, I can tell this will not be pleasant. It’s battery acid. Sharp to the point of pain. You can literally feel the beer land in your stomach and start messing with the pH. The flavours? Somewhat immaterial, but yes there are berry notes, along with lemon juice and freshly eroded battery acid. Light to medium bodied with spritzy carbonation. The finish is harsh and unappealing, it’s wildly acidic, there is only an inkling of raspberry poking through. It burns the throat, it hurts the stomach. Cloudwater is an absolute menace when it comes to brewing sour beer. I grow weary.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2024
at 17:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Deep red colour with quickly fizzed out head. Aroma and flavour have cherry and raspberry. Taste also has something of strawberrry sour sweets. Tangy.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2024
at 14:06