Defying Gravity - Voyager
D9 Brewing Company in Cornelius, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.19
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Almost perfectly clear deep dark brown coloured body with almost no head at all, but a beautiful deep ruby tint towards the bottom. Aroma of very soured, tart blackberries, raspberries, cherries and a light lime note as well without any real malt seemingly here and a dash of foeder and oakiness, but no real alcohol in the nose as well - very light throughout and fruity with some sugars here - nice in the nose. Medium-bodied; Strong tart berry flavours dominate up front with a light maple syrup note of extreme sweetness (somehow not cloying, though) that perhaps is the sassafras (although i love a real sasparilla) but some lighter polished notes come from cedar, oak, woodsie and dry finishes, with more sugars at the end. Aftertaste shows a lot of the berry soured and tart qualities with a lot of alcohol warmth at the end from the feeling, but nothing really comes across as boozy or deep/pungent here, the sugars come through and go down and the fruits show more with a light soured and tart quality, but nothing to the effect of 14 per cent! Overall, a pretty nicely structured beer that doesn't have a bit malt bill at all and is surprisingly easy-drinking without any cloying sweetness, so at 14 per cent, without it being cloying or pungent, this is already a winner. A neat beer and one that should/could be sampled by almost anyone - nice and in about the right format (a single twelve ounce container). I sampled this 12 ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Springfield, Virginia on 20-October-2019 for US$5,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 29-September-2022 almost three years later.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Total Wine and More in Reston, VA Aroma: sassafras, vanilla, alcohol Appearance: clear golden with a thin white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium sourness Mouthfeel: average carbonation, oily feel, medium body, tart finish Delicious