Shotgun Sour - Black Currant, Apricot & Peach
Abomination Brewing Company in North Haven, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Dorchester Brewing Co.Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.08
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Lactose Sour brewed with a massive amount of Peach juice and then fermented on top of 600+lbs of black currant, apricot and peach puree. Refreshingly tart and juicy!
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6/10
Tried
on 08 Jun 2019
at 22:13
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/29/2019. Pours moderately hazy deep ruby red/orange, light pink/purple color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light pink head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy black currant, apricot, peach, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of currant, peach, apricot, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy black currant, apricot, peach, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy black currant, apricot, peach, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of currant, peach, apricot, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness and tangy fruit. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.1%. Overall this is an incredible milkshake sour. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of currant, peach, apricot, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Fantastic soft feel, and not overly lactic. Amazing balance between juicy/jammy fruit, and Lacto complexity; with a great lactose, and pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Light residual sweetness with lingering acidic/tangy dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazingly spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2019
at 21:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 ounce can. Purple berry colored pour. Foamy pink head. Faint sour fruit aroma. Big sour fruit flavor. Notes of stone fruit and currants. Tart and juicy. Some smoky sweet notes from the currants. Long sour finish is distinctive.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2019
at 01:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at The Partisan. Clear red with small off-white head. Aroma is currant, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is currant and apricot.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2019
at 22:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Salud Beer Shop in Charlotte. Cloudy reddish amber color pink head. Aroma of mixed berries. Taste is peppery sweet and sour peach and apricot. Unique.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2019
at 21:43