Bridge Brewing Company Elderflower Kettle Sour Sour / Wild Ale at 4.9% ABV (C$6.79 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 650 ml, no bottle date or best before, acquired 23-May-2016, reviewed 26-May-2016)
Appearance: clear pale amber with one fat finger of fine ivory head, good retention and moderate lacing. (4/5) Aroma: floral, citrus, light leathery sour. (6/10) Taste: moderate-low sweet, moderate tart, mild bitter. (6/10) Medium body, moderate carbonation, dry tart finish. (3/5)
Not bad, but not a lot of depth of flavour. I guess that’s a fairly typical issue with kettle soured beers: the lactic is about as complex as lemonade, unlike the layers of complexity I associate with true wild sours. You might consider this an “entry level” sour, almost like a radler, now that I come to think of it. OK, but that’s about it. (13/20)
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