Bellwoods Brewery Jelly King Raspberry & Meyer Lemon – Sour / Wild Ale at 5.6% ABV (C$14.25 at Collective, 500 ml, packaged on 31-Mar-2021, acquired 10-Jun-2021, reviewed 27-Jun-2021)
Appearance: hazy pink with two fingers of loose pale pink head diminishing gradually to a thin cap, minimal lacing. (3/5) Aroma: tart raspberry, lemon. (8/10) Taste: moderate-high tart, moderate sweet, low bitter. (8/10) Medium-light body, lively carbonation, off-dry short duration tart finish. (4/5)
I think the only variant of this I’ve had where the adjunct actually works with the base character is the Guava. With pretty much every other one, the adjunct becomes the central focus. In most cases, that’s been a little bit of a detraction for me, and I’ve generally preferred the original. And, that’s the case again here, but perhaps not to the extent I was worried it would be: I was thinking that the combination of raspberry and Meyer lemon would result in overwhelming tartness, but it’s merely emphatic. However, fruit does completely dominate the aroma, rendering any underlying hop character undetectable, to its detriment. (16/20)
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