Ascension Brewing Company Moon's Haunted

Moon's Haunted

 

Ascension Brewing Company in Novi, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - Sour Rotating
Score
7.39
ABV: 7.4% IBU: - Ticks: 2
7.4% DDH black currant fruited sour ipa featuring Barbe Rouge hops. Heavy citrus/floral aromas and lovely tart flavor.
 

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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

16 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours nearly opaque ruby red/purple color with a small dense pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge sour/tart/tangy black currants, fruit skin/seeds, strawberry, raspberry, orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light toast, lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of black currants, citrus/fruity hops, fruity/acidic yeast, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge sour/tart/tangy black currants, fruit skin/seeds, strawberry, raspberry, orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light toast, lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light pine/zesty bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy black currants, fruit skin/seeds, strawberry, raspberry, orange, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light toast, lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of black currants, citrus/fruity hops, fruity/acidic yeast, and bready malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitter/sour/tart/tangy balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering sour/tart/tangy/tannic notes. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; very a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/grainy, acidic/tangy/tannic, and lightly sticky/resinous mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.4%. Overall this is an amazing fruited sour IPA. All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of black currants, citrus/fruity hops, fruity/acidic yeast, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Nicely soft, and not overly lactic/tannic. Amazing balance of juicy/jammy currants, and vibrant/earthy Barbe Rogue hops; with a nice sized bready malt backbone against acidity. Mild residual sweetness with lingering acidic/tangy dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing top tier style example.

Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2019 at 18:10


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Ascension. Pours a deep ruby color with small off-white head that lingers. Lovely blackcurrant and redcurrant forward nose with some light muscat and cinnamon aromas. Barbe Rouge has such crazy aromatics. Smooth on the palate with the currant notes really showing. Tart redcurrant, citrus zest, muscat notes all linger. Very good.

Tried from Draft at Ascension Brewing Company on 13 Oct 2019 at 17:16