Snow On Monroe
City Built Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse Rotating|
Score
7.35
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Holiday Market. Pours a deep ruby to purple with a finer of pink foam that dissipates to a ring around the edge. Big jammy blackcurrant nose with some light zante currant and blackberry aromas as it warms. Almost vinous when it really warms up. Sweet berry compote notes on the palate with more tangy, tart berry flavors. Crisp carbonation with lemon zest mid-palate. Tangy berry on the finish with more blackberry and blackcurrant flavors. Lactose is thankfully not very noticeable.
superspak (10209) reviewed Snow On Monroe from City Built Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 1/21/2019. Pours very hazy dark ruby red/purple color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy blackberries, black currant, fruit skin/seed, plum, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of blackberries, currants, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge juicy/tart/tangy blackberries, black currant, fruit skin/seed, plum, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy blackberries, black currant, fruit skin/seed, plum, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of blackberries, currants, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an amazing milkshake sour! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of blackberries, currants, fruity/acidic yeast, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Extremely flavorful for the ABV. Amazing balance of huge jammy fruit and Lacto complexity; with lactose, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing top tier style example.