Score
7.22
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Draught @ MBCC'18 [ Blue Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. [ As To Øl 1 Ton of... Raspberries ].Deep medium to dark red colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly dominishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet raspberry, tart raspberry, light citric. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, tart raspberry, berries - fruity, wheat, dry, sorbet alike. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180511] 7-3-7-3-14
500 ml can into tulip glass, best before 3/8/2019. Pours moderately hazy deep ruby red, light orange/purple color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light pink head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge juicy/tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, cherry, strawberry, plum, apricot, pear, green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, herbal, grass, wheat, and bread dough; with lighter notes of pepper, leather/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of raspberries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy/tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, cherry, strawberry, plum, apricot, pear, green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, herbal, grass, wheat, and bread dough; with lighter notes of pepper, leather/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and yeast/fruit tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, cherry, strawberry, plum, apricot, pear, green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, herbal, grass, wheat, bread dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and bready malt flavors; with an amazing malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, fairly acidic/tangy/tannic, and light sticky mouthfeel that is insane. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is an insane fruited sour ale! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and extremely easy to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Insanely jammy raspberries with balanced Brett/Lacto complexity; and a great bready malt backbone against acidity. Loved this similarly to the Blackcurrant version, but it is softer on acidity and fruit tang/tannins. A highly amazing offering as expected.
Tap @MBCC2018, Blue Session. Clear red, small pink head. Fresh raspberry aroma. Sour, sweetish raspberry flavour. Very fruity.
Tap. Ruby color with white head. Aroma is raspberries, fresh yeast. Taste is sweet raspberry jam, fresh yeast, quite clean - lecker; sorbet-like. Dry, mineralic mouthfeel with medium carbonation.