Aromas of oak, vanilla, light smoke, and dark fruits remind you of long aging in oak. The blackberries are noticeable on the nose but not overpowering, hinting at a jammy sweetness. The first sip, although puckering, softens quickly as the sweet and tart blackberries commingle with the complexity of the barrel maturation — notes of tannic oak, dark stone fruit, tobacco, vanilla, and a little horsey funk. The flavors continue to develop and change with each sip. The finish is fast and very dry, leaving your taste buds as aggressively as it arrived. Only the slightest blackberry sweetness remains between sips, reminding you to take another.
American-Style Sour Ale
ABV:
6.50%
Hermitage Brewing Company
San Jose, California