For anyone who has been following what is going on I recently completed 4 barrel aged sour beers with the help of two friends. The barrels are all bottled and I will be posting tastings of them one by one. Here is the recipe for the first beer, code name Savage.
Savage:
Beer pours a slightly hazy golden color with a thin head
that becomes a lacing on the glass. The golden hues of the beer make it appear
very refreshing and go to show how simple the original recipe for this beer
was.
Aroma is very crsip,
the first thing that hits you is sour and funk balanced on the side of
lactic acid. There is a little bit of barnyard but it is very subtle and helps
to support a roundness in the aroma.
There is a hint of lemon or of lemon grass at the finish of the beer.
Flavor: The beer is sour. The first thing that hits you is a
lemon like sourness, the middle is bright and warming, with a sour puckering
finish. There are not a lot of individual flavors throughout but the sourness
really makes the beer refreshing.
Mouthfeel: The beer is very crisp, medium in body. The sour
really cleans the palate.
Overall: The beer is a great example of what a sour beer
should be. The beer is tart without being harsh or vinegar like. The sourness
is very bright and plays well with how light the beer is in color. A perfect
display of sourness in a beer.
