75th Street Betty’s Barrel

Brewed by 75th Street Brewery
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Kansas City, Missouri USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: DEC 18, 2011 Pours a dark brown hazy color. Little to no head. Caramel and barnyard aroma with some fruity esters, cherry. Barnyard - brett flavor. Hints of spicy oak and tobacco in the flavor. Vinegar. Light sourness. Thin texture.

Several samples at the 2011 KC Strong Ale Festival. Pour is a hazed copper ruby brown with a smallish tan head. Aroma is acetic vinegar along with a light cherry fruit. Nicely soft fruit, along with assertive vinegar sour. The taste is the same, cherry fruit and bright vinegar sour, along with some tart citrus peel in the finish. Palate is medium to heavy bodied, lower carbonation level and a chewy un filtered mouthfeel. The acetic vinger sour is the story on this beer, though it is decently integrated with the fruit. As this warmed, it did get a bit over the top on the acetic for me. Nice, one of the more memorable beers at the festival.