Bullfrog Blue Cheer

Formerly brewed at Bullfrog Brewery
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Finally drank my bottle shared at a sour tasting this weekend. This one totally lives up to the hype. Freaking awesome! Dark amber red, nice and bright and rich. So incredibly smooth and drinkable that I just want more. Great level of sourness from the fruit. Lots of berry flavor. Not overedone at all and the little age I bet has done this some good. The right amount of wood, the right amount of bourbon and the right amount of tartness. This just has everything I want. Smooth sweet bourbon, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, vanilla and wonderful finish. Just delicious.

Thanks to Sean for generously sharing this extremely rare opportunity. Blue Cheer is a murky deep red purple. There is about a half fingers worth of effervescent pink head. Nose is full of jammy berry goodness. In particular, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, strawberry, and some oak. Bright, sour berry flavor. It’s exceptionally tart, but really balanced. The blueberry and raspberry really pop for such an old wild. Good acidity and smooth mouthfeel, spritzy carb, and a long, lingering finish. Lived up to my expectations, and probably surpassed them. I prefer this to any blueberry sour I’ve had. Hope to have a chance at some of these other bullfrog sours.

Bottle shared. Awesome sour aromas of blueberry and other tart fruits. Flavors were more berry with an acidic finish. Very tart. Very good.

JW77 with another amazing gem. Purple/red pour. Aroma of berries, tons of berries. Blueberries, blackberries, cherries, raspberries...plus the sweet smell of oak, bourbon, and vanilla. Flavor is tart but not crazy sour. Vanilla, bourbon, wood, and of course the fruit. Lots of blueberries in this one but also some nice tannins blackberry flavors. Delicious.

750ml bottle from my man treyrab. Rating #44. Dark reddish color with a dusty white head. Tart berry aroma, really nice. Nice little fruity berry flavor, tart and a little sweet. (1544)

...and then there was 11. Pours black and blue like a bruise - purplish dark in color like a blackberry with decent carbonation still there. Aroma is delicous sour berries in soft pleasant notes. Flavor of berries and light smooth sourness like it is still fresh in the bottle. So smooth on the palate with no puckering at all, so good!

Bottle shared by BrianK. Pours a deep violet pinkish with a nice fluffy lively head. Aroma is very powerful- intense berry, bourbon, vanilla, cream, funk, and vinous all at once. Funk is almost all out- tons of brett and lacto, with some dark cherry skin -pedio, blueberry, red wine grapes, slightly astrienget woodines, tannic, slight bourbon with vanilla and a sour almsot sharp acidic finish- awesome!

From a bottle, pours crimson red, bright and glowing when held to the light, with a big, pink, cotton candy head that actually has little specks of blackberry seeds or something on top. Could not be more attractive to look at. Really perfumey nose, sweet and sour berries, lots of brett, and something deeper like powdered sweet tarts. Fresh blackberry and strawberry seeds in the mouth, tons of ripe flavors bursting out. Very lactic sourness on the finish, very tart and sour through out but with enough fruit sweetness to not be dry or thin. Some alcohol heat comes through in the finish, it’s a really nice touch actually. Extremely rich, fragrant, and perfume-like. I would have liked a bit more balanced nuance between the sweet and sour elements, as the fruit is kind of muddled in the finish. Nice, big finish, a lot of brett and funk, really robust, a signature of some of the better Bullfrog sours I’ve had.

Corked and Caged bottle generously shared by BrianK at the Stone sour fest, he brought this out for me to try and I’m really happy he did, thanks dude. Pours red with a pink head. Nose is sweet tart and sour. Taste is sweet and tart with big bourbon notes, this is all around interesting. Its got bourbon fruit and its quite dry. Very nice and very different.

Tasted at Stone 08 Sour Fest by BrianK and at RBSG 08. What a great sour. Amber color. Medium tartness. Nice oaky finish.