Market Street Brisco Bridge Blackberry Lager

Sample on tap at brewpub. Very little aroma to this one - maybe some berry aroma but not much else. Mild copper clear with thin off-white lacing head. Medium body with medium carbonation. Starts dull with light fruity flavor. Mild berry. Bitter finish and light bitter after - not true berry flavor but a syrup, so there is a chemical concentrate bitterness in the after as well.

I am not a fan of the vast majority of fruit beers, which are only synthetically injected. They must sell to some crowd to be included in lineups, and this must be a case in point despite poor ratings by a knowledgeable crowd. This sour lager had the addition of blackberry juice and no aroma, suggesting an injection of something. It’s clear to me it’s artificial. Thin, and a falloff in appearance from the regular lager.

Hazed gold, white creamy head. Nose was all blackberry with hints of bubblegum and yeast. Fruity throughout, crisp, with a light bitterness in the end. Not to sweet which is a good thing. Light bodied, light carbonation, fruity finish. Not half bad...

Crystal clearstraw body with white head. Aroma is medium sweet, blackberry. Taste is medium sweet, blackberry, light cereal, seltzer. Light body with light stickiness. Much better than the base beer alone.

Had I been near a drain I would have poured it. In my opinion, very few breweries make good fruit beers, and this is not one of them. This one reminded me of cough syrup.