Santa Cruz Mountain Organic Olallieberry Cream Ale

Hazy golden color with a faint purplish hue. Smell is dominated by berries, tart and sweet. Taste is a bit heavy on sweet berry. I can’t taste any hops, and the malt profile of rice, wheat, and barley makes for a light and grainy flavor. The wheat also contributes to a nice creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability is hindered by the surprising 7% alcohol and by the unrelenting sweetness. This beer is kind of gimmicky but at least it’s brewed with an experimental spirit and organic ingredients.

Sampled during happy hour at the brewery. Very nice for a fruit beer as it did not have too heavy fruit infusion, but just enough subtle fruit undertones. Color was cloudy hefe with a slight pink hue. Was very smooth going down and worth a try while its still around.