Lagunitas Aunt Sally

Aunt Sally is in the totally-out-there realm, a sour that has all sorts of other things going for it. Lemons are most distinct in the aroma but there’s also a damp basement and how about limes, too. Taste is sour but only a mild bit of tongue curling results. There’s a dash of salt in here, too. Finish is a little dry then a lot dry and a little oaky. Fun and different and, I think, worth pouring again on a hot summer afternoon.

12oz bottle pours hazy yellow sour citrus aroma taste is tart slightly sweet

from Drinks of the World, Basel - light hazy golden-yellow beer with a moderate head retention; fruity aroma of blueberry and pears; a good malt backbone, sweet and a tart sourness; dry bitter finish of apricots, barnyard and lemon

Bottle. Light bread for the malt, light to moderate perfume for the hops, light dough for the yeast, with passion fruit and melon in the background. Head is small, frothy, white with excellent lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy amber. Flavor starts moderately acidic and sour, then finishes lightly to moderately acidic and lightly bitter. Palate is on the lighter side of medium, slick with a lively carbonation and a dry finish. A pretty neat combination of a sweet fruity aroma with a sour and biting flavor in this Sour Ale.

Flaska. Klar guldfärgad med ett vitt skum. Dofter av övermogna krusbär och citrus. Smakinslag av citrus, krusbär, vitpeppar och jord. Syrlig avslutning. Torr munkänsla.

Big bright orange grapefruit nose. A towering thick white head with a crazy amount of lacing. Flavor is extreme lemon and grapefruit Think Lemonheads soaked in grapefruit juice. Tart but still reasonable. Not quite puckering. Definitely quenching. Sort of like NOS energy drink without the aggressive carbonation. Still, not a fan of the sours.

Appearance: clear pale gold with one finger of loose white head diminishing rapidly to a thin skim, patchy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: lemon zest, lacto sour, light funk. (6/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-high tart, low bitter. (6/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, dry tart finish. (3/5) A pretty plain lacto sour, without much complexity or depth. Think Jolly Ranchers or Flintstones vitamins, except not quite as sweet. I’m getting really, really tired of these bandwagon kettle sours. (12/20)

flowery with a bit of funk aroma. light bodied. tart with a little sourness. pleasant citrus, biscuit, grassy, and herbal notes. while not complex, definitely an enjoyable sour/wild ale.

12oz bottle. Poured a hazy golden. Lots of citrus and sourness, not overly sweet. Pretty decent sour ale.

Really plain dry tart. Not the greatest of the style, and not my favorite style.