I'm gonna jump right into it.
Hazy golden coloring, huge white head.
Aroma: Belgian yeast, Belgian funk. Wildness and weirdness. Large citrus fruit, minor hops, meager malt. Love it. Sour, citric, …nice.
Taste: more citrus, more sour, more funk. But mellow. Very mellow. Everything is mellow, mellow citrus, mellow sour, mellow funk. Easy consumption. Each drink brings a slap of sour, but nothing overwhelming. Fruit. Sour. Mellow malt. What else?
Let's read what they say: "The best part of collaboration is discovering mutual passions. With Lost Abbey, it was the wild yeast strain brettanomyces. Using Belgian inspiration, we fermented the bier with brettanomyces to bring out tropical fruit notes, crisp haziness, and bright flavor. A touch of fruity Sorachi Ace hops pleases the palate and incites frequent sips."
For one thing, yeah, tropical, I get that, a little pineapple-y. Another thing: "Crisp haziness"? How can anything be "crisp" and "hazy" at the same time? Someone fire this label copywriter! I mean, come on! "Crisp haziness"? Are you just jerking with us? Trying to see if anyone is paying attention?
Good sour ale, but far short of an actual brett bomb. You'll know them when you drink them. You're not sure if you actually enjoy it at first, unless you're a dyed in the wool sourhead. They're the ones disappointed in this.
Soft, pale, tasty, mellow..and funky. But, not too much. No bomb, this, buster, you don't know the meaning of bomb if you think this is bomb. Bomb me, baby.
This, this is just nice.
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