Style: Sour Ale

ABV: 7.0 IBU: 5.0

87/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 4

Burial Beer Co The Fortress of Immaculate Thought

What the brewers say

“Barrel-aged sour ale aged on fresh, local blueberries.”

What our panel thought

“Medium-sweet blueberry with moderate lactic acidity, soft barnyard funkiness, faint cheesiness. Puckering acidity and sourness. A light funk wafts up from the glass. Raspberry intermingles with a funkiness that quickly fades.”

What our editors thought

“The almost nutty aroma has a very light blueberry-granola note. Open and airy in the flavor, with modest fruit notes, slightly bitter berry-skin tannin, and a light, teasing acidity.”

Review printed in: Best in Beer 2024 (View All Issues)


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An inviting nose of sweet raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, currant aromas with an underlying funk and barrel character. Gentle blueberry flavor complements the lemon, leather, and horse-blanket funk, and the barrel backs it up. Tartness and acidity create a wine-like sharpness that complements the fruity funk.

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“Dank, woody aroma with pine, green onion, tropical fruit, diesel, and orange. Confident hops on the palate: Sweaty tropical fruit waves flow across a solid malt foundation, borderline heavy-handed. Resinous, dank hop notes emerge as bitterness lingers.”

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Intense overripe peach aroma, so vibrant you can smell the fuzz. That fresh-peach note carries into the flavor, where it shines but comes across a bit more funky with leather, oak, horse-blanket undertones. The moderate acidity helps balance the sweet funk and ties things together well.

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