Style: Kettle or Quick Sour

ABV: 7.0 IBU: 5.0

95/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 19
Mouthfeel: 4

Roaring Table Brewing Whirlycaster

What the brewers say

“Fermented with _Lactobacillus plantarum _and kveik.”

What our panel thought

“Cooked-berry aroma with spicy-floral hops and a mineral background. Rose hips take the aroma into another dimension. Jammy berry notes carry vivid textures of lemon and rose across the palate. Sweet pie filling on the finish, with a cut of acidity to balance.”

What our editors thought

“Raspberry-syrup nose gets herbal highlights from judicious hops, like a raspberry Ricola. The flavor continues the herbal-berry swing, with the herbal element drying the finish despite significant up-front sweetness.”

Review printed in: Best in Beer 2021 (December-January 2022) (View All Issues)


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Bready malt buoys a mild wash of herbal hops in the nose—a touch of pine, a tad dank, with citrus background. In the flavor, bread crust and a hint of sweetness carry the beer to dryness. The herbal hop character expands with some spicy notes and a fruity ester. Refreshing, approachable. Exemplary. I could have one of these every day.

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“Rustic berry aromas meander across the nose. Elderberry offers an earthy grounding, while strong, jammy fruit flavors are overbalanced by a rush of lactic acid. Jammy, puckering, satisfying.”

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“Big pineapple, lime, and orange aroma with light vanilla and soft peach. Nicely layered solid hop punch of grapefruit, mango, guava, and a light edge of onion and diesel. A burst of hop flavors jumps across the palate on the first sip with a joyful energy. Very smooth, no burn. Soft malt backbone provides the canvas for the citrus and spicy hop flavors to shine and flow into the balanced finish. Easily begs you to take another sip and then order another one.”

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