Judge’s Review: 90 Rating – Tempe Wick Farmhouse Blueberry-Lemonade Sour by Glennbrook Brewery

Straight Sour Beer | Limited Release | USA

By Richard Wong

Judges Rating: 90.00
Aroma: 24.00
Appearance: 6.00
Flavor: 35.00
Mouthfeel: 8.00
Overall Impression: 17.00

Tempe Wick Farmhouse Blueberry-Lemonade Sour by Glennbrook Brewery was judged as a Straight Sour Beer (BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines). This beer has blueberries and lemon as listed ingredients. The pour revealed a beautiful reddish hue with a little chill haze in appearance. Good carbonation level with white tiny bubbles. The aroma of this beer had hints of blueberries and citrus notes. The initial flavor of this beer had light malt and hops. The main component of this beer is the sourness. As such, this beer was certainly mouth-puckering. I also picked up noticeable blueberry flavors and lemon or citrus notes, surprisingly, even through the initial sourness of the beer. The body and mouthfeel of this beer was light. Very good carbonation level made this beer a little more sparkling in the palate, almost champagne-like. Overall, a nicely made sour that had noticeable blueberry and lemon notes along with the requisite sourness/tartness associated with this style.