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Judge's Review: 90 Rating - Fruit Cup V3 by Pontoon Brewing

January, 2021

Fruit Cup Vol. 3

Fruit Cup Vol. 3

Georgia
United States
Fruit Cup V3, Pontoon Brewing
Description 

The triumphant return of one of our original favorites; Flotation Device - Cranberry Tangerine, in a limited offering! We upped the cranberries and tangerine puree, tangerine peel, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and lactose! This take on a mulled cranberry cider is fall-forward, fruity, and fun!

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
5.6%
Served at: 
42 - 46º F

 

 


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Judges Rating: 
90
Aroma: 
22 / 24
Appearance: 
6 / 6
Flavor: 
37 / 40
Mouthfeel: 
8 / 10
Overall Impression: 
17 / 20

Fruit Cup V3 by Pontoon Brewing was judged as a 29A Fruit Beer with a base style of 23A Berliner Weisse. Berliner weisse beers are commonly served with sweet syrups (raspberry, woodruff or lemon). This beer pours a slight hazy garnet color with a small reddish-white head of tiny bubbles that fades quickly. The aroma is of medium cranberry, a hint of citrus and a hint of wheat bread. There are phenolic spicy hints – maybe cinnamon, mace and allspice. The flavor is medium cranberry, with hints of passion fruit and orange and a fairly tart sourness that is clean and lactic. Very low floral character, low grainy wheat, no detectable bitterness and a very dry finish with a slight tannic astringency is present (possibly from real fruit). The lactic sourness is clean and seems fairly simple without that much depth or complexity. There is a low level of spicy phenolics, cinnamon, clove and black pepper that might come from added spices, or maybe a little bit of Brettanomyces in the fermentation (which is OK for the style) that adds some interest and complexity. Medium-high carbonation is appropriate for style and gives the beer a champagne-like quality. I'd like the fruity/citrusy notes with some pork chops with a honey-based glaze that contrasts with the dry/tart/fruit of the beer.