Full head to bullet head.
CS Lewis wrote of the adventures of Lucy and Edmund and their trip with King Caspian X aboard his ship, the Dawn Treader.* Maybe I’m not as adventurous as all that, but I get the feeling I’m in uncharted waters every time I sample a sour. And this an IPA sour no less. From the pride of Port Dalhousie, the Lock Street brewers.
This brew is a foam fest from pop of the top to the pour and more. I watched the head grow post pour into a bullet head, growing like my unslaked thirst and my concern, and fueling my naturally sour “sour” disposition. I thought it might be dawn before the high and mighty head had settled down enough to drink. Dawn header. My patience passed the test of time, and I was finally able to get a nose in there, and a drink too.
An aroma of a tropical fruit and hops IPA, with a bit of extra funk. The taste is a nice mild juiced session style IPA, with some fizz and a bit of funk on the finish. Easy drinking, not really a traditional sour in taste. Some funky bitters showed up part way through, must be the sour. The tail end funk added a bit of complexity to this session IPA. No adventures in beer tasting today, just a tasty easy drinking not at all sour sour.
Sours are hit and miss with me, but I’m on board with this one.
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