Earl and Lester are pickin’ and grinnin’. But not about this sour.
Happy National Banjo day to one an all. A tip of the hat to famous pickers Earl Scruggs (Earl was pickin’ and Lester was grinnin’), Emily Stayer, and Steve Martin (the part time comedian and full-time banjo player).* If there is an instrument I would pick it would be the banjo.
And it only seemed fitting that I would pick this Bench Electro Banjo Kazoo Sour to celebrate the day. However, I must admit, blackberry, Italian plum and cabernet sauvignon skins did not strike me as the most appealing combination to find in my brew. Sounds more like the local winery compost heap to me. But I try to keep an open mind as I open my beer fridge and open this freaky fruit fricassee of a frosty pint.
A dark red bubbly pour, it sure doesn’t look like beer. The traditional tart aroma of a sour is followed by a disconcerting mild grape smell. So far, not so good. A taste of sour grape wine and an ungodly mix of field fruits, as in unpleasant and unappealing. I shall persevere but I get the feeling I’m taking one for the team here. It does have some basic sour funk in there but it’s more like a wine cooler than a beer. I’ll tell you what it’s not like, it’s not like my next beer. Definitely wine country beer and I use the term beer loosely, not literally.
I doubt any of the aforementioned banjo pickers would be drinking this particular brew. In fact, I doubt any of the other Cranky Old Men will either, after this review.
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