According to Hollywood and the proliferation of walking dead movies and shows a zombie apocalypse could happen any day now. And if you don’t have Brad or Woody or Maisie * to save you, you’re human toast anyway, so you might as well enjoy the days we have left. And just how do I propose to enjoy what could be my last zombie free evening on earth? With a Zombie Smoothie from Counterpart, living dead be damned.
As far as zombie brewkies go I’ve sampled a few. The Las Vegas Yard House with 180 crafts on tap was a zombie tapocalypse with Beer Zombies Brewing’s Zombie Duck Hunter. And then there was Zombie Brains from Alchemy in Kamloops BC.
My son dropped off this brew with instructions to keep it refrigerated and store it upside down in the fridge. Sure enough it says so right on the can although if he hadn’t have mentioned it, it would have been chilling pop top up like all the other exotic future review brews. Time to see if this zombie is the life of the party or one I wouldn’t be caught dead with.
The thickest pour I have ever seen in a brew, I was waiting for some fruit chucks to plop into my glass. OJ extra pulp with a slim white rind gracing the surface. The aroma is a sweet citrus pineapple background with big time banana on the nose. The taste is super fruit salad with pineapple citrus and banana standing out. A very full mouthfeel which is no surprise considering the pour. The sour is slight but present, not balanced with the fruit but accentuates it. As far as zombies go this one is pretty lively.
To be clear, this doesn’t taste like any beer I have ever tasted and believe me I’ve tasted a few. Then again, most sours don’t. This is the type of drink that should have some fruit and an umbrella sticking out the top. I’m not sure what killed this zombie but I’m pretty sure he didn’t die of scurvy.
When all was said and I was done, I found this to be a very tasty sour, certainly a fruitful endeavour. A super suds sour surprise. A sour to die for, or better yet to live for.
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