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Paul G
@ radbeer.com2 years ago
4.1
Sharp and sour on the nose, giving out aromas of exotic fruit and lime. I'm not that familiar with dragonfruit, maybe only had it once so I'll have to assume it smells like the fruit it contains!
Ooh yeh, you can't beat the first sip of a sour when you mouth reacts instantly, retracting and then watering to recover.
A sour supposed to be sour, you can't have it in half measures, it can't be toned down and this brew isn't. It's a proper sour, although it doesn't keep hitting you as strongly after each sip.
You get the sharp lime and exotic dragonfruit that reminds me of raspberry, followed by a decent wheat n yeast. Raspberry is a classic choice for sours so dragonfruit...Vietnamese pink dragonfruit to be exact, it's not off the wall with an unorthodox flavour but it is thoughtfully different, tropical and exotic.
Going back for more gives you further depth, quite the contrast to the first sip that hits and blinds you. Other than the lime... Brazilian lime to be exact, you get suggestion of watermelon and kiwi, just like the bottle says. This is sour with finesse.
The savoury wheat, barley and oats breaks up the tongue battering and leaves you time to contemplate but also draws you back immediately to get that pleasing tropical fruit hit again.
But each time the stab is less intense and the fruit shines in a more delicate and considered manner.
Though not as sharp, or complex, or big as my all time favourite sour "Massive Piranhas" by Neon Raptor, this Dragonaut is very good and I'm glad I bought it.
£7.40 isn't cheap and I was attracted by this brewery's stylings; clearly drawing on stoner and doom metal music in this case one of my favourite bands Sleep. Dragonaut is one of their songs and the illustration on the front of this bottle is a rip-off/homage to some of Sleeps artwork too.
The benefit of mixed wild fermentation beer is you could leave it in bottle for ages. Gone is the concern of fading hops, this is all about fruit and yeast and you can enjoy it now, or experience something different months and months later.
I will be returning to Holy Goat brewing for more sours one day and I have a big stout to try from this box.
I'm impressed.
Simon P
@ Innis & Gunn, Dundee2 years ago
4.2