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[palealetrail]

Thrilled to have finally gotten round to blogging about this. I referenced to wanting to delve deeper into Siren’s range in a number of previous posts, and was pleased last week to stumble onto this cracking collaboration with B.Nektar, a meadery in the US.

‘Uncle Zester’ is a sour citrus Braggot. Brewed with both honey and malt, it’s essentially a Beer / Mead hybrid, with an awesome twist in the form of the added sourness, hops and citrus.

That combination of honey and sharp citrus flavours give this a lasting sweet and sour taste that’s pretty overpowering, and in a great way. 

With an 8.5% abv, this is pretty tough to get through in one sitting. All I would say is that there’s so much here that would make that sitting pretty unforgettable, however dazed it makes you. 

Normal’s overrated anyway.

[palealetrail]

Really excited to blog about this one, as it's distinct from anything I've had before.

Introducing 'Smoke Signals', a Dry Hopped Smoked Sour Wheat Ale that comes through a collaboration between Siren Craft Brew, based near Reading here in the UK, and Stillwater Artisanal, a new brewer to me out in Baltimore.

First thing to say about this beer is that it hits your tastebuds immediately and it hits them hard!

I'm still getting to grips with Sour beer, so the extreme Tart flavour here really took me back - I've had this type of beer before, but it's usually been softened by much stronger fruity notes (see one of my first posts on 'Red Raspberry Rye' from Buxton Brewery).

What's great however is the balance that follows this initial flavour with the Smoked Wheat Malt and Herbal Hoppyness. There's something unique about this beer that's keeping me intrigued, particularly with Siren, after having sampled their excellent 'Soundwave IPA' earlier on.

A must for anyone looking to sample something different. All I'd say is that this might be a little extreme if it's your first sour beer!