RedBud (Independence)
Brewery : Independence Beer : RedBud Style : Berliner Weissbier / Berliner Weisse / Weissbier Variance : None
8 / 10
For some reason, the first two things that popped in my mind when I saw the name of this beer was “RedBud gives you wings!” and Charles Foster Kane saying the words “Red…Bud…” before kicking the bucket. I’m an idiot with the first one for sure but I’d rather get my wings from this beer than kidney stones from actual Redbull because I don’t think my pee hole stretches that big and I don’t want to test it. Also, I’m pretty sure I was forced to watch Citizen Kane in high school just to find out that rose bud was the name of a fucking sled so again, I’m going with Independence on this one. I’m down to my last two Independence brews and I am going to be sad to see them go for now but after this one I have the cucumber variant so you might want to hide that review from your overly horny mom. Get it? Cause she probably has sex with cucumber dildos. Now that you’ve got that visual in your mind, let’s move on to the taste. This has a a light tartness with an almost herbal like quality to it before some lightly sweetened lemon flavors join in with a mild pucker before a mix of malt and sour finish things off. I know I’m a bit late on this but this is definitely a solid summer brew so make sure once the weather improves you stock up on this because it is the perfect partner for sunshine. If this is your first sour make sure you snag a can because this is the perfect intro into the style and will serve as a great gateway into bigger and more punishing brews. For you professional alcoholics out there AKA beer pros, pick this up once it warms up but just make sure you invite me over if you plan on barbecuing or cooking out because I’m always down for a good meal.
Written by: Steve B.
