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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, England, Pomona Island Brew Co., Sour Ale

Pomona Island Monkberry Afternoon Delight

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Brewery: Pomona Island Brew Co.
Country: England
ABV: 10%
Style: Sour Ale
Other Notes: Imperial Raspberry and Sabro Sour

Brewer Description: (from can) Catch up cats and kittens, don’t get left behind. If you missed Monkberry Moon Delight… Monkberry Afternoon Delight is here. Mmmm, thinking of that extra Raspberry and that whisp of Sabro’s workin’ up my appetite.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.4
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 2nd November 2020, with a best before date of 2nd August 2021. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A cloudy reddish purple colour with an almost two finger pink head that had decent retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, raspberry, yoghurt, ice cream.
Taste: Sour, tart, raspberry, yoghurt, ice cream, pineapple, with slight coconut cream notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very easy and enjoyable to drink with the alcohol non-existent despite it being 10% abv. Like a tart fruity dessert.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, England, Pomona Island Brew Co., Sour Ale

Pomona Island I Did Indeed… Very Much So

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Brewery: Pomona Island Brew Co.
Country: England
ABV: 6.5%
Style: Sour Ale
Other Notes: Lemon Sour

Brewer Description: (from can) Did you say a Lemon Sour? Rounded out with milk sugar and a touch of vanilla, lending a little sweetness to the sharp, zingy lemon? I did indeed… very much so.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.88
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 2nd October 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw golden colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention, while leaving some spotty lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, tart, candy, lemon cake, lemon, vanilla.
Taste: Sour, tart, sweet, lemon sour candies, sharp, acidic, lemon, vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Sharp sour acidic, light bodied, with moderate carbonation.
Overall: I loved the aroma as it was like dessert, and the taste was fine, but the mouthfeel didn’t quite match up. The sharp sour acidity was too much and reduced what could have been a nice easy drinking sour, to something that could only be sipped.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, England, Gose - Imperial Fruit, Staggeringly Good Brewery

Staggeringly Good Souropod Imperial Triple Fruited Gose – Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Raspberry & Ginger

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Brewery: Staggeringly Good Brewery
Country: England
ABV: 7.3%
Style: Imperial Gose
Other Notes: Blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry & ginger

Brewer Description: (from website) Redefining the term ‘liquid’ this triple fruited Gose with Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Raspberry and Ginger is inspired by similar beers from breweries such as The Veil and doesn’t so much pour as crawl into your glass. Thick and intense is an understatement, this thing will wreck your glassware and probably ripyou’re your cupboard doors for the hell of it. Get it in your face!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.16
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 29th September 2020, with a best before date of 29th March 2021. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A murky and puree like beetroot purple, with a big three finger purple head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving some lacing and puree like bits.
Aroma: Fruity, mixed berry smoothie, blackberry, Ribena, blackcurrant, raspberry, and some light ginger notes.
Taste: Lightly sour, mixed berries, Ribena, blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, with a light ginger spicy kick.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, thick, full bodied, pulpy, with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking, very fruity, alcohol well hidden, it’s smoothie like, but is it beer?

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, England, IPA - Sour, Pomona Island Brew Co.

Pomona Island Spottie Ottie Dopaliscious

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Brewery: Pomona Island Brew Co.
Country: England
ABV: 8%
Style: Sour IPA
Other Notes: Blackcurrant and blueberry sour DIPA with oolong tea

Brewer Description: (from can) Let’s party till we can’t no more. Blackcurrant and Blueberry Sour Double IPA damn, damn, damn, as the plot thickens it gives me the dickens… with Oolong Tea and Simcoe.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.33
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 21st October 2020, with a best before date of 21st July 2021. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A very nice beetroot purple reddish colour with a just over one finger purple pinkish head that dissipated fairly quickly, and left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, fruity, juicy, blackcurrant and blueberries.
Taste: Tart, lightly sour, mixed berries creamsicle, blackcurrant, blueberry, blackberry, jammy.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Very enjoyable with lots of blackcurrant and blueberry flavours. Not sure I get much oolong tea or DIPA elements, but the fruit is front and center that it probably covers it.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, England, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Pomona Island Brew Co.

Pomona Island Same Thing We Do Every Night

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Brewery: Pomona Island Brew Co.
Country: England
ABV: 8.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Mosaic Cryo, Citra & Sabro

Brewer Description: (from can) Day after day we refine our process, night after night we control our quality. Why? Trying to takeover the world? Yeaaah maybe, but really just trying to make another banger. We’ve double dry hopped this DIPA with Mosaic Cryo, Citra & Sabro. This beer might not take over the world, but it will take over your face!

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.96
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 15th October 2020, with a best before date of 15th July 2021. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky gold colour with a just over one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but left some sparse lacing.
Aroma: Fruity creamsicle, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus rind, orange.
Taste: Sweet beginning, melon, pineapple, mango, bitter finish, citrus rind and pith.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: Loved the aroma, but flavourwise, it’s sweeter than I prefer it to be. The bitterness on the finish does help tone down the sweetness a bit, but not enough for me to want to drink it everyday.