Raspberry sour · 440ml
Briar
A kettle sour loaded with whole raspberries until the tank blushes. Sharp, bright, and gone from the taproom by Sunday most weeks.
3.9%
About this one.
Briar started as one-off number 14, brewed for a wedding at the arch in 2021. The couple got their beer, we got two hundred requests to brew it again, and the core range got a sixth member.
We sour it in the kettle overnight, then bury it in fruit: about 60 grams of raspberries per litre, which the accountant describes as emotional.
ABV
3.9%
By volume, honestly measured
Bitterness
8 IBU
Calculated, then argued about
Malt
Pale + wheat
UK grown where we can get it
Hops
Minimal, on purpose
This year's contract crop
In the glass.
Looks
Hazy pink, fizzy, a rosy blush of a head.
Smells
Fresh raspberries, lemon sherbet, a touch of wheat.
Tastes
Sharp berry hit, clean acidity, off-dry finish.
Put it next to
- Goat's cheese salad
- Fish tacos
- Pavlova
- Sunshine
Where to get it.
On tap
Always pouring at the taproom, Thursday to Sunday, in thirds, halves and pints.
In cans
440ml from the taproom fridge and around 140 stockists. Fresh is best; check the date.
On keg
30L kegs for the trade, self-delivered within 40 miles of the arch. Ask for a list.