Cool Find – Lichtenhainer

I think I drank this about 3 or so weeks ago, and just forgot to post about it.

Rocky Ridge & 8 Wired – Pflaume, Lichtenhainer Plum Smoked Sour beer. 4.5% 375ml can. This was canned in July, and its one of those rare styles, sometimes considered a “Lost Style”, and such a weird find at my local. Had not heard about this being released at all.
The smell is a nice woody smoke, none of that bacon thing, and some plum and other red berry fruit? Nice big pinkish head on pouring, nice carbonation, hazy/opaque ruby colour. I believe this has some wheat in the grist, which is traditional and I think helps with some of the mouthfeel. The taste is initially a plum taste and sourness, a lighter ripe fruit sour, not overbearing or blunt. The plum also adds some fruit sweetness. Then its the smoke which is a wood smoke character, not the bacon or ham thing you often get in conjunction with a bigger and sweeter malt bill. And then you get a woody dryness from the smoked malts, like a well oaked red wine. The sourness just accentuating it all, making it pop, the whole time. Really really great beer and style. 3/5.

Lichtenhainer info @ the fantastic Milk the Funk wiki

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