Great Notion Brewing Blueberry Muffin Fruited Sour Ale

Beer Name: Blueberry Muffin
Brewery: Great Notion Brewing (Portland, OR)
ABV: 6% on can (5.5% on the website)

How sold: Usually just on draft, may release in 16 oz cans or 32 oz crowlers. As of May 2018, Great Notion Brewing plans to release some of its beers (1-2 per week) on a rotating basis in 16 oz cans (4 packs). Otherwise, they have limited 32 oz crowlers for sale, also occasionally.

Where bought: Great Notion Brewing (Portland, OR)
Price: $20.00 for 4-pack of 16 oz tallboy cans

Date Canned: April 27, 2018 (approximate)
Date Purchased: April 28, 2018
Date Drank: April 30, 2018
When brewed? Occasionally on tap at the brewpub. This was GNB's beta test run of their 16 oz can release (4/28/2018). With demand extremely high for their beers, needless to say, it was a huge success. Nearly all of the beer (210 cases) sold out in about two hours.

What's on the Can/Website: "This tart and whimsical blueberry ale will remind you of your family's freshly baked blueberry muffins!" Read more here!

Where distributed: As of May 2018, Great Notion Brewing does not distribute its beer, even in its own state.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours hazy coral-purple (reddish-pink-purple) into a pint glass. Unfiltered beer. Off-white head. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Blueberry muffins. Includes the biscuity experience. All I need are some more blueberry muffins to eat. 5/5

Taste (40%): Tart-blueberry forward. Biscuity experience towards the middle. Everything combines in the aftertaste. It really feels like you're consuming a blueberry muffin. Crazy and cool at the same time. The tartness is masterfully controlled. 4.5/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-light to medium-bodied, some carbonation. Fairly dry on the tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): An outstanding to world-class Fruited Sour Ale. I'm generally not a big sour beer fan, but Blueberry Muffin is a big exception. From the first time I had this on draft last year, I was sold. You'll be drawn in by the smell of blueberry muffins, and the tartness really complements that blueberry essence. A ton of rave reviews on Untappd. It is best drank fresh or when they tap it at the brewpub. Highly recommended. 4.75/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.638/5