Craftsman El Prieto Sour Black Ale

Brewed by Craftsman Brewing Co.
Style: Sour Ale
Pasadena, California USA

From tap at the Linkery. Pours black with a light orange glare and a lacing white head. Acidic and roasted malt flavour. Quity acidic to roasted maltflavour with a distinct roasted malt flavour mixed with an intense acidic and slight peachy fruity flvoured finish. Dry and acidic finish yet smooth.

(Draught) Pours a mahogany body with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, Dr. Pepper, nuts, berries, and some vinegar. Flavor of roasted malt, fruitiness, vinous, caramel, and moderately sour.

On tap at the 2008 Strong Ale Festival. Poured a dark brown color with a reddish tint and a very small sized off white head. Aromas of lots of roastiness, dark fruits, cherries, and black berries. Tastes of grapes, dark fruits, somewhat vinous, and cherries. Light to medium sour finish.

Draft... RBSG ’08... Clear, very dark crimson ale with a mid-sized, creamy, off-white head. Never-ending retention. Soapy, sour aroma * in a good way * with accompanying roasted notes. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and pillow-soft carbonation. Tart, tangy and lightly bitter with nice roastiness. Sweet-tart finish.

RBSG: Tap @ The Linkery. Poured a very dark brown color with a beige head. Great tart aroma with earthy caramel notes. The flavor is tart and acidic. Caramel malt flavors with leather and mild earthy notes. It was nice and sour and refreshing. Very drinkable and tasty.

On tap at Stone. Poured deeper coppery plum with just a light dusting of white head. The aroma was excellent!.. deeper dark fruit skins and vinegary tartness with underlying candi sugar and some dark Flemish-inspired yeasty backing.. came together quite nicely. The flavor found an interesting blend of chocolate and toffee laced with dry peppery yeast at the core.. sourness rose at the edges with dark fruit skins as the major player.. long, dry, sour finish.. tasty. Medium-bodied with low carbonation on the palate and building sourness.. challenging and enjoyable mouthfeel.

Tasted on tap at the Pizza Port Strong Ale Festival 12/5/2008. This sour ale pours a medium black amber color from the tap. Medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruit and sweet, with a touch of tartness and vinous sourness. A medium bodied sour ale. The malts are fruity and sweet with a touch of funk. Nice balance. Good carbonation. Sourness is kind of subdued but it hangs around a long time. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sour.

Tap @ 2nd Annual Stone Sour Fest. Pours dark almost stoutlike. Nose is really strange and weird. Taste is sweet and rich with notes of malt. This was strange but overall I’m glad to have tried it.