North By Northwest Pomelambic

Brewed by North By Northwest Restaurant and Brewery
Style: Sour Ale
Austin, Texas USA

Stupendously huge yellowish head, like hardened soap, with irregular interface to hazy orange-terracotta beer, very saturated. Nice Bretty/lemony, but also unmistakably acetic nose; very fruity with farmyard, leathery odours. Surprisingly accurate Brett flavour; like a mix of raspberry lambic, gueuze and a dash of lemonjuice. Typical pomegranate flavour is however absent, strangely. More spicy-leathery flavours retronasal. Quite burning, titillating MF, acidburn, acidthinning but nowhere empty; something chewy returns with every gulp. Wow. This is a worthy successor to the Sour Prick. Same brewer, or just influence, Dewberries?

Thanks to fly for this one. The pour is ruby with frothy white head. The aroma is tart fruit including cherry, some pomegranate, and some earthy yeasty cobwebby notes. The taste is tart but not overly so, with cherry, some earthy and oaky notes, and a finishing tart cherry kick that has some palate heft and does pucker the taste buds as it warms. This one was another delicious beer from N x NW, and these guys impressed me as much as anyone in 2007, even though I didn’t get to try these until the last 2 weeks in 2007. Well done, and thanks again, fly.

Cbus 8 shared by moejuck. Red pour with a yellowed white head. Aroma of sour cherry, tart pomegranate and oak. Flavor of tart fruits, pale malt and dry woody elements. Medium/light body sour/fruity with a dry finish.

Poured a hazy reddish color with a small white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of brett, berries, pomegranate, and some vinegar. Rather funky, but also sweet. The taste too, began sweet, more pomegranate, yet turned lightly acidic, finishing sour, and a dry finish. Thanks to Walt for sharing!

Sample from 375 ml (?) bottle, RBSG Minneapolis Grand Tasting, June 23 2007. Color of ripe rainier cherries, pinkish-red-orange with a bit of lasting white head.....gorgeous fruity-sour aroma, lots of dry, funky yeast, tart apples and oh yeah, pomegraate; a bit of oak....juicy and full of fresh tart, underripe fruits mingling with biscuity light malts and perhaps a bit of butter-cookie character...blood oranges and pomegranates combine for a nicely sour finish and solid dryness. I liked this basically just as much as the Flemish Sour; can’t wait to try more from these guys. Thanks Walt!

GABF ’07. hazy amber body. A delightful combination of sweet & fresh pomegranate and what I think is the Wyeast Roselare blend. Good stuff.

2006 500 ml bottle from Walt. Nose of lightly funky, tart pomegranate. Clear orangish red with a huge pinkish tinged, glass lacing head. Very bubbly! Flavor was very prickly on the tongue with pomegranates, candi sugar, and light funky tartness.

GABF 2007. Golden orange in color with a little white head. Fruity pomegranate earthy aroma. Lemony cherry flavor. Apple and orange notes. Tart tasting. Finish is sour. Sweet. Light bodied. Very nice.