What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Rich raspberry, dark cherry, blackberry, plum, chocolate, toast, roast: a very complex dark fruit that starts to blend into a dark malt character. Subtle chocolate highlights cut through and lead into the sweet raspberry esters. Brett and Lacto. Intense.”
Flavor: “Complex dark fruit, mostly raspberry, raspberry jam. A bit of toasty malt and just a touch of chocolate. Some barnyard Brett funk as it warms up. Low bitterness, intense acidity that highlights the raspberry very well. The base beer is complex with chocolate and toasted character as well as a touch of roast. The malt supports well.”
Overall: “A rich combination of tastes from the aggregate berries (raspberries and blackberries) and pitted berries (cherries). A delicious yet tart intense dark sour. Excellent, but probably best in small amounts due to the acidity.”
What the Brewers Say
“Dark sour beer aged in oak barrels with raspberries. Decadent, rich, and jammy, Ensorcelled will remind you of a chocolate raspberry tart dessert.”
