Arbor Brewing Sodibo Barrel Aged Blond Ale (Sour Series) - Arbor Brewing Company

chugalug06

Colorado

4.01/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2012

Very little white soapy head grows from a gnarly murky orange-yellow brew.

Farmy, funky, lactic, tons of orange and lemon, grassy, weird.

A bit thin, WAY tart, heavy carbonation, tons of tart lemon viniger... This one is sourpatchkid sour, warhead sour. Cheek pinching sour. Dare I say the most sour brew I've ever had?

Highly recommended is you like WAY tart brews, which I do.. First experience with Arbor and will seek out others.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 00:55:59 | More by chugalug06

oline73

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle into a tasting snifter.

Appearance: Pours a slightly cloudy golden amber color with a small amount of white carbonation that doesn't stick around very long.

Smell: Tart and funky. I'm getting some vinegar and a strong lemon juice note. There is a mild sweetness as well.

Taste: Tart but there is enough sweetness to control the sour. Lemon and just enough funk. Good sourness level. Overall I would call this beer light.

Mouthfeel: The body is medium with lots of carbonation and a finish that is quite dry.

Overall: I liked the lemon juice notes and thought this was a good light sour. I'd have more.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2013 04:47:36 | More by oline73

trxxpaxxs

New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed blind, thanks to abraxel...

A: Pours a cloudy apricot orange/yellow with about a half finger of off white head. The foam fades pretty quickly, but still leaves a nice frothy ring around the edges of the glass.

S: Mmm. This beer smells delicious. It's sour, but I get a really nice whiff of tangy fruits and sweetness right up front. It smells like apricots or peaches that have been dipped in sour patch kid residue.

T: This beer starts out sweet with a good amount of fruit packed in there, The sour comes on strong in the middle as it mixes with some saltiness. The back end gets much more sour. The fruit presence that I get in this beer reminds me of apricots, but I'm not 100% on that guess.

M: Medium bodied beer. It's sweet to start, sours up in the middle, and finishes dry and puckering.

O: Awesome. I'd drink this beer all the time if I could. The play between sweet and sour is perfect.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2012 15:24:50 | More by trxxpaxxs

Holland

Pennsylvania

3.03/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

A: cloudy orange to golden color, minimal carbonation that stays on the top, but there is some bubbling up.

S: tart, malty sweetness, some light lemon

T: slightly astringent at first, but it gives a delicious sour taste that stays for a long time. It's light and lemony.

M: undercarbonated and lacking in body makes this watery

O: enjoyable, but I will never pay $16 for a 750 ml bottle of this again. If given some, I'll enjoy it. The beer has great sour flavor but no depth and it's too watery.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2012 23:27:46 | More by Holland

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle shared by Steve, 750ml corked and caged into a tulip. 2012 vintage.

Red in colour with a white ring of head. Light retention. Nose has a weird apricot/peach/dill funk, sweet malty character and light acetic acidity. Upfront acetic tartness on the palate, less fruit character although the qualities are still present. Minimal sweetness to balance, tart well into the finish. Medium feel, medium high carbonation. An interesting beer, something I dwelled on for quite some time.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2012 04:23:32 | More by liamt07

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is a blonde ale? Really? Funny...looks rather brown to me. But who cares about the color. We're worried about the flava here. Let's see what's up...

This one is pretty acidic and tart on the mouth. Hits you and makes you pucker. It doesn't really go anywhere on the flavor characteristic, as it's a hit you in the mouth with the sour kind of thing and that's about it. As a sour, it works though. Even a one-dimensional sour is good enough for me. If you're a fan of the style, you will appreciate this I am sure.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2012 17:27:29 | More by RblWthACoz

KDawg

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 750 into a tulip. Pours a medium gold color with a foamy head.

Very good depth and complex aromas of funk, sour cherries, sour citrus notes, and some tart green apples.

Really good medium body feel with good depth and notes of green apples, sour cherries and sour citrus'

This was a great beer. Got this from a friend and am very glad I got it. Really good depth across the board with a real nice tartness to it.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 04:06:11 | More by KDawg

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Yellow-orange coloured body with some head. Just delightful summer day beer, with some oak, spice, almost cherry tartness.Lemon, pear, tad of apple. Full mouthfeel. Suitably carbonated, a little aging helped. Thanks WomanCan'tSail. Very good drinkability.
Had a second bottle of Stephen Rich, and t was straight out big sour not as drinkable. Using the former bottle as the review.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 02:20:17 | More by northyorksammy

Mora2000

Texas

4.23/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to bu11zeye for sharing this bottle.

The beer pours an orange color with a white head. The aroma has a lot of sour apple and cherry notes, as well as some biscuit and funk qualities. The flavor is similar. I get some very nice sour fruit (apples, cherries, grapes), as well as some light funk, light leather and a high level of tartness. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Very refreshing and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2012 04:37:35 | More by Mora2000

womencantsail

California

3.68/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Derek for this one.

The pour is a golden orange color with a a tall white head. There’s a light tartness to the aroma that is quite nice. A good fruitiness to it as well as a bit of malt flavor and sweetness. There is a light flavor of Sweet Tarts to the beer as well as some tart pears, lemons, and apples. A little bit of sweetness and a hint of straw and oak. Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 17:15:54 | More by womencantsail

decadance

Michigan

3.63/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Inch head with an orangish hue. Yeast looks significantly lively.

S - A bit medicinal, but with a sweet fruit background. Peaches dominate the nose.

T - Not so much vinegar as the nose would lead one to believe. Sour peaches and pears really is what come through. Finishes pretty dry, I am assuming from brett.

M - It has a bubbly feel, but drys out on the finish. Not much lingering on the tongue.

O - Not so tart as to limit drinkability, but also, not very complex. A bit of one note, not my favorite Arbor sour, but a good effort.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2011 01:14:39 | More by decadance

SpdKilz

Illinois

3.83/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A big thanks to Erik (erikkoppin) for this great beer. Cheers friend!

Appearance – Pours into a tulip with a tawny orange color. About a half finger of head is achieved with a moderate pour that dissipates quickly leaving little head.

Smell – Heavy green grannysmith apple, wet hay, barnyard funk, slight oaky aromas.

Taste – Another beer that tastes quite similar to the aroma. A nice puckering green apple flavor up front which then lends itself to some acidic characteristics. The barnyard funk is definitely prevalent and lends itself to some earthiness. Somewhat one sided.

Mouthfeel – Lighter bodied, decent carbonation, a crisp finish.

Overall – A pretty good sour. I brought this up to Michigan while I am on vacation and coincidentally I found another bottle of this in a local Traverse City beer store. Needless to say I picked up another to sit on for a couple years. Very curious to see how this ages.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2011 17:13:33 | More by SpdKilz

jale

Michigan

3.78/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A: Pours a hazy amber with 2 quarters of white head.

S: Sour funkiness, green apple and some oak.

T: Big sour apple, barnyard funk, oak and some earthiness. Not a complex sour.

M: Light body. Slightly grainy. Good carbonation.

O: Solid sour that I will drink again.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2011 21:55:55 | More by jale

JohnGalt1

Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Ditmier pulled this newbie out at a badass tasting in SLC.. Very cool Eric... this one was on nobody's radar!!

Pours with a lite tannish head.. good lacing and retention.. the brew is pretty hazed lite orange.

Only lightly funky.. descent lemon reminiscent of traditional sours and even some tangerine zest.. Sammy says some Oak is there, but I am having a hard time.

Pretty descent sour backbone that is less than many American sours, but still nice.. the funk is mild and dusty, but definitely present.. sorta heavy fruity... apricot sweetness and something that I describe as grape skin.. good lingering tartness.. with late pours, I get some nice oak.. but it seemed really tame when warmer.

Body is a tad more than I like... I think it lended too much toward the sweetness to really make the bugs come out.. still a pretty descent carbonation... I would buy this or even trade for it just to forget about it for a couple years.

Thanks again Eric.. I appreciate you hanging on to this one.

All 3.5

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2011 06:16:50 | More by JohnGalt1