Blue Sunday Sour - New Holland Brewing Company

Frosty80

Michigan

4.13/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Color: pours medium golden-brown. sits clear amber with khaki, one finger head

Smell: first impressions are of Lacto and Brett, followed by oak, all in balance and with good intensity. in between these aromas are notes of white and red grapes, perhaps a little banana and cranberry.

Taste: aromas translate well to taste. mildly tart and slightly funky up front, and throughout, with obvious oak. light fruitiness reflecting above-mentioned varieties. finish is lightly tart with lightly sweet, bready malt

Mouthfeel: high-medium body with decent carbonation

Notes: great sour ale with good complexity and not too much intensity.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2010 03:03:33 | More by Frosty80

Jd2391

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-20-2013 03:10:32 | More by Jd2391

NJB145

Michigan

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-19-2013 01:27:14 | More by NJB145

michaeljstraub

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-16-2013 20:03:30 | More by michaeljstraub

DarthGuitarHero

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

05-15-2013 12:52:31 | More by DarthGuitarHero

MCImes

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

05-12-2013 17:56:22 | More by MCImes

BMart

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

05-08-2013 18:55:02 | More by BMart

dfhhead25

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-07-2013 03:14:13 | More by dfhhead25

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.8/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

I hate to call a sour generic, because they are all so distinctly different from one another. this one though, takes me someplace ive already been. I like going there and all, but I like when this genre takes me away somewhere new. pours a bright copper new penny color, clear as day, with a few fingers of lazy white foam. the nose is fruity sour, like a mix of dried and fresh pitted fruits, and a whole lot of acid. the yeast flavor in this beer is more sour than funk, more bacterial than saison, and somehow the flavors are all warped into a strange sugary conglomeration. the alcohol feels wine-like, the fruits feel like candy, and the sour is concentrated heavily towards the front of my tongue. its would be dryness is compromised by the residual sugar, but there is a nice oaky prominence to the finish that is really lovely. its good, but lacking some of the complexity and mouthfeel dynamics that makes this style so fun. good carbonation but the sweetness makes it feel heavy just the same. one bottle of this is about all I can stomach, but I appreciate the effort from new Holland like I always do. you can score a better sour for your buck, but if you cant get enough, give this one a shot.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 20:08:31 | More by StonedTrippin

champ103

Texas

3.46/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a dark ruby brown color. A finger and a half of white foam rises. Then recedes in a minute. Light lace left behind.
S: Vinegary, sour cherries up front. Not much else. Some toasted and caramel malt. That is about it.
T: Follows the nose with a nice tart/sour fruit flavor up front. Best I can tell, cherries. A bit on the vinegary side. Then the malts come in. Toasted, caramel, and sweet. Maybe just a bit of wood coming through as this warms?
M/D: A medium body and carbonation. Not nearly as crisp or effervescent as I would like. A bit muddled and even a little thin. Not hard to drink. I will finish the bottle with ease.

A decent, run of the mild wild ale. Maybe a good starter starter wild for those that are not up to the intense funk/cheesy/sour that many can be. Still something I am enjoying.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 00:17:42 | More by champ103

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev +5.3%

04-29-2013 13:55:07 | More by drummermattie02

adamwn

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +18.4%

04-28-2013 20:55:48 | More by adamwn

Kenai4

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +18.4%

04-26-2013 01:29:54 | More by Kenai4

nollie77

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5.3%

04-21-2013 01:58:16 | More by nollie77

mjw1200

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5.3%

04-20-2013 16:22:55 | More by mjw1200

johunnic

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5.3%

04-06-2013 23:53:17 | More by johunnic

Pookie

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

04-02-2013 22:02:30 | More by Pookie

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.86/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

This particular sampling was from Barrel #22 and was unfiltered! Served from tap into a Raleigh Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting snifter. Poured a deep red-orange brown with a minimal off-white head. Maintained decent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, fruit, sour, tart, wood, and strawberry. The flavor was of sweet malt, sour, tart, earth, fruit, strawberry, butter, and wood. It had a light feel on the palate with high carbonation. Overall this was a pretty decent brew. I went into this one with some idea on what to expect based on some of the past reviews. However, most of them were from the bottled version which I'm guessing was filtered at least some. With this one basically being straight out of the barrel, I can honestly say that there was quite a bit more wood intensity going on here that mixed really well with all the other aspects I came across. The sour and tart in the name was definitely there and kept your palate on its toes as you would hope for/expect. Definitely glad I got the chance to sample this one.

Serving type: on-tap

04-02-2013 16:31:41 | More by thagr81us

rbmjr1

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

03-31-2013 03:55:42 | More by rbmjr1

Hopstout

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-29-2013 02:54:37 | More by Hopstout

Coopercat88

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

03-27-2013 03:44:35 | More by Coopercat88

bmoney

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-25-2013 02:34:43 | More by bmoney

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.6/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

New Holland's sour wood-aged program continues with Blue Sunday Sour- a fruit heavy sour ale that favors the funky-fresh dry taste over that of candied sweetness. It's a beautiful beer that's both inviting and challenged in its complexities.

With hues of deep ruby red and purplish tones, the beer starts its fruit crusade immediately upon the pour. A violent pop of the cork leads to a highly effervescent character to start. Champagne-like, the beer builds a excitable head that looses its fizz soon after but allows a collar of foam to wrap the edge of the glass and with no real lace to mention.

Sharply acidic, the fruit sourness is front and center with the scent of ripening blueberries, blackberries, black cherries, and sour grapes. Acetic vinegar-like acids, the musty funk of vine-dried fruit, and clean lactic sour notes all swirl about the nose with only a hint of oak, tobacco, and fruit sweetness in support.

Flavors fare similarly as the commingling of fruit juice sweetness and tart berries, apples, limes, salt water taffy and grapes alternate in the beer's early command. But as the beer transitions to middle palate, the sweetness fades and the sourness takes hold- red wine vinegar, dry tart cider, reisling and limes deliver a complex dry taste. Finishing woodish with weathered oak, cellar must, and leather; the beer is dusty dry and with a linger of sour fruit.

Medium-light on the palate- the early malt textures and slim residual sweetness is quickly sliced through by the beer's acidity and clean lactic character. Lightly astringent and powdery in finish, the beer has a long draw in between where the initial taste fades and the finish doesn't present itself and causes the beer to feel thin and watery until the closing bitterness, alcohol warmth, and wood tannin takes hold.

Where the beer exhibits all of what's good about Sour Ales, especially the fruited varieties; it still lacks the depth, complexity, and intensity than authentic Belgian versions can display. Though simplified and somewhat one-dimensional, its a very pleasant and characterful Sour Ale that will satisfy even the most serious fans of the style.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 19:00:47 | More by BEERchitect

HoistinBrews

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

03-22-2013 01:34:53 | More by HoistinBrews

JohnK17

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

03-21-2013 16:35:25 | More by JohnK17