Ching Ching - Bend Brewing Company

Hoptometrist

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on tap into a snifter

A- Poured a very hazy raspberry/pastel peach color (really unique color. A head of head that left no lace. Really impressive and unique color.

S- Big fresh strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate, and wild yeast notes. Definitely can tell this will be sour and astringent from the aroma

T- Big fresh strawberry, big candy orange notes, pomegranate, and raspberry notes. Quite sour and very astringent with lots of candy sugar notes

M- Very fizzy like a soda. Lighter bodied, finished semi-dry

O- A very nice sour beer exploding with big fruit flavors especially berry fruits. Such an easy drinker espite the pretty intense sourness.

Serving type: on-tap

05-09-2013 03:37:09 | More by Hoptometrist

Murrhey

Montana

3.95/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bomber into a tulip glass in high elevation Libby, Mont. Reviewed live. No best-by date.

A- One finger wide white head with minimal retention. Leaves a very watery, paper-thin lacing when agitated. Orange body with high clarity.

S- Wheat and tartness. Some active yeast and bacteria cultures. Lemon zest, warm and refreshing smelling.

T- Very tart with a wheat backbone. An active, complex beer. Lemon, spices, brett. Very pleasant.

M- Solid feel with active carbonation. Chewier than I would have expected. Fairly wet finish. Highly refreshing and drinkable.

O- This hits all the right points to be a very good beer. Kudos to Bend for turning out a complicated style like this.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 02:47:11 | More by Murrhey

writerLJBerg

Oregon

3.95/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bottle purchased from Belmont Station. Was nice to randomly find it on the shelf since I've wanted to try this for awhile. Split.

A: Pale pink like a zinfandel with no appreciable head. No legs. This is almost translucent as you might expect.

N: Hibiscus, pomegranate, raspberries. The fruit is very dominant here, though there's some sweetness that lends a kind of kool-aid smell. Vinous white wine grapes.

T: Tart raspberries, pomegranates, lemons, white wine grapes, and a little bit of leather. Some lactic acid, and the hibiscus is appreciable if faint.

M: Very light and goes down as quickly as a Berliner Weisse should.

O: So, I confess that I thought this was a sour ale, and not a BW at first, and it's funny how reading the label drastically changed my perception of this. It's a great beer that showcases the pomegranate and hibiscus well. Even nicer that I get touches of raspberries even if they aren't actually present in the beer. I dare say you won't be disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 00:57:08 | More by writerLJBerg

beers4me

Oregon

4.7/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

What a great beer. I sat near the window and watched the wind bring in autumn the leaves sailing down the street. In one hand my glass held the nectar the nectar that sours strive to be. Ching Ching it wasn't the empty can rolling down the road it was the incredible beer that was in my hand. I smiled at the beer and it kissed my palate.

Serving type: on-tap

10-17-2012 05:55:53 | More by beers4me

HopHead84

California

4.45/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

5/2/2012

This beer won gold at World Beer Cup 2012 in Category 18: American-Style Sour Ale. There were only 14 entries, but hey, a gold is a gold, right?

A: Pinkish orange with a small white head.

S: Tart and lactic fruit. Smells like grapefruit pink lemonade with a leathery touch. Notes of sugary raspberry blend with cherry.

T: Piquant pink lemonade and tart grapefruit with a light sugary quality. There's a light citric acidity and evident lactic notes throughout. There's a little oak in the dry finish.

M: Light body with upper medium carbonation.

Overall: Impressive.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2012 16:20:28 | More by HopHead84

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.93/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

An interesting label and I have never seen it before, so I picked it up in Bend, OR.
Opened on 1-22-12.

A - Pours orange with a pink tint. Large white bubbles form, but are gone fast.

S - Sweet fruit, cherry and pomegranite.

T - Tart fruit and wheat.

D - Good carbonation and a light body.

O - Light and tart. Fruity and pleasant.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2012 04:21:35 | More by HuskyinPDX

jdense

Oregon

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

22 oz. bottle v.2 shared with neighborhood beer buddy watching epic World Series Game 6, 10.27.11.

One finger pinkish white head, fairly big bubbles, ultra-quick dissipation on top of lovely rouge colored hazy body (this beer just won't drop clear, I know this frustrated Tonya on v. 1), very little visible carbonation, just a few bubbles clinging to side of tulip glass, and once those were gone it was pretty flat. The floral notes from hops and hibiscus were prominent in the nose along with huge dose of pomegranate syrup. Taste is features the fruit up front, more tart than sour (to they make pomegranate sweet tarts?), and the hibiscus dried out the finish. Not a lot of effervescence present in the fairly light mouthfeel. Pretty refreshing, a fairly unique tasting experience. Not for pomegranate player-haters, a real sipper, refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2011 15:43:53 | More by jdense

dgilks

Australia

3.38/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Hazy pink colour with a tiny, very short-lasted white head.

Light tart aroma with a hint of generic citrus.

Tart citrus flavour with a touch of fruitiness. Reminiscent of pink grapefruit.

Light body with moderately high carbonation. Okay.

An okay beer. The flavours are pleasant but it lacks depth.

Serving type: on-tap

08-29-2011 12:32:44 | More by dgilks

daveytheformer

Oregon

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

Picked up a few of these bottles at Saraveza.

Pours a light apricot color with a very thin white head that leaves some light spotting.

Smells a for sure floral but I'm not really sure what else is going on there.

Tastes are only slightly tart. A little lemon shines through with a mild herbal quality shining through every once in a while. Has an almost cider like quality.

Mouthfeel is light to medium with lots of carbonation.

Overall is really good an excellent summer offering. Glad I have another one of these.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2011 17:21:29 | More by daveytheformer

cbarrett4

Oregon

2.63/5  rDev -34.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from tap into pint glass at Nano-brew festival PDX.

Upon reading the description of this beer I was really very excited to try it out... Poured with a pink-tawny hue, good carbonation but light head and little lace. Smells of sweet tree fruit and citrus, not really much else, but not unpleasant. Doesn't really smell like a beer... more like a malt beverage (wine cooler). The palate is overly sweet and sour... exactly like a sweet tart (hence the description). The pomegranate and hibiscus never really come into play. The body is light with lots of acidity, limp texture.

I expect fruit infused beers to still have an authentic 'beer like' character. While I found this interesting, it reminded me more of a wine cooler and less of a fruit beer, and I am a fan of Berliner Weisse and a variety of fruit ales. Sorry, I really wanted to like it.

Serving type: on-tap

08-21-2011 20:48:50 | More by cbarrett4