Rating

4.1 out of 5

Aroma

3.8 out of 5

Appearance

4.2 out of 5

Taste

4 out of 5

Palate

Total

4

4 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Parallel 49 Brewing Co.
• Beer Style: Sour Ale
• Pros:

  Nice, balanced sour cherry taste with a smooth hint of oak

• Cons:

  Rather expensive and a touch sweet

• Conclusion:

  A sweet and sour beer with a nice balance of sour cherry and chardonnay oak.

Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Lil’ Red-Emption 3rd Anniversary Cherry Sour Ale

In response to one of the less popular beers of Parallel 49 Brewing Company’s history they have come out swinging with the Lil Red-Emption Sour Cherry Ale. From the Bomber bottle this fruit-sour beer pours as a very clouded, amber-copper colour with a finger and a half of relatively slow to settle head. From the Lil’ Red comes a sharp, sour cherry tone with a fairly strong sweetness to it. The dark cherry tones are joined with a wine-oak earthiness that adds depth and complexity to the nose. In the flavour, a bubbly, sour tone hits the palate in a fairly light bodied package. The sour isn’t extremely intense but rather refreshing. As the sour tones fade slightly the woody-oak tones and a light chardonnay-grape lightness adds to the ensemble making for a surprisingly easy drinking sour ale with a nice and sour-sweet cherry flavour to tickle your senses. Redemption has never tasted so sweet!

Alcohol – 6.7%
Size – 650ml
IBU – 86
Price – $12.20 (Craft Retailer)
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