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mom would probably have been picking, mashing or boiling them little berries to make you a delicious purée when you were just a wee kiddo, OR she would have bought them little smoothie packs that even today - as adults - we are so tempted to buy in the store and slurp on the spot in one quick go. And when we become serious adults, then we go for the berried fruit beers - and this right here is exactly such a thing, a hipster hip fruit bomb. But how well exactly, do you know your berries? - Heres a couple of facts that you may not know: -Unlike other berries, raspberries will not continue to ripen after being picked. Yup, its straight downhill from there, so you might as well pick them right into your mouth. -Blackberries are actually SO interesting that theres a whole science dedicated to them. Batology its called. And no, as far as we know bats are in no way involved (other than that fruit bats may also love blackberries) -Raspberries are red, right? Well, not necessarily. Theres actually some types that have weird colors like golden, black, yellow and purple. -And speaking of color. You know how most unripe berries are green? Well, that doesnt go for Blackberries - when unripe, they are actually red. Less