5 Ratings

Vault City Brewing Freaky

Name: Vault City Brewing Freaky
Brand: Beer
SKU: 681489d61603dad912ae99b3
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.5 (5 reviews)

Sour Ale 8 º

Vault City Brewing

Vault City’s Freaky is an indulgent, high-gravity Straight Sour Beer transformed into a decadent liquid dessert. An intense lactic tartness slices through a viscous, smoothie-like body packed with jammy blueberries, blackberries, and cherries. The sensory profile is dominated by a confectionary mountain of vanilla ice cream and whipped cream, layered with rich caramel and a hint of salt from fudge-dipped pretzels. Crushed cookies add a malty depth to the base, while the 8% ABV provides a warming backbone to this complex, purple-hued milkshake experience that balances sharp acidity with indulgent, pastry-like sweetness.

Appearance. Deep, opaque purple-burgundy; thick, smoothie-like pour with a dense, pink-tinted head that shows poor retention but leaves heavy, syrupy lacing on the glass.

Aroma. High intensity; sharp, clean lactic acidity leads into an explosion of jammy dark fruit—blueberry, blackberry, and tart cherry. Secondary notes of rich vanilla bean, buttery caramel, and a subtle cocoa-dusted maltiness reminiscent of crushed cookies and fudge-dipped pretzels emerge as it warms.

Taste. An initial impact of puckering lactic sourness is immediately softened by massive berry sweetness. Flavors of ripe blueberries and blackberries dominate the mid-palate, followed by a decadent swirl of vanilla cream and salty-sweet caramel. The finish features a lingering fudge and biscuit-like malt character with a tart fruit snap; hop bitterness is undetectable.

Mouthfeel. Full-bodied and exceptionally thick; viscous and creamy milkshake texture with moderate carbonation. Noticeable alcohol warmth is present but well-integrated into the rich, heavy mouthfeel.

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