I tried for over two years to get the Funky Fluid beers, and this Gelato XTREME range was the biggest reason why I chased this brewery. They are known as one of Europe’s best breweries in this smoothie sour style. We’ve included a couple of the lower-level smoothie sours in past packs, but thanks to pushing the Guinness into this month’s packs, I could financially squeeze one of these Funky Fluid XTREME beers in to share with you all.
The important thing to know about these beers is that all the flavours and colours are naturally achieved by the fruits included. And the XTREME range has around 40% fruit in each beer.
There is lactose included, so there is a sweetness but the over-riding flavours of these beers are tartness from the various fruits.
This particular beer includes blueberry, blackberry, blackcurrant and raspberry. The malt body is a combination of barley, wheat, oat flakes and wheat flakes. The result is a super-thick, fruity, slightly tart treat that really should be called a name other than ‘beer’.
If you are sharing this beer, be sure to give it your best ‘Coopers roll’ or even upend the can a few times to make sure the contents mix through well. Then sit back and enjoy a really interesting, very different beer.
A heavily fruited ice cream sour from the Polish masters of this style
A deliciously tropical fruit smoothie sour
A heavily fruited ice cream sour from the Polish masters of this style
A deliciously tropical fruit smoothie sour
A NEIPA with oolong tea and Sichuan pepper, inspired by a trip to Beijing
