Somersault by New Belgium Brewing
Brewery Name and Location: New Belgium Brewing of Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Name of Brew: Somersault
Style of Brew: Blonde Ale
Purchase Info: $9.49 for 6* 12oz bottle.
ABV: 5.2%
Ingredient Info: Apricot, Ginger, Centennial hops, Oats
Nutritional Info:
Vessel Used for Tasting: Wine Glass
Aroma/Olfactory: Grassy nose underlied w/ NW hops and Belgian yeast aromas.
Visuals/Appearance: Clear golden-yellow w/ pervasive white head and lace. Tiny bubbles.
Taste/Flavor: It starts w/ a mild hope bite, with a brief flash of the classic Centennial hop flavor profile, and is quickly overpowered with apricot and oat bread flavors. Taste is slightly bitter, slightly sour.
Palate/Tactile: Crisp and light.
Tasting Backstory: This is New Belgium’s new Summer Seasonal. I’m not a huge flavored beer fan. I think there are a couple that I have liked, but usually I prefer straight beer. On this ale, the apricot drowns out the natural flavors of the ale, which are actually fairly good. Anyways, it’s not awful but it is nothing I would buy again.
Rating: 4.5/10
Value Rating: 3.5/10
