Review: Blood Brothers Autopop Cherry Cola Sour Ale

Apologies to my buddy Chris, I meant to review this a long time ago and he's been calling me out for not reviewing it, so here I am! My buddy Chris is a die hard Busch Light/Coors Light kind of guy, likes simplicity and as macro as possible for beers, but he also has some good tastes too - one of his favourites of all time is Blood Brothers Brewing's Autopop Cherry Cola Sour Ale, so when I came to visit him a couple years ago, he kept telling me I had to try it. Well, a year later we went to Blood Brothers' taproom and had an amazing time (amazing staff!) and finally tried it then, his rave reviews about the sour didn't end up spoiling me at all, it was a good one!

Autopop Cherry Cola Sour Ale is a Session Sour with Cherry Cola flavour (duh). It contains water, malted barley, wheat, hops, cherries, natural flavours, and yeast. 4.0% ABV

Appearance: Deep dark purple with a reddish hue to it, almost reminding me of a purple freezie. There's a little bit of carbonation in the body and the head fizzes at first but goes away. Not much carbonation (like a Cherry Coke would have) but I also waited nearly two years to review this.. this is on me.

Aroma: The cherry is very dominant in this Sour, as well has a bit of a tart raspberry aroma to it as well. I'm not noticing much of a cola vibe there but I do get a bit of a spiced presence that reminds me of a crafty Root Beer (such as Parallel 49's). It's spiced, not overly sour but a tad tart from the cherries. 

Taste: Mildly tart, decently sweet with a rich cherry presence to it. Again, the cola seems more reminiscent to a crafty Root Beer again with it having a bit of a spiced presence (nutmeg, anise, perhaps a bit of cinnamon). It has a slight tartness to it but not overly sour as I was initially expecting way back when. Aftertaste is a moderately sour cherry presence. 

Overall Thoughts: A decent offering and I'd full on love to see them do a classic creamy vanilla-forward Root Beer as part of this series one day. Enjoyable but only in moderate amounts, it's heavier than your typical cherry cola.