Fortuna Roja
Thanks to me for picking this bottle up for myself, I really appreciate it, Jeff. No problem, buddy, enjoy it! Ok, I will! Pours literally HOT PINK in the proper lighting. This beer seriously looks awesome. Once poured, it's a deep, yet bright, reddish magenta color, perfectly matching a prickly pear fruit. Really bubbly and fizzy at the beginning which gets me a bit worried that this may be overcarbed. That all fades away rather quickly, though. Aroma is pretty much what you'd expect from a wild ale, but with a bit of the prickly pear sweetness making itself known. Lemony, funky, zesty. Off to a good start. Taste is yummy and puckering. It's sour. Very closely follows the nose with lemon juice and some funk in there, as well. A small amount of sweetness really helps balance this out. It's pretty tart though! Nom. Feels pretty good in the mouth. Bubbly, but not overcarbed. Leaves the tongue feeling dry and begging for another sip or fifty. Extremely drinkable. While being pretty sour, it's not overly acidic. It's juicy. It's pretty hard to stop taking sips, and it's hard to keep those sips just sips. I want to take a big gulp.