Originally published at Green Man Review!
Woot woot! Who doesn’t love glitter? Okay, so it gets everywhere and it has been known to be called The Herpes Of Craft Supplies. And I can’t argue with that. But for those of you who aren’t exactly in love with glitter, know that Bomb doesn’t have actual glitter in it. (Though you can buy other beers that do have it, such as DuClaw’s Unicorn Farts and Ingenious’s Black is Beautiful…or search brew glitter to buy some and add it to whatever brew you like.)
I have to come clean though; I’m not typically a sour beer fan. My stomach hates the stuff, my tastebuds scream in protest…and this from a gal who loves sour gummies. So I don’t know what it is about the vast majority of sour beer that turns my entire body into a shudder factory, but it happens. I can enjoy Iron Hill Brewery’s Cherry Blob (a Belgian Tripel made with sour cherries), and now, I can enjoy Glitter Bomb. Mostly because with Bomb, it’s not really a fruity sweet-but-sour thang that makes my taste buds go cross eyed, but is more like the sour center of those old Zotz candies. https://zotzpower.com/ (And yes, the wee 70s in kid me got very excited when I realized these candies still exist.) It’s not a harsh sour, but more like a bubbly fizz. And though smooth won’t be a word folks call the citric acid-y punch Bomb delivers, it’s much more drinkable than the sours I’ve tried in the past. As I’ve said before, I hate drinking a beer that’s so hoppy/sour/yeasty that I feel like I’ve lost a bet. I want to enjoy my pours, and Bomb is something I enjoy.
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