Beer Review: Fat Heads Bumble Berry

Serving Type: Bottle

ABV: 5.3 percent

Appearance: This Fatheads concoction pours an awesome shade of gold. It highly resembles clover honey and had just a touch of visible haze. The body featured a prominent crown of shiny white head. The bubbles appeared tight-knit and compact. It was similar to wet snow. It was fluffy yet firm and left ample lacing inside of my glass.

Smell: The aroma of this brew was very bready and crackery. I also noticed some sweet honey behind it. There was both some tartness and sweetness from the blueberries albeit a bit nonchalant. I didn't pick up much hop character either, but I don't usually expect to get much in fruit beers.

Taste: The sweetness hit me up front as it usually does. That was mostly with the honey. The blueberry was sweet on the front and translated into slight tartness as it made its way towards the finish. On the finish, everything was very crisp. The tart from the blueberry combined nicely with the crackery/crusty taste on the finish. That enabled just a tad of zing at the end.

Overall Rating: 

This beer was awesome. I also recently had a glass of it on draft while at Fat Heads on the South Side. Surprisingly, the bartenders put a small handful of actual blueberries in it. It was fantastic! I'd love to one day have a case of this beer, but the ones I've found are in the $40 range. Still, I'm leaning towards grabbing one for myself in the near future.