Beer Review: Excelsior! Le Bleu

All praise the American Sour! This version of this up-and-coming style is brewed with sour mash and bluberries and aged for 2-3 years in old wine barrels. It is then bottle conditioned with champange yeast.

Salmon colored, with a stark white head.  Aromas are fresh and light, mostly lemon-lime with a splash of blueberries and fresh loam.  The palate is very pretty with sour lactic qualities, lemony and light.  Elegant berry and floral notes in the finish, with a light vanilla note.  Refreshing and pretty, with great carbonation and a touch of light malty sweetness.

Ithaca Beer Company  is this city’s first brewery, founded in 1998. It’s beers are distributed in through much of New England, Pennsylvania, and New York.