Pizza Boy - Funky Applesauce Review

I'm trying my first of two Pizza Boy Sours that I picked up earlier this week. I figured I would try the funky applesauce first, mainly just because I like the name. This is the first bottled sour from Pizza Boy I have had the chance to try, so I'm very excited to give them a shot.


I was greeted by a loud POP when I finally managed to get the cork off. Shortly after that I was greeted by an eruption of foam coming out the top all over my kitchen table. This lasted about 3 minutes...


After the bottle stopped erupting, I was able to pour  a cloudy light yellow beer from the 750ml bottle into my glass. The beer had a light head that settled fairly quickly.





This beer smells very sour and yeasty. Is that a valid adjective? Apple does come through in the scent as well. This sourness of this beer clears your nose as you smell it. I'm a little concerned by the smell that this is going to taste more like a hard cider than a beer, but we will see.

After taking the first sip I'm greeted by a decent amount of sourness. This beer has a moderately sour feel to it. It's certainly not puckering. The apple stands out well, but is subtle enough to allow you to enjoy the other aspects of this beer.

While this beer certainly does share some characteristics with a cider, it certainly has some qualities that makes it more complex. One major difference is the yeast and pale malt you can taste in the backbone of this beer. They compliment the sour funkiness nicely. As this beer warms up the woodiness starts to take center stage. The barrel adds a nice oaky flavor that is very welcome in this beer.


Overall, I'm impressed with this beer. It definitely leaves me excited to try Mango Sourer and any other future sours from Pizza Boy. I'm also glad Al seemed to listen to his consumer base and lower the price back to $25, even though he pretty much told his customers they were wrong, but that's another story.


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