Last month when I visited Boston the first stop was to Dorchester
Brewing Company. While I had never been I had always heard good things and I
was not disappointed as the beer was absolutely fantastic. While I will go more
into the visit in a future post (thanks Freddy Foreshadowing) when I was there,
I saw this awesome looking light purple beer but was not able to try it. When I
got my to go cans I saw that it was actually indigo and that it was called ‘Indigo
Sunrise,’ and man do I wish I grabbed a pour of this when I was there.
‘Indigo Sunrise’ pours into the glass a cloudy indigo color with a light pink head. It has strong fruit notes of blueberries and plums with a soft tangerine note at the end which adds a slight sweetness. The taste is awesome and textbook kettle sour. The blueberries and plums are heavily featured with each sip with just a hint of tangerine, it finishes with the perfect amount of mid-tongue tartness that lingers ever-so-slightly after each sip. Often times, kettle sours are not very tart but ‘Indigo Sunrise’ nails it with the perfect amount of tartness for those who really enjoy sours. With a light mouthfeel and ABV of only 5% you will be nearly done with the glass before you realize it, but you will not be feeling it.
