Death Sauce

Name: Death Sauce
Brand: Modist Brewing Co.
Rating: 3.8 (336 reviews)

Modist Brewing Co.

Minneapolis, MN

Tavour Rating

3.8

Style

Fruited Sour

ABV

7.5%

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A Note on This Beer

If I listed all the accolades for these two breweries, it’d take up all the space I have to tell you about the beer. So, I’ll just say it quick:

Today’s beer is a collab between Drekker Brewing and Modist Brewing. Last year, Modist won the Most Innovative Brewery Award at the 2019 Brewers Cup and Drekker brought home gold medals from the 2020 Best of Craft Beer awards.

The two crews put their heads together to make this Fruited Sour, inspired by the infamous vacation cocktail: the Painkiller Tiki, made with rum and coconut cream, with splashes of orange and pineapple juice and a garnish of nutmeg.

Like a Pina Colada on steroids, each batch of Death Sauce sits on over 6,000 pounds of pineapple, orange, coconut, brown sugar, coffee, nutmeg, and vanilla beans!

Each sip teems with citrus notes, paired with the sweetness of caramelized sugar and vanilla. A dash of lactose gives it the creaminess of a blended cocktail with a sugar-spiced rim and a splash of orange-liqueur.

Death Sauce truly blows me away. After all, this Fruited Sour comes from two of the best breweries in the Midwest! This special collab is only available regionally, but if you’re quick, you may be able to snag a few cans right here.

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Reviews

3.8

336 Ratings

Wilnerr

3.25

Not quite what I was expecting/hoping for

Allenkram

4.0

Sweet but damn good!

jenelle12

4.0

Pastry like; tiki time

Adamthadude

4.5

Holy shit the flavor profile is insane

Jburley4141

1.0

Pass

art_of_beer

5.0

Pineapple juiciness.

jordan3

5.0

The slight coffee after taste is what makes this a 5 star for me. I honestly didn’t think this would be as great as it actually tasted.

pmbuko

4.0

This beer isn’t sure what it wants to be when it grows up, so it’s trying everything. The result is quirky, but pleasing.

Arnulfobenitez

4.0

Very interesting flavor. Fruity with a lightly smokiness at the end. Definitely enjoyed.

Drumz13

3.0

Weird. I can’t decide if that’s good weird or bad weird.

Watson

3.75

It was good but had a strange taste I couldn’t put my finger on

shawn11

1.0

Nasty Then good for a second but too nasty to drink.

taburish

4.0

Taste just like the painkillers I remember

momo

2.0

The coffee did not mix with the fruity flavors. Separately the flavors would have been good; together not so much.

Hock96

5.0

Excellent!!!! Tastes like a glass of pineapple juice with a hint of booze

Andie8137

1.5

Just gross. The coffee did not belong and I couldn’t finish it.

KevinAWhitehead

3.75

Unusual flavor combination. Credit for the innovation, but the coffee doesn’t really work.

HoppyGilmore

5.0

Juicy fruity autumny deliciousness

Kmpease

4.0

Very nice spicy and fruity flavor

daniel27

4.0

interesting it was spot on

TrevyWestside

5.0

Really strong vanilla after taste

IrishHammer69

4.25

Creamy citrusy ambrosia milkshake

AJax

2.0

Interesting to say the least. Couldn't taste much of the coffee as others stated. Definitely more on the fruity side. Coming from 2 of my most favorite breweries, figured I couldn't go wrong, but I'm stuck in the "ehh... I.. Don't know about this.. " zone with this one.

MrsCortney

4.0

Solid!!

OT2000

4.5

A ton of unique and rich flavors that worked for me!

Ectshakeau

5.0

Amazing flavor

etmccain

4.25

This one was wild, all kinds of flavors happening. I didn’t pick up coffee consistently and the brown sugar was very subtle (thankfully). Very good fruity Painkiller flavor. Drekker drew me in and didn’t disappoint.

jordan41

4.0

Although delicious, I could only have one of these as it is pretty sweet from start to finish.

bethany180

3.5

Weird muddle of flavors. I taste coffee and I don't enjoy that. I don't think I like it.

Brys

5.0

One of the best tasting beers ever honestly

mark74

5.0

Very flavorful. Very tasty. Orange pineapple and coffee flavors.

Trevbonnefin

3.0

A bit too heavy on the coffee if you ask me, wasn’t too bad. Had to have a mate finish though

william3521

4.0

Yet another beer featuring things I don’t like and managing to combine three: pineapple, coconut, and lactose. This one is in the vein of a beer that tastes like the painkiller cocktail and there’s also orange, brown sugar, coffee, nutmeg, and vanilla beans.

Drekker

3.25

A lot going on with this one! Good, but I think it had to much of something? or to many good flavors butting heads.

IggyPresley

4.0

Didn’t taste any coffee notes but the tropical fruit flavors were tart and sour

RUDEBOY

5.0

Now this one was a shocker. Explosion of flavor

Beersnacks

3.0

Interesting, so so

lethdorr

4.0

Was ok - coulda done without the coffee

Thefellpaladin

5.0

Crazy delicious pineapple candy

julia5

3.5

It was a great start and a less great finish. It reminded me a little bit of soy sauce.

Idkdylannn

5.0

Yuh

ryan1662

3.5

Not bad but the flavors don’t really integrate well

carl6

5.0

Yeah, I loved this!

hellodylanjames

5.0

One of the best sours i have had

joseph2741

3.75

Totally unique, wasn’t expecting the coffee!

dphie130

4.0

Insane flavor combo, def tasted like a tiki cocktail with a surprise hint of coffee at the end. Loved it.

DBSD

2.5

Not terrible... But I can't help but think they were too busy trying to find out if they could.... Rather than if they should.

Zod1966

3.0

This is a rare poor offering from Drekker. The fruit flavors all mash together and I cannot discern anything from it. It also tasted extremely sweet and cloying. Even the best make mistakes now and then.

iamsiggy

3.5

Not the best from Drekker

MrRedSun

3.75

The taste is pretty close to a Painkiller, but there's a sometimes-present bitterness in the back that is unpleasant. It's great for the first few drinks, but after that the slight bitterness kicks in and it gets harder to drink.