Forbidden Fruit

Name: Forbidden Fruit
Brand: Martin House Brewing Company
Rating: 3.89 (85 reviews)

Martin House Brewing Company

Forth Worth, TX

Tavour Rating

3.89

Style

Barrel Aged Sour

ABV

16.0%

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About This Beer

Martin House Brewing Co. simply describes their 16% ABV(!!) Forbidden Fruit as “Barrel Aged Limoncello.”

Wait, what?

Limoncello is a fancy Italian lemon liqueur consisting mostly of lemon and sugar. And barrel aging refers to, well, conditioning in wood barrels. What the heck kind of beer concoction is this?

An absolutely delicious Imperial Sour Ale, it turns out! Martin House took their Limoncello (a sweet-tart lemon beer inspired by the famous liqueur) and aged it for five months in whiskey barrels. Left unblended and unfiltered for maximum flavor, the finished result is a fancy-as-heck, tangy liqueur-beer experience!

Tasting Notes

The lemon comes through loud and clear upfront, mellowing into candied citrus. The finish is like sipping an Old Fashioned cocktail, replete with hints of bourbon-soaked brown sugar, amarena cherry, and orange zest.

Boozy Tart Oaky

Noteworthy Ingredients

Whiskey Barrels Lemon

Reviews

3.89

85 Ratings

PercyP

0.25

they charged me for it, but never shipped it

Mrose430

5.0

B est beer I’ve had in a long time! -Amanda R.

BrewdlyDiscoverd

5.0

amazing!! true craftsmanship to the art! limoncello + beer!! notes of citrus lemon hops and that oaky vanilla woody notes from the barrel!

craig1649

4.75

tastes like a lemonhead dipped in whiskey, excellent

matthew3854

4.0

great

seokhyeon

3.75

good

billyswervin

4.0

surprisingly very good. personally I would’ve liked more barrel character but that’s okay. hides the alcohol very well. if I come across these again, I’ll definitely buy more!

Mike_F

4.0

Tasted like a cocktail

jerry910

5.0

A light beer with the deep flavor of the whiskey barrels imbued in every sip, a bold fruit beer with layers both strong and enjoyable. Wish I had more!

william2908

5.0

A truly amazing beer. The feel of a mead at first taste.

NateTheBeerGuy

5.0

4 more cans in the Beer Room. These will go slowly. Every drop will be savored.

robert6664

4.0

a whisky sour in a can.

horst3

5.0

fantastic and v v strong, made a great Halloween decoration

LAB_RAT

4.5

Very nice! Big flavor. It reminded me of a Hot Toddy, with whiskey and lemon.

albert482

5.0

very strong taste at first, but once you shock the pallet it is a very good drink