Our sip opens with wide-eyed, ripe watermelon. He’s new to the city and it shows. Though he’s a bold component of the refreshing brew, he’s lost and searching for meaning — maybe even that ‘special someone.’

Enter the brash, streetwise blackberry. He’s a real hustler that sees some of himself in the succulent young melon. He plays foil to the juicy protagonist, rounding out the sweetness with a bit of tartness while toughening up the brew and giving it depth.

Of all the Fruited Sours in all the towns in all the world, silky smooth vanilla walks into this one. Our love interest and heroine, her sweetness adds a reassuring lift to the end of each 6.3% ABV gulp, making the once cruel city come alive with a newfound perspective.