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Pucker Up

Garrison Brewing Company
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🌍 Canada · Fruited Sour · One of 12 Fruited Sours in hopIQ

A kettle-soured pale ale turned bright pink by cranberry, pomegranate, rosehip and hibiscus. The acidity is clean and lactic rather than funky, and the fruit reads as tart red berry with a floral, faintly tea-like edge from the hibiscus and rosehip. Wheat in the grist softens the body. No bittering hops are used at all, so the finish stays purely tart over a small residual sweetness.

ABV
4.9%
SRM
golden5
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Barely bitter and crisp.

Trim and gentle — the beer moves through with an unforced, easy rhythm.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Fruited Sour.
Hop character
floral
herbal
Malt character
wheat
Fermentation & yeast
sour
fruity
tart
clean
Distinctive notes
berry
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Pucker Up

Appearance

Bright pink body with excellent clarity and a fine, persistent white head that clings to the glass in delicate lace. The color derives entirely from the cranberry, pomegranate, rosehip, and hibiscus adjuncts, creating a visually striking pale ale. Carbonation appears moderate and well-integrated.

bright pinkclearfine lacingmoderate carbonation

Aroma

The nose leads with tart red berry—cranberry and pomegranate dominate—layered with floral and herbal notes from hibiscus and rosehip that evoke dried tea leaves. Wheat adds a soft, grain-forward undertone without any funky or wild character. The overall impression is clean and refreshing, with no hop bitterness to complicate the fruit-forward profile.

cranberry, pomegranatefloral, herbalclean lactic acidwheat grain

Taste

Entry is crisp and tart, driven by clean lactic acidity rather than funky fermentation notes. The mid-palate develops red-berry tartness with a faint tea-like floral edge; wheat in the grist provides a soft, rounded mouthfeel that prevents harshness. Finish is purely tart with a small residual sweetness balancing the acidity, and zero bittering hops means no IBU-driven dryness.

sour, tartred berrysoft wheat bodyclean, no funk

Finish

The finish is dry and tart, with berry acidity lingering cleanly on the palate. A whisper of residual sweetness prevents the beer from becoming one-dimensional, and the overall aftertaste remains refreshing and food-friendly.

tart, dryberry-forward
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
82
Appearance
85
Finish
79
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Pucker Up

Serve at 6–9°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 6–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Pucker Up

About Fruited Sour

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Fruited Sour?

Fruited Sour is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Fruited Sour

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same sour, fruity, tart character as Pucker Up will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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