Epic Sour Brainless on Guava & Habanero

Epic Brewing Co. Sour Brainless On Guava & Habanero, Cellar Reserve is a very unusual brew. It’s highly carbonated – part of the Epic “Brainless” series of beers, but with pretty powerful guava flavors and an aftertaste with subtle hints of habanero pepper . It’s more of a tart ale than a sour one, in…

Ted Scheffler

August 20, 2020

My son, Hank, and college friends of his were visiting us last weekend and my wife, Faith, picked up an array of interesting beers for a weekend cookout. One that got my attention – in part because it’s one of the strangest sounding beers I’ve ever come across – was Epic Brewing Co. Sour Brainless On Guava & Habanero, Cellar Reserve. What in the world?, I thought.

It’s not an inexpensive beer, I’ll tell you that: $9.99 for 12.7 ounces. But hey, the wax seal must be expensive, right?

Well, this is a very unusual brew. It’s highly carbonated – part of the Epic “Brainless” series of beers, but with pretty powerful guava flavors and an aftertaste with subtle hints of habanero pepper (I’d have liked a little more pepper, please). It’s more of a tart ale than a sour one, in my opinion, but very quaffable. The brew is aged in oak barrels with pink guava and habanero peppers and clocks in at 6.6% ABV.

If you like guava, you’re gonna love Sour Brainless on Guava & Habanero.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.