Sonder Carmen’s Carrot Cake

This Dessert Ale from Sonder Brewing right here in the Cincinnati area is stunning! Brewed with carrots, graham crackers, vanilla and cinnamon it is absolutely dessert (ish)! I’ll admit that I passed this brew by many times (erroneously) thinking that there was no way I would enjoy a “carrot cake” beer. Could I have been more wrong? I don’t think so. I have always thought that Sonder is one of the best breweries in this area so I should have just gone with it from the get go. This ale pours a beautiful bright, almost neon, orange in the glass with a cream cheese nose. The flavors do not really make me think of carrot cake, but that is alright. Thick and creamy, the flavors are more like cream cheese frosting with orange and perhaps a hint of carrot. This beer is killer! At only 4.6% it is fully quaffable and the rich creamy flavors will entice you to down it and go for another. Truly one of my favs from this brewer.

Rating 9.3