Gob Stopper Grape Ale 🍇🧙‍♂️

Style: American Grape Ale
Brewer: SheppyBrew
ABV: 7.0%
IBU: 16
SRM: 7 (radiant violet)

Appearance 👀

Pours a soft purple with glowing edges—somewhere between wizard robe and melted grape popsicle. Medium white head fades quickly but leaves a ring like candy dust. Light haze gives it a whimsical, fairytale feel.

Aroma 👃

Concord grape front and center—like you just cracked open a juice box at recess. Beneath that: gentle floral honey, a whiff of grapevine must, and faint cereal notes from the malt. Nostalgic without being fake or flashy.

Flavor 👅

Tart grape onset morphs into gentle sweetness mid-palate, lifted by honey malt and clean fermentation. A crisp finish keeps it from going syrupy, and low bitterness balances the fruit. Tastes like if childhood had a craft beer sponsor.

Mouthfeel 🫦

Light-to-medium body with a soft, juicy texture. Slight sparkle enhances the grape brightness, while flaked wheat adds a plush feel. Not heavy, not thin—just right for sipping while debating gnome politics.

Overall Impression 💭

Gob Stopper Grape Ale is a fruit-forward ale with nostalgic swagger and just enough acidity to keep it grown-up. It’s playful but polished, bright but balanced. Not everyone’s flavor quest—but for those who crave a purple pour with personality, it’s a magical detour.

The Legend of Gob Stopper Grape Ale 📜

In the enchanted cul-de-sac of Gnomeberry Hollow, one gnome dared to imagine a beer infused with the essence of joy: Gobwick, the grape-whisperer and confectionery wizard. Obsessed with flavor alchemy, Gobwick brewed with enchanted fruits and whispers of childhood laughter.

But Gobwick wasn’t just an eccentric potion master—he was a visionary. And visions like his needed collaborators.

One hazy twilight, while foraging for glitterberries, Gobwick stumbled upon the hidden brew cave of the SheppyBrew gnomes—masters of balance, texture, and branding so clever it made humans giggle. These weren’t ordinary gnomes. They brewed by moonlight, listened to hop spirits, and aged beer in barrels inscribed with riddles.

Gobwick shared his dream: a magical brew that would evolve in flavor like a gobstopper, equal parts whimsy and drinkability.

Together they worked, combining Gobwick’s juicy grape essence with the SheppyBrew gnomes’ meticulous techniques—layering honey malt for plush sweetness, flaked wheat for mouthfeel, and just enough hop bitterness to keep it grounded in the real world.

The result? A purple pour that sparkled like amethyst and tasted like a summer memory wrapped in a napkin from your favorite candy store.

They named it Gob Stopper Grape Ale, crowned the tap handle with Gobwick himself (beard braided, orb aglow), and released it to the

world as a toast to forgotten magic and well-forged friendship.

Legend has it, if you drink Gob Stopper Grape Ale under a full moon and say “Sheppybrew Gobwick” three times fast, your next homebrew will turn out perfect.

Want to tweak Gobwick’s look for the tap handle or add more mystical ingredients to the lore? I can draft up a brewer’s scroll or even a Gnomeberry Hollow map next. Just say the word 🗺️🍻.

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