Young Blood Dressing for Revenge 4Pk

Young Blood Dressing for Revenge 4Pk is a 9% ABV fruited sour ale from Young Blood Beer Company in Madison, Wisconsin, sold as a four-pack of cans. Brewed with concord grapes, passion fruit, guava, and orange, this fruit-punch-inspired sour holds a strong 4.2 out of 5 rating on Untappd across over 900 reviews.

Quick Facts: ABV: 9%  |  Origin: Madison, Wisconsin  |  Style: Fruited Sour Ale  |  Brewery: Young Blood Beer Company

Production & Heritage

Young Blood Beer Company operates out of Madison, Wisconsin, and has built a reputation for relentless innovation — the brewery releases three new beers each week and does not repeat a single recipe within the same calendar year. Dressing for Revenge belongs to their fruit-punch sour series, layering concord grape, passion fruit, guava, and orange into a tart, high-gravity base. At 9% ABV, it sits well above session-strength sours, delivering concentrated fruit character with real weight behind it.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Intense concord grape leads immediately, followed by waves of tropical passion fruit and guava. A bright citrus lift from orange rounds out the nose, evoking a freshly opened juice box.

Taste: The entry is explosively fruity — big, juicy grape floods the palate first, then gives way to a tropical mid-palate of passion fruit and guava. The sourness is assertive but balanced, never reaching face-puckering levels, while the 9% ABV stays remarkably hidden beneath all that fruit. Some drinkers note a candy-like sweetness reminiscent of liquid Smarties.

Finish: Medium in length with lingering grape skin tartness and a faint tropical echo. The acidity cleans the palate efficiently, inviting the next sip without residual heaviness.

How to Drink Dressing for Revenge

Best served cold, straight from the can or poured into a tulip glass to concentrate those aromatic fruit layers. The high ABV and fruit-forward profile also make it a surprisingly capable cocktail ingredient. A Sour Shandy — half Dressing for Revenge, half lemonade over ice — tempers the tartness into a crushable warm-weather drink. A Berliner Spritz style serve, topping the sour with prosecco and a grapefruit twist, plays off the grape and citrus notes beautifully. For something unconventional, use it in a Sour Beer Margarita, substituting part of the citrus juice for this sour to add grape complexity and effervescence.

Best For

• Sharing with friends who claim they don't like sour beer — the fruit-punch profile converts skeptics
• Backyard cookouts where a high-ABV sour replaces the usual lager rotation
• Gifting to a craft beer collector who values limited, non-repeating releases
• Pairing nights where bold, fruity beer meets rich or spicy food

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Dressing for Revenge taste like? It delivers an intense fruit-punch character dominated by concord grape, with supporting layers of passion fruit, guava, and orange wrapped in a balanced sour tartness. The 9% ABV is well-concealed beneath the fruit, giving it a dangerously drinkable quality.

How does Dressing for Revenge compare to Evil Twin Even More Daily Servings? Both are high-impact fruited sours, but Dressing for Revenge leans heavily into a grape-driven fruit-punch direction at 9% ABV, while Evil Twin's collaboration with Trillium tends toward a broader tropical and berry spectrum. Young Blood's one-and-done brewing philosophy also means Dressing for Revenge is a far more limited release.

Is Dressing for Revenge good for sipping on its own? Absolutely — the layered fruit complexity and balanced acidity make it rewarding to drink straight from the can or from a tulip glass, though the 9% ABV warrants a measured pace.

Where is Dressing for Revenge made? Dressing for Revenge is brewed by Young Blood Beer Company in Madison, Wisconsin, a brewery known for its rapidly rotating lineup of creative, small-batch releases.

What foods pair well with Dressing for Revenge? Spicy Thai dishes like green curry benefit from the fruit sweetness cutting through heat. Grilled pork with a fruit glaze mirrors the grape and tropical notes. A charcuterie board with aged cheddar and dried fruit echoes the beer's intensity. Lemon tart or berry cheesecake complements the acidity and fruit-forward character.

What sizes does Dressing for Revenge come in? Dressing for Revenge is available as a four-pack of cans from Young Blood Beer Company.

Is Dressing for Revenge worth the price? It positions as a premium craft sour — the 9% ABV, multi-fruit recipe, and Young Blood's policy of never repeating a batch within the same year place it firmly in limited-release territory, offering genuine scarcity alongside quality.

Why Dressing for Revenge?

What separates this beer from the crowded fruited sour landscape is Young Blood's commitment to never brewing the same recipe twice in a year — once this batch is gone, it does not return on the same timeline. The 9% ABV puts it in a weight class most fruited sours never reach, yet the concord grape, passion fruit, guava, and orange integration keeps it tasting like a turbocharged juice box rather than a boozy experiment. A 4.2 Untappd rating across hundreds of reviews confirms that the execution matches the ambition. For drinkers chasing bold, unrepeatable fruit sours, this four-pack is built to deliver exactly that.