Ocean Drift is part of JumpShip's summer fruited sour series, brewed using a mixed culture of yeast and bacteria — the same approach used in traditional sour beers — rather than just adding acidulated malt for a shortcut result. That extra process time shows in the complexity. The beer pours a striking deep purple with a tight pink head, and the aroma is bold: ripe blackberries and blackcurrant rising from the glass with the warmth of summer fruit. On the palate the berry character is rich and generous, the tartness sits at a comfortable level rather than face-puckering, and there's enough structure from the base beer to ground all that fruit. Vegan and gluten-free. It's the kind of beer that works better at the end of a warm day than alongside a meal — the fruit just takes over everything else in the nicest possible way.