RATINGS: 1021   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.98/5   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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Perhaps no country embraces the use of fruit in beers more so than Belgium. Numerous traditional as well as regional specialty ales are infused with every sort of fruit imaginable. In this way, the flavor of the fruit becomes especially prominent. Red Poppy Ale is a veritable celebration of Sour Cherries in an explosion of aromas and tastes. Brewed from a brown ale base and aged in our oak barrels for over 6 months, this beer is not for the faint of heart. The Golden Poppy is the state flower of California and the Red Poppy is found in Flanders Fields where our inspiration for this beer comes from.

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4.2
gripweed57 (7495) - Hamilton Square, New Jersey, USA - FEB 16, 2024
UPDATED: FEB 16, 2024 On tap at Capone’s in Norristown, PA. 2013 vintage. Mahogany brown color with red highlights. Creamy tan head. Earthy, tangy nose has notes of dried fruit and funk. Flavor is tart and smooth. Dark cherry, yeast, barnyard funk, earth and oak. Incredibly smooth and approachable. I’m guessing that the years have mellowed and rounded out the flavors. A bit pricy at $14 for a 5.5 ounce snifter, but I had to taste this elusive brew.

4
rennat42 (5357) - Ravenna, Nebraska, USA - JAN 29, 2024
UPDATED: JAN 29, 2024 Bottle. A- Cherry, mild funk, subtle balsamic vinegar. A- Reddish brown color, slightly hazy liquid, beige head. T- Cherry, tart, mild funk, subtle balsamic vinegar, oak, tannic. P- Medium body, average texture, medium carbonation, complex finish. O- Really lovely sour cherry flavor with only a tinge of funk. Acidity is fairly mild and back up with a balanced oak flavor. Not sure what poppy really adds, but like this probably better than I rated it.

3.9
zvsn (9834) - ISRAEL - NOV 10, 2023
UPDATED: NOV 10, 2023 Can at a tasting. Hazy amber red. Funky, vinegar aroma. Sour, vinegar, caramel, cherries, wood. Light-bodied, dry, fizzy. Very good.

4.1
Leighton (33714) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 6, 2023
UPDATED: AUG 6, 2023 Bottle at home in NH. Vintage 2012. Pours reddish cola with a bubbly, fading off-white head. Light-medium sweet flavour, acetic, leathery, nice tart berries, balsamic, cherry. Light bodied with delicate carbonation. Drying finish, more leathery berries, sturdy citric bite, quenching. Solid.

4.5
Goodgrief (2858) - Middletown, Delaware, USA - JUN 30, 2023
UPDATED: JUN 30, 2023 Bottle. Chestnut brown color, smallish head. Aroma of cherries and …cocoa? Tart cherry, mild sweetness. Leathery mouthfeel. Pretty awesome.

4.5
MicroGrog (3249) - Asheville, North Carolina, USA - DEC 17, 2022
UPDATED: DEC 17, 2022 On tap at The Church in SD. $10 for a 10oz double pour. Russet, dark amber, rust, mostly clear. Sour brown, old wood, macerated sour cherries, old plums, lacquer. Cherry pit, sour melon, earth, excellent acidity, lime, lingering grape-y tannins. So good.

3.6
Cunningham (14118) - Halden, NORWAY - DEC 21, 2021
UPDATED: DEC 21, 2021 Hazed brown/red pour and a small head Good intensity in the aroma A bit dry and an ok acidity Also an ok carbonation level Cherries, citric and caramel malt in the flavor [Bottle from Vinmonopolet Aker Brygge in Oslo, Norway]

3.8
Marko (17703) - Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC - AUG 25, 2021
UPDATED: AUG 25, 2021 Bottle, thanks Hrabren! Brown, reddish body, off white head. Lovely raisins, tart, perfumey aroma, very well integrated acidity. Lean, tart taste, citric, funk, bitter lemone well balanced and drinkable, cherries are there, fermented out. Quite good, not fantastic on my book.

3.8
Hrabren (7986) - Zagreb, CROATIA - AUG 25, 2021
UPDATED: AUG 25, 2021 0.375 l bottle shared at the Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb. Hazy brownish red, small off-white head. Aroma is ripe cherry, cherry pit, funky, glue, acidity, caramel. Sharp. Balanced. Phenolic funky finish.

3.9
Miły (1088) - Kielce, POLAND - JUN 5, 2021
UPDATED: JUN 5, 2021 Wygląd: Barwa miedziana, klarowna z pomarańczowo-miedzianymi refleksami. Piana ciemnobeżowa, niska, głównie średniopęcherzykowa, opada do pierścienia, nie pozostawia lacingu. Aromat: Przed szereg wysuwają się łagodne dzikie nuty w postaci skóry i stajni na średnim poziomie. Miękkie nuty funky wsparte średnioniską cytrynową kwaśnością, dębioną, pestkami oraz czereśnią, wiśniami, czerwonymi porzeczkami, marmoladą śliwkową, jak i lekką kandyzowaną skórką pomarańczy. Całość uzupełnia niska słodowość chlebowa i akcent wanilii. Na granicy autosugestii mak. Smak: Na średnim poziomie cytrynowa kwaśność z akcentem octu balsamicznego. Dalej nuty funky - skóra i stajnia oraz gładka, skórkowo-goryczkowa taniczność na średnioniskim poziomie. Niska chlebowa podbudowa słodowa. W tle bardzo subtelne wiśnie, czerwone porzeczki oraz dębina. W ustach wytrawne z średnim, dobrze wyczuwalnym ściąganiem. Treściwość średnioniska, wysycenie niskie. Goryczka niska, taniczna, krótka. Finisz wytrawny, taniczny z nutami przejrzałych wiśni i dębiny. Ogólnie: Przyjemne, średnio intensywne, bez szału. Niewiele wiśni i praktycznie brak maku. Na duży plus przyjemna, 'dojrzała' taniczność.


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