4th Street Cherry Tart

Brewed by 4th Street Brewing Co
Style: Fruit Beer
Gresham, Oregon USA

Date: September 19, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Portland Indie
Appearance: clear dark amber, wispy off white head, streaks of lace
Aroma: light sweet caramel and cherry aroma, light tartness
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, nice cherry pit character, balancing tartness, long tart finish

Date: September 21, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Appearance: clear dark red, fine off white head
Aroma: light sweet fruity aroma
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, nice mild cherry tartness
Overall: milder that at the fest a coupld of days ago

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Tap @ the Mini Beer Fest... Poured clear reddish/pink with a white head. Not tart in the sense of a lambic or sour. Standard ale esters and malts with a light cherry character. Not overly fruity which was good.