 BeerBelcher (698), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
May 11, 2008
Compared to quite a few fruit beers, this one is a bit toned down. It was reminiscent to me of 21st Amendmant’s Watermelon Wheat, which is not high praise. Purple Haze is distinctly fruity, although I didn’t know it was raspberry flavored until I read the label. However, because the fruit is not overpowering, it exposes the lack of interestingness in the underlying "host beer." Body of the beer is surprisingly, not purple. Not much head, and some fruitiness in the aroma. Flavor didn’t offer much; not decisively fruity nor wheat-beer like. All in all, a bit of a disappointment.
I would not recommend this beer.
ChainGangGuy (1444), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, golden body with a slight pinkish tint to it and a very thin white head.
Smell: Delicate wheat scent with a distant aroma of raspberries. Pretty straight-forward.
Taste: Sweetish wheat malt merges with a taste of tart, fruity raspberries. A couple drop of orange juice. Slight grainy hint. Drying, spritzy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-high carbonation.
Drinkability: Fine enough for a fruity flavored beer if that’s your thing.
kennydiaz (33), staten island, New York, USA
Jul 7, 2008 THE RASPBERRY FLAVOR IS NOT PROMINENT .ITS A VERY LIGHT TASTING CRISP BEER. THE FLAVOR IS NOT OVERWHELMING AND ITS NICE FOR A SUMMER NIGHT. I THINK ITS EXPENSIVE PRICE TAG MAKES THIS BEER JUST OK.
robforbes (618), Bremerton, Washington, USA
Jul 6, 2008 purchased at world market in sliverdale, washington.
pours a cloudy golden-yellow with a thin white head.
smell is berry, wheat, malt.
taste is watery, sweet, raspberry, wheat, tangy on the tongue, slightly metallic.
puboflyons (347), New Hampshire, USA
Jul 5, 2008 From a 355 ml. dwarf bottle. Not the typical long neck of micros. There are date notches on the label but mine was not cleaerly notched. Pours a cloudy orange with a little head. Aroma is kind of soapy and grassy. I didn’t notice much of the raspberry in either the aroma or the taste. There were malts in the flavor. In one sense it was a disappointment because it didn’t taste like it should have but it ended up being an okay brew otherwise.
pumpmaster (253), Florida, USA
Jul 5, 2008 12 ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine Ft Lauderdale, FL for $1.49 Nothing special.
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