Dark Horse Raspberry Ale

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Marshall, Michigan USA

Orange color with a thin head. Aroma of slightly soured raspberries. Flavor is predominantly grainy. The raspberry taste struck me as more of a syrupy extract than raw fruit. Dry and tart finish.

bottle. has the look of apple juice, light brown, slight haze. not much in aroma, as you drink a light raspberry comes through. taste brings a mild bitter, raspberry is there but kept in check, not too sweet. moderate carb. clean finish. the few raspberry beers i’ve had taste artificial, but this one does a decent job at keeping things balanced. not bad.

Bottle - purchased at Wacky’s next to the brewery. Light orange color, no head to speak of, no lacing. Rasberry flavor is very discreet. You know its there, but its underwelming. Easy drinking beer that few will dislike and definitely worth a taste. Its just nothing to get excited about. Its the kind of beer your wife will like.

(Tap @ Tuba Charlie’s Travelers Club, Okemos, MI): Pours a cloudy orange color. Whitish head. Raspberry malty aroma. Light wheat raspberry. Tart diet sugar taste. Light. Tasty.

12oz bottle. Served in a snifter right from the 47° beer fridge. Aroma is light malt and really light raspberry, more of a hint actually, and light, nearly non-existent earthy hops. Underwhelming aroma. Taste is light malt (almost corny) with a hint of tart fruit (no distinct flavor of raspberries-I would not have guess they were in it if it was not on the label) and some mild to moderate herbal hops at the end. An uninteresting beer with a negligible amout of raspberry (not sure what form) added to "spice" it up. Is this the new Miller offering? No, they are usually more interesting.

From a Craft Pack Sampler a friend received. Pours a dark yellow, medium head. Nice smell, taste of raspberries is not overpowering, but just right. Dark Horse does a great job with their fruit beers, as the fruit is a complement and not competition with the beer.

Served in a bottle in Detroit. Sour raspberry on the nose. Fruit came through rather strong at first sniff and at first taste but as it moved through the mouth the dryness turns to sourness that does not seem appropriate for this style.

:S Decent Fruit Beer. I didn’t get as much raspberry as some of the others are saying. I guess if its a fruit beer, it should somewhat resemble the fruit its trying to taste like, which i thought this was lacking.