Dark Horse Raspberry Ale

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

12oz bottle. Aroma: Slightly sour raspberry, A touch of honey, and some grainy/crackery malts. Appearance: Hazy Amber in color. A full, frothy white head with nice retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Biscuity grains, light raspberry that was more apparent in a light sourness then in raspberry flavor. Palate: Medium-light bodied and slightly watery. Medium carbonation. Getting a slight ’cottonmouth’ drying of the mouth in the finish. Overall: Pretty average. Was expecting more raspberry punch.

This brew pours a yellow-gold color with a thin off-white head and spotty lacing. The aroma is like raspberry sherbet. Light-bodied and crisp with tart artificial raspbetry flavor and an underlying bitterness. The finish is fruity with a bit of malt, and the raspberry aftertaste does not last. This beer is passable and unmemorable.

Pinkish gold body, soapy white head. Grainy malt and raspberry aroma. Raspberry and malt bring hints/memories of Raspberry Eisbock. But not quite. It is a pretty good aroma, but plain. Same with the taste. I am not a big fan of how raspberry is simply added to a basic ale. Its got some raspberry, light hopping, basic malt, but that’s it.

Pours orange with good carbonation and a small beige head. The aroma has metallic raspberry, dusty malts and a hint of coriander. Medium body with light carbonation. Taste is dirty and muddled with some raspberry, cough syrup and metallic sharpness. The finish has a lot of the same, but there is some spiciness and more medicinal qualities. Best to avoid this one, there are tons better fruit beers available.

pours a golden yellow with foamy head. smells almost like a hard cider, very sweet and tart. the flavor is a bit bland but not overly fruity. reminds me a lot of razz wheat but not quite as flavorful. overall... it’s ok, not really worth the price.

12 oz bottle


This was not bad for an easy to drink beer but it is not remarkable in any way. You get just what the bottle advertises and nothing more. I can’t see myself picking up any more with Rasperry Tart available in plentiful supply, but if you see it you might want to give it a shot.

Aroma / Appearance - Rasperry, wheat and peach cobbler compose a very simple nose. The body looks nice - bronze with a half fingered dirty yellow head and no carbonation.

Flavor / Palate - Raspberry, wheat and grain are the bulk of the flavors. There may also be some citrus lurking in the background if you look hard enough, but I only picked it up on the last sip. It is exceptionally easy to drink with a dry finish. On a warm summer day this might be a good choice.

amber pour w/ a tall white head. Aroma of mostly raspberry jelly and some hints of vanilla. Palate is fairly thin but not bad. Flavor is fresh raspberries straigh off the vine and some light malts. Very light and easy to drink. Not bad.

there is really nothing special about this beer. It’s not a bad beer and is even better after a couple other beers. Whoo.