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Dark Horse Raspberry Ale 2.85 223

Dark Horse Raspberry Ale

Percentile
32
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2232.85/5.02.85/5.04.5%60Flute
Commercial Description:
A light ale made with 100% real raspberries in every batch. The rasberries give this beer a fruity aroma while keeping the beer balanced in taste. The raspberry flavor is not "oversweet" or "overpowering". We believe our beers should be "beer 1st,fruit 2nd".
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 GranvilleTim (499), Granville, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jul 7, 2009  
Golden yellow pour with white head. Slight raspberry aroma, a little sweet. Raspberry flavor is real light, accompanied by some malt and a tinny flavor. The flavor is just not there, kind of bland, dry.


 WeeHeavySD (3000), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Jul 6, 2009  
12oz dalekliz brought me from, oh OHIO. Pours reddish with a tan head. Nose is sweet and eh. Taste is slightly razzy, otherwise crappy.


 ewestern (198), Ohio, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Light amber color, cloudy. Nice sized off white head. Distinct raspberry aroma with honey and malts underneath. Bland raspberry and malt flavor. Bit of a hop bit in the finish.


 mistersinalin (378), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/58/20
Jul 4, 2009  
Boo. I’m not sure what this beer was trying to accomplish. I thought it tasted like aluminum raspberries. There wasn’t much more to say about this one.


 MrPickles (120), Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Pours light golden amber with almost no white head. The nose is rather nice. A fragrant raspberry with just a hint of malt sweetness. . Smells great, taste is ok, but not as great as the aroma. On the tongue this is fizzy but not too thin, making it average. The flavors match the fizz. Raspberry soda with some biscuit malt. Has the start of a great raspberry ale, but falls just a bit short keeping it an average brew. Fruit isn’t overbearing, but there’s something missing. The finish has a touch of apricot in it, not sure if that was intended for the brew.


 17thfloor (1493), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/59/20
Jun 21, 2009  
#2 of 5 in my fruit beer tasting. 12oz bottle. Pours a murky strawberry color with a fizzy soda-like foamy off-white head. Aroma of stale grains and light raspberry puree. Upfront flavor of raspberries that is fairly pleasant and lightly sweet, the finish is a bit of a let down, slightly bitter and quite grainy, fairly harsh. Medium/light bodied with sharper med/large fizzy bubbly soda carbonation.


 smooch (106), Sylvania, Ohio, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/512/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Has not much aroma after drinking next to two other raspberry beers. This one is just sort of there for me. Nothing really bad; not really good but solid enough that you could drink it. But comapared to your average ale I’m not sure why you’re drinking this ’raspberry’.


 fidelis83 (729), Clinton, Iowa, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/510/20
Jun 2, 2009  
Pours opaque burnt amber with a thin, though fairly long lasting creamy white head. Flavor is raspberry, wheat, straw and planty hops. Flavor is stale raspberry up front, followed by cardboard, hints of wheat and stale grain. Palate is medium to htin body, somewhat chalky and fairly dry all the way through. Not terrible for a lighter fruit beer, but close.



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