 fishingnet (805), Brandon, Florida, USA
Jun 29, 2008
Bottle courtesy tpd975. Pours a clear ruby red with a small light pink head that leaves spoty lacing. Aroma of fresh tart raspberries on top of more raspberries. Taste starts off with a touch of sweet malt and finishes with tons of tart raspberries. Medium tart mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitternee and insainly hidden alcohol.
robdouglas71 (1), USA
does not count  Aug 30, 2008 I’m not sure what’s "Belgian" about this . . . It tastes like a stronger version of Founders’ other raspberry beer. Great color, nice aroma and flavor, if you like fruit beers. Hides the 12.3% very well.
kkearn (652), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 26, 2008 22oz bottle. Ruby body, capped with a moderate-sized pink head. Aroma is sweet overall, with notes of wheat, yeast, and raspberry. Strong fresh raspberry flavor, sweet and a little tart, with some wheat in the background. Body is a bit syrupy. Long raspberry finish, with some warming alcohol.
mkobes (2027), somewhere, New Jersey, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle. Deep copper red in color with a fluffy pinkish head. Caramel malty rasberry fruity aroma. Toffee notes. Fruity and sweet flavor. Chocolate and cherry notes. Tart. Smooth tasting. Finish is tart. Full bodied. Very nice beer. Wow.
pnista (888), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Aug 23, 2008 summer 2007 bottle. Pours a warm mahogany tinted red with an average density pink grey-white head. The nose is sweet and malty, with some raspberry for sure, but far less than when fresh. A rounder caramel to toffee aspect accompanies a sharp raspberry fruitiness. Full thicker body, slightly lower than average carbonation, smooth. The flavor still shows lots of fruity raspberry. Sharp and slightly tart. Lots of not just residual sugar, but malt character. A bit of caramel and maybe even some chocolate. Small alcohol and fruity astringency, and that’s when some more chocolate pops up. The tongue is left a little raw by this. I’d have to say that age has been rather kind to this beer, and I’m glad I have another in the cellar!
LilBeerDoctor (506), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 1, 2008 Bottle. Wow, I expected a lot more from this beer based on the ratings. Pours a dark red with no real head. Aroma is quite pungent, of sweet raspberry (juice-like). Aroma of slightly tart raspberry sweetness (still juice-like), also some cranberry. Quite sweet and fruity. This is a little stronger than juice but it’s practically the same. I was hoping that such a reknown fruit beer would have a stronger malt background, but this is not the case. It’s alright to drink but it’s more like juice than beer. Are people rating this based on reputation?? All I know is that there are tons of fruit beers with quite low ratings that are more delicious than this beer. Another point of interest is that a full glass of this beer is a little hard to take (in comparison to those that rated off of a 2-4 oz. sample). I’d pass on this in the future...
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