 afireinside96 (536), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 12, 2008
On tap at Capone’s, served in a trappist glass. Candy apple red liquid topped with pink foam. Smells of fresh raspberry juice and honey. Raspberries dominate the flavor but the sweetness level is fully kept in check. One of the first non-lambic fruit beers that I have had that I am not ashamed to say that I like.
BeerBunker (178), Burbank, Illinois, USA
Nov 30, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours a red, almost pink color with minimal fizzy white head. Aroma has some malt and sugar, but it is mostly raspberries. Taste is slightly bitter raspberries with some malt backing it. There isn’t much more to this beer than the raspberries. Very watery, but goes down easy. Pretty much a juice that gets you juiced. Enjoyable.
MrChopin (247), Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 29, 2008 <i>Thanks to fantomas23 for the bottle!</i><br />Transparent pink/strawberry red, small white head. Nose is only slightly fruity, some malt present, a little bitterness, very lager-like. Flavor is far sweeter and more syrup fruit. Palate is quite watery and clean, very short. Overall not bad, but I would believe it if they told me they put some fruit syrup on top of a pale lager.
puggy211 (371), cordova, Tennessee, USA
Nov 28, 2008 12 oz bottle w/twist off cap. Pours transparent reddish with no head. Little carbonation. Does have a raspberry initial hit but not a ’clean’ raspberry flavor. However, it is not artificial like so many fruit beers. Very good, but could be a bit sweeter. Finish is not offensive nor lingering for a fruit beer. Almost has a cider characteristic about it but does not vacate the fact that it is a beer.
Glouglouburp (2113), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 27, 2008 <b>In short: </b>Tasty raspberry juice with bubbles. Ok.<br />
<b>How: </b>Bottle 12oz, consumed fresh a week after receiving from JCB. Thanks a lot Jason<br />
<b>The look: </b>Clear red body topped by a short-lived picky head<br />
<b>In long: </b>Nose of fresh raspberries. Taste unfortunately feels half commercial raspberry juice and half fresh raspberries. No malt character, subdued hops (if any), light almost watery body. Rather tasty. There isn’t really much to say about this carbonated raspberry juice. Raspberries and more raspberries. Fortunately its low-medium sweetness level prevents it from feeling like one of those commercial coolers. A good beer but this really ain’t a New Glarus Raspberry Tart, but fortunately this also really ain’t a Barbara Streisand album.
bretupdegraff (124), Fishers, Indiana, USA
Nov 26, 2008 poured cranberry color with a slight pink head
aroma is sugar raspberry
taste is like a carbonated white zinfendel - nice flavor if you like raspberry.
I enjoyed it but won’t seek it out. Will enjoy some with company over the holidays
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