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Free State Crimsonberry Ale


 Percentile 
70
overall
Brewed by Free State Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer

Lawrence, Kansas USA

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103.59/5.03.25/5.0-88.8Flute

Commercial Description:
Crimsonberry Ale is made by brewing a lightly hopped, full bodied, wheat beer and flavoring it with natural Cranberry, Raspberry and Blueberry flavorings for a great fruit sensation. We start with a wheat beer in part because wheat lends a tart, fruity character of its own that meshes well with the fruit flavors. The mix of fruits has been adjusted over the years to provide a great balance of fruit characters. After all, everybody and their dog brews a raspberry wheat beer these days, we'd like to have ours take a different path.
O.G. -15.4/1062. Hops - 19 IBUs
 drowland (1360), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 5, 2009  
Had on tap at the brewpub while visiting the university. Nice. Probably their best beer while I was visiting.


 theisti (1640), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 19, 2009  
12 oz draft at the 20th anniversary party for Free State. Pour is hazed golden with a 1/2 inch white head. Nice lacing. Aroma of sweet blueberry, cranberry and raspberry. Bit of lemon with some sugar. Some wheat behind that in the nose. Taste is syrupy berry (the same as the nose in this order) cranberry - raspberry - blueberry, all with more sweetness than tartness. Not really natural tasting, after the sweetness is the grainy earth wheat, which was actually quite nice. Some tart sour jumps out at the end. Grassy grainy thin medium palate. Clean finish.


patpras (8), Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 2, 2007  
Excellent aroma and appearance. Best fruit beer I’ve had because the fruit flavor is a perfect balance between sweet and tart. The right amount and mixture of berries make for a pleasant fruit flavor and excellent level of alcohol.


 csbosox (1076), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 22, 2005    Updated: Nov 24, 2005
5oz sample. Hazy gold with a finger high, off white head. Aroma is berries, in fact pretty much a good combonation of the berries used (cranberry, raspberry, blueberry) Mouthfeel is not too bad at first, but thin at the back. Initial taste is mildly tart berries, mostly cranberry, with a touch of wheat. The finish is sourish and a bit tart. Not bad, but not good.


 KUEric (632), Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/516/20
Nov 20, 2005    Updated: Jan 26, 2006
On Tap: Loved the aroma and taste, I was very suprised by the tartness of the cran and raspberries. Probably the best fruit beer I’ve had, if not best, the best redberry. Also a very pretty beer. Standard gold color with just off-white head.


 SledgeJr (2957), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/511/20
Feb 28, 2004  
Nothing crimson about the color- light with a foamy head. Aprreciable wheat content, but the gravity makes it a little underpowered. Seedy aftertaste would suggest that they use real berries and not fruit extract.


 cb (809), Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 3, 2003  
Very natural aroma and flavor. Much more subtle and upscale than the other cranberry-based beer I've tried (Sam Adams Lambic). Delicious and slightly creamy.


RogerBurks (45), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Sep 24, 2002    Updated: Dec 20, 2004
An amazing fruit wheat beer with a great balance of sweet, sour, yeast, and hops. It’s hard to beat Free State wheat beers. A great biergarten selection from a wonderful brewery!



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