Hurricane Reef Raspberry Wheat Ale

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Melbourne, Florida USA

Sampled at 2008 Sunfest. Tastes pink, smells like mud, looks amber and has a seed finish on the end.

Bottle from TWSP. Pours dark straw with off-white head. Nose is big raspberry, some hoppy notes. Tastes of freshly picked raspberries, hopcitrus, smooth and refreshing.

Good raspberry flavor. Lightly carbonated, and light red color. Good palate. Some wheat. This isn’t a great beer, but on a warm day, it isn’t bad at all.

Sampled from 12-oz bottle supplied by joebrew. Pours a semi-hazy golden blonde colored brew with an average sized off-white head that slowly dissipates. Aroma of golden grain and wheat malt with a hint of red berries. Taste is light to medium bodied, with flavors of multi-grain malt with wheat, red raspberries and a hint of flowery hops. Finish is slightly tart that quickly disappears.

Name: Hurricane Reef Raspberry Wheat
Date: April 05, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Beerfest, Classic City
Appearance: hazy orange, fine white head
Aroma: sweet raspberry aroma, light fruity tartness
Flavor: light raspberry flavor, sweetness does not overpower the wheat
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

12 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with daknole. Pours a lightly hazed gold with a bit of orange tinting. Moderate linen white head that faded after the first quarter of the glass. Very strong aroma of raspberry and sweetart candies. Makes me think what a Pez factory might smell like. The flavor is surprisingly devoid of raspberry sweetness or tartness, and just has a very bland raspberry flavor combined with some musty wheat. Finishes a bit dry and bitter. Not all that refreshing.

Bottle bonus received as a bonus from Daknole. Pumpkin colored pour, a little carbonation and a very sweet raspberry aroma. Flavor initially came on pleasantly sweet and finsihed bitter and sour. An ok beer, just not my usual style. Could see this being better if fresh from the tap.

Bottle pours clear orange color with off white head. Aroma is rasperry juice. Has a nice medium light mouthfeel. Flavor is raspberry and isn’t overly sweet like I was expecting. Not too bad. This was an unexpected nice surprise. I won’t be drinking these all day, but it sure does go down on a hot day.