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Hurricane Reef Raspberry Wheat Ale

Hurricane Reef Raspberry Wheat Ale

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A Fruit Beer brewed by
Florida Beer Company

Melbourne, Florida USA

bottled
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602.78/5.02.78/5.04.7%52.3 Flute P  Stats

Commercial Description:
An outstanding example of the classic American Style Fruit Ale.

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 BrewDad (1657), Olympia, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20

Jul 16, 2008  
12oz Bottle - Trade - Daknole
Aroma – Nice malt aroma with a good fruity aroma coming off this nose.
Appearance – Golden in color, Nice head and slight hazy.
Flavor – A very nice fruit beer. Had a good wheat flavor with the raspberry this was a decent attempt at a fruit beer. The chicks will like this beer.
Palate – Good Mouthfeel, Nice texture with a dry fruity finish.
Overall – The beer gets a bad rap for being fruity but this style is very hard to get right they did a very good job and got a good product for this beer. Not overpowering this beer tasted like it should wheat malt with fruit background.


 kiefdog (418), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Sampled at Florida Beer Company in Melbourne, FL. Pours a hazy pinkish amber with virtually no head. Smells strongly of ripe fruit, especially raspberries. Reminds of a lambic in the nose. Flavor is also decidedly ripe fruit, raspberries, some wheat. Light bodied with a slightly lingering sweet finish.


 Brigadier (887), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/513/20
Aug 19, 2008  
12 oz bottle

I’m not sure that I would have picked this up but when it came in a recent trade I decided to give it a try. It wasn’t bad but it was your typical fruit beer. If you don’t in with high expectations it might actually be nice with a burger over the grill.

Aroma / Appearance - The ash white head contrasted against the cloudy amber body below. The nose was pretty one dimensional - raspberry puree, wheat and a tartness that I can only assume is not intended.

Flavor / Palate - Wheat, orange and a loaf of rye bread mingle in the mouth. A residual maltiness brings out the raspberry. Fading fairly quickly it is acceptable but not much more than average.


 mmm///beer (546), Austin, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/59/20
Aug 10, 2008  
In trade from Daknole- 12 oz. bottle poured into flute- poured 85% transparent, looks like old apple cider, low carbonation of tiny bubbles. Aroma of raspberries and malt with a note of funk in there, hmm... hits the mouth with a small body, some wheat, some raspberries, but it fades away rather rapidly, finish is dry much like drinking a heavily carbonated cider. It reminded me of this stuff that I had as a kid- some non-alc. wine spritzer that had ALOT of carbonation and fake raspberry taste to it. Not my cup of tea, but then again I did ask for it, so it’s all on me!


 DKTN (103), Mc Donald, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Pours amber with a medium-sized white head. Strong raspbery aroma and flavor. Clean finish. Not a sickening amount of berries, so I would drink it again.




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