 bsierra (184), Vista, California, USA
Jun 2, 2008
750 bottle from John Henry at Newport Pizza and Ale house. Pours deep red-brown with a pinkish head. Tart cherry aroma with some underlying malty sweetness. Very sweet cherry flavor which smooths out to an oaky tartness. There’s a hint of sweet liqueur around the edges, but the cherry definitely dominates. And somehow they kept it from tasting like medicine. The 8% alcohol is nowhere to be found, making this probably the most dangerous beer out there, as it’s incredibly easy to drink quickly.
KornDogg (31), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 8, 2008 On tap, Sharp Edge Creekhouse, pittsburgh, Love at first taste... great tart cherry flavor without being too boring.. nice balance
Tripplebrew (285), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Pours a cherry/pinot noir red with close to no head. Looks like watery cough syrup. Aroma is syrupy fruit. Flavor is sweet cherry, much like cherry pie. Body is medium with little carbonation. Really good fruit beer but so sweet it is hard to drink.
WisconsinBeer (346), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Oct 4, 2008 On tap, Muddy Pig. Pours a deep ruby red color with minimal head. Flavor is initially dry and tart, a bit fizzy, but rolls into a mellow lingering cherry sweetness. Flavors of oak, vanilla, and port wine also present. Medium bodied, somewhat syrupy. Well done for a fruit beer.
Illini08 (519), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Sampled at the Sep. Carolina Crew gathering. Light red or mahogany color. Cough syrup aroma. Very sweet cherry flavor with more cough syrup in there. Not bad, but not my thing either.
allfreej (295), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Sep 28, 2008 Bottled (750 ml) as Kasteel Rouge, cork marked 01/2007. Fizzy, pink head that faded quickly. Very red, clear pour. The nose was overwhlemingly cherry, much like cherry Kool-Aid. Flavor was cherry--too much cherry and not enough beer. poor balance. I am a fan of lambics with cherries added to them, but this beer lacked the wonderful lambix sourness to balance the cherry flavor and, as a result, fell short.
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