McCoys RedLight Raspberry

Brewed by McCoys Public House
Style: Fruit Beer
Kansas City, Missouri USA

On tap at the brewpub. I could not even finish the sample. The hazy pink body was topped with a white head. The aroma was lots of raspberries and a little floral. The taste has some flat, bad fruity 7 Up. There is also some bad grapefruit juice. Another McCoy’s beer with a flat and lifeless body.

Very light and clear with a straw coloroing. Raspberry extract character, syrupy sweet, a lip-smacker. I’m tired of this style. This is just OK.

St. Louis Park, MN location. Slightly hazy yellow color with a thin head. Aroma is a little reminiscent of raspberry scented Lysol, but not too bad. Very light on the raspberry in the taste with not much else except a pinch of wheat. Unoffensive.

On tap at the brewpub. Slightly more golden than Landing Light. Smells like a big ol’ dish of raspberry cobbler. possibly a Jolly Rancher aroma as well. Sweet and tart taste. Lacks the painful seed extract off-flavor of many raspberry ales.

Artificial berry aroma, thin and fizzy with a bit too much carbonation. Light, with a syrupy bit of fruity sweetness, and a bit of slightly toasted cereal malt in the finish. Bland and undrinkable. Why?

Hazy Yellow/Peach Coloring with No Head. Subtle Razz Aroma... Thin Mouthfeel..Light, somewhat Potent Razz Taste..Probably From Using ’Flavoring’ ..Wheat Comes up in Aftertaste...Unbalanced but Still Light and Drinkable.

Hmm, I’m not a big fan of the Landing Light per se, but adding this rather weak raspberry flavor isn’t helping it any. Way too light for my tastes. Even the fruity taste is light. Oh, well.

Raspberry is the prevailing feature of the aroma, which comes from a raspberry extract. Head and lacing are both spare. Body is a clear, light yellow. Good visible carbonation. Lightly sweet and somewhat salty in the finish. Softly carbonated with a somewhat thin texture. Went very well with the vanilla panna cotta desert it was paired with at McCoy’s 1st annual Brewmaster’s beer dinner in St. Louis Park, MN on 5/18/04. It is a little thin and by admission of brewmaster, keith Thompson, not his favorite beer. But, it is well crafted and is a good option for the right situation and audience.