New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red

Brewed with Montmorency Cherries (purportedly a pound of whole cherries per bottle), locally grown wheat, and Hallertau hops, the beer is then left to mature in 12 ft. tall oak tanks. Okay, great, let’s get to it. Murky ruby-hue capped by a flamingo-pink head appearance and harbors an aroma reeking of unabashed cherrynicity, there’s nothing fake or artificial about this beer. With a taste reminiscent of fruit leather, the flavor is certainly aggressive in it’s sheer determination to cram that pound of cherries down your damn throat. It deftly walks the fine line between sweet and tart and carries with it a jolt of juicy, cheek-pinching acidity. The malted wheat and hops definitely take a backseat to the deep, strong cherry fruitiness. God, I hope you like cherries. The high level of carbonation in the beer does well to bring a much-needed levity to what otherwise would be a thick, syrupy body. You do like cherries, right? Overall, a deliciously unique beverage, though I suspect some may be left angrily shouting the catchphrase "Where’s the Beer?"

Poured a ruby red color with thin head. Smelled like cherry pie. Tasted like fresh cherry pie and cider. A well crafted beer and not fake tasting lik many other fruit brews. Greatf or desert !!

Bottle at the GABF. I feel so lucky to have tried this beer. Poured a dark red color, smelled sweet of cherry. Tasted just like cherry pie. Overall a great beer, wish it was something I could always get my hands on.

Pours an Elmo-red color with a shy, white head. Aroma is grenadine-like with a hint of spice and a pinch of bitterness. Flavor is very cherry with nuances of cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, and a flick of sour. Lingering flavor is cherry sweetness. Amazingly complex fruit beer.

Bottle at GABF 2008. Dark red/brown - pink head. Marzipan, sweetness, berries, bitterness, tar, high sweetness, light nutty, wheaty. Not smooth and balanced enough....

Bottle thanks to JB175... Pours with a muddy brown body with a creamy pinkish head, Aroma of strong cherry, sweet syruy, more cherries, oak and other berries. Taste is cherry pie syrup, with a very sweet liquid pie element. Syrupy mouthfeel nice carbonation. Tons of flavor and aroma for a 5.1% ABV beer. Good stuff...

Rating #800, bottle courtesy of BMan1113VR. Thanks! Pours a weird color that looks like blood plasm with a small cream colored head. Murky and swirling. Nose is tomatoes, pie cherries, and sugar. Taste is exactly like a cherry pie or a cobbler. Cherries all over your face and there is a nice bread like sweet desert component. This beer is good but its somewhat one dimensional even though that dimension is delicious cherry pie.

Damn this is good. A pale red brown pour with no head. Aroma is cherry, hops and wheat. Flavor is the same and just incredible on the palate. Very impressive.