New Glarus Raspberry Tart

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

Bottle... Poured deep reddish/burgundy with a pink head. Tart and sour aroma with a little bit of raspberries. Tasted of fresh, fresh, fresh -- did I say fresh -- raspberries. It was amazingly pleasant and didn’t taste artificial at all. You could really taste the authenticity in the quality of the raspberries used.

750 ml bottle from Noblesquirrel. Pours a murky-cloudy purple color with a small pink head that soon dissipated. The aroma is big with fresh ripe red raspberries. The flavor is more of the same, raspberries, raspberries and more raspberries. The finish is extraordinarily long with (you guessed it) raspberries. The mouthfeel is medium with a bit of a gritty feel, which actually worked rather well as I can imagine seeds in the mix. Overall: Wonderful concoction with excellent drink-ability, the only negative that I can think of is that its not very tart. Very tasty--perhaps the perfect desert beer. Thanks Brian.

Wax topped 750 pours a clear and radiant ruby body with a small and wispy pink head. Huge raspberry aroma with a hint of earthy mushroomy yeast underneath. Light body has a sparkly carbonation. Taste features freshly pureed raspberries, front, center, and finish. Just a hint of wheat malt midway through. Incredible drinkability. Tart and sweet, but anything but cloying. Excellent reason to travel to Wisconsin!

Bottle. Pour was syrupy rich red color with excellent aroma of raspberries. Flavor was rich, sour raspberries and funky yeast on the finish. An excellent dessert beer worth sharing, but I would be able to finish an entire bottle by myself.

Pours a rusty brown with a pinkish head. Heavy carbonation. Aroma is huge on the raspberries, and that’s about it. Taste is of raspberrries, with faint hops and oak. This beer is all about the raspberries, obviously. Taste is extremely tart and refreshing. I’m not big on fruit beers, but this one is tasty.

Bottle shared by ajm at the 09er. Pours a brilliant shade of amber that seems to glow. Bursting with the aroma of sweet raspberries which carry into the flavor along with notes of cherries and red grapes. A juicy confection, like something Willy Wonka would serve. Fairly one note, but that note is rediculously good.

Thanks to Monger for trading me this. Brilliant nose of sweet raspberries and gorgeous ruby appearance. The addition of Hallertau hops was a shrewd move as it tinges the fruit flavor with a spicy outline. However, the syrup level seems high and the flavor is my new definition of cloying.

Appearance: Pours a murky, pinkish-brown body with a pink-hued, bubbly head. Smell: Rich, fresh raspberry fruit aroma with a touch of tartness. Maybe a lil’ bit of heaven added, too. Taste: It’s delish! Raspberry compote with just the perfect balance of pleasing sweetness and tartness. Small tinge of bitter and oak character serve as a reminder that you’re not simply feasting on fresh juice. Finishes with a long, lingering fruitiness. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-plus carbonation. Drinkability: Unrivaled drinkability. I can say, quite categorically, that New Glarus Raspberry Tart is a phenomenal, incredibly delicious beer. It’s a damn shame all fruit beers can’t be this good.