New Glarus Raspberry Tart

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

WOW! pours dark red,with a rasberry head,full fruit fillrd nose.sweet ciderlike tases sharp twang at the end,unbelievible beer.word do not do it justice!

750 mL bottle shared at Immy’s Backyard Throwdown. Originally purchased at Discount Liquor in Milwaukee, WI on September 15, 2007. WOW! What a spectacular beer. Pours a murky, muddy red similar in appearance to the Belgian Red but a little darker. Strong, tart raspberry aroma. Big, flavorful raspberry flavor blended with wheat to balance and not overwhelm with its tartness. A spectacular fruit beer from New Glarus every bit the equal of Belgian Red.

I don’t believe I only got one bottle of this when I was at the brewery. I should have just sucked it up and bought the case. Pours out with a moderate carbonation and a nice crisp head. Smells of Raspberry’s to the point that you think it is going to be overly sweet and syrupy. Quite to the contrary, it has a beautiful slightly sour flavor with a well balanced raspberry flavor that leaves you wanting to drink more of this lovely elixir.

Delicious! Everything you could want in a sour fruit lambic style beer. This is probably the best lambic I’ve ever had, and it’s not even from Belgium! Another great feature is that it’s very likable by non-beer-drinkers. Will probably serve some of this at my wedding.

Completely amazing. Before this beer, I wouldn’t give fruit beers a second thought. I am humbled.

Try as I might, I couldn’t think of any reason to deduct any points from this rating. This stuff is perfect.

October 2001: Great, great fruit beer; almost too intense, too fruity to really feel like a 'beer'; and I love fruit beers! Love the sweet/tart balance, the color. Best non-Belgian raspberry-flavored beer out there in my opinion. Wish they were still making the apple beer though.9/5/8/4/18=4.4

Flemish Sour Tasting with MartinT & Rastacouere Part 1 #10. New Glarus turned out to be the star of the show, and not just for the much vaunted (and now perfect, for me) Belgian Red but also for this just-as-good masterpiece of fresh raspberry goodness. Totally opaque dark burgundy with a marvellous pink Cool-Whip topping. Incredibly potent fresh-picked fruit aroma might just edge the Red for best fruit-beer nose in the world. Massively fruity all the way through, with some great caramel bits, fresh raspberry leaf and chocolate. The reason it's not quite perfect for me is that the acidity, while wonderful and necessary to keep the sweetness from cloying, is just a hair too much. But I'm quibbling. Do yourself a favor and get a case each of this and the Belgian Red and make everyone you know who doesn't like fruit beers gorge themselves on it. And then tell the brewers that you'll keep doing it and buying them out until they bring back the Apple Ale!

Better then the Belgian Red, this beer is one of my all time favorites. I lose all objectivity when I drink this stuff because it is so damn wonderful. Don’t pass this up if you have a chance to try it. Powerful good beer.