New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red

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

Pours a copper amber brown with close to no head, just a hint of white lacing. Aroma is of cherry juicy juice, quite tart. Taste is of cherry pie---the tartness to a tea---surprisingly not overpowering. New Glarus again impresses me.

Effervescent red brown sparkler, smells of beautiful tart cherries, intensely fruity; tastes more like a cherry pie than a malt beverage, but delicious nonetheless. The extremely high carbonation acts to balance the sweetness.

Bottle via trade with HogTownHarry. WOW !!! Pours a hazy, reddish brown, very small, beige head that diappeared quickly. Aroma is cherries, a bit vinuous, almost like a wine. Flavor is.....WOW!!! Cherries and more cherries, slightly sour and slightly tart. This is unlike any beer I’ve had before. Very well balanced, not too sweet, not too sour. This beer lived up to the hype in my opinion, can’t wait to let my other bottles sit and try them with a bit of age on them. I’ll finish with................WOW !!!

750 ml bottle. 300th rated beer. Pours a murky red, no head. Big sweet cherry nose and flavor. Tastes like a piece of candy, but not overly sweet like some fruit beers. great sipping brew. Medium mouthfeel, smooth, high carbonation. Not a big fan of fruit beers, but this was excellent.

pours cloudy red brown with minimal head. nice light aroma of dark cherries. the flavor is gritty dark fruits, loads of cherry, with some barley and beer like flavors on the back end. carbonation bubbles are tight and subtle. overall a pleasant drink, but really this tastes a lot like juice. i was expecting a drier, funkier drink along the lines of an ephemere, but sweet fruit dominates while yeast and beer take a back seat.

Bottle: Courtesy of nflmvp...big thanks. Beautiful ruby color with a small, quick diminishing white head. Spritzy, cherry aroma...big shocker, some light malts and spice. Wow, this is just like a cherry cobbler. Heavily carbonated, massive cherry flavor along with some cinnamon, nutmeg and bread dough. Very light and extremely drinkable. Try as I may not to be swayed by the 100 overall on many of these brews, this one deserves it. Perfect.

Bouteille 750ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur rubis-rouge et voilée. Nez très fruité aux notes aigres (cerises, cerises aux marasquin, notes de raisins et de canneberges) avec des notes boisées (fût de chêne) et épicées (cannelle). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-fort et croustillant ainsi qu’une texture sirupeuse fruitée et aux petites notes crémeuses. Goût moyennement aigre de fruits (cerises rouges, notes de canneberges et de cerises sûres, traces de raisins rouges) avec de petites notes de levures sauvages lors de l’entrée en bouche et qui progresse par la suite vers un goût fruité légèrement plus sucré (auquel se rajoute des des notes de cerises au marasquin et des traces de cannelle) avec une très faible présence de goût de pain puis en finale l’on rebascule vers un goût légèrement plus aigre avec de petites notes asséchantes ainsi que des notes boisées (fût de chêne) et de houblon herbeux. Post-goût long aux notes sèches, aigre de fruits (moût de cerises avec traces de canneberges) avec des notes de fût de chêne ainsi que de faibles notes amères provenant du houblon.

Pours a Medium red with a thin off-white head. Aroma is all cherries. Flavor much the same. All though this beer has a ton of cherries in the flavor it is has a nice balance of sweet and tart. I am a cherry lover and this beer did not disappoint.