New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red

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

Finally.I bet I have traded 12 of these and never tried one myself.First, I am brought back to my youth with a Ludens cough drop aroma.Cherries up the nose.But not just cherries.Oak and Cherries together,great taste together.Sour,okay but sweet and woodsy almost.Great body and lingering flavors.Thanks Ryan aka Obisbeer.

750ml bottle. Deep dark cherry red color. Nice head that fades out after a minute or so. Light faint cherry pie aroma. This has some of the most solid dark cherry flavors of any beer I’ve ever had. Practically cherry juice with a slight bitter edge. Absolutely delicious, the kind of beer I can sip on all day. On a side note, I think its funny that a beer like this is so revered and highly rated whereas Lindemans and other sweet Lambics get bashed and dismissed as non-authentic.

Shared bottle thanks to CMUBEERMAN. Pours hazy orange cider with thin pale pink head. Aroma is tangy cherry, apple, plum; a little bit of fruit punch. Flavor is tangy cherry, apple, plum, wheat, musty. Delicious.

my notes say jizzworthy, so this must be worthy of my 300th rating. this was pretty saweet! like drinking a bottle of cherry pie filling. i cant comment on the aroma of this or much after it because it foamed more than expeted and wet up my nose. thanks facto for bringin this. it was absolutely amazing. nothing boring about this whatsoever

750ml bottle: As is the case with almost any tasting, I find myself being a very tough critic when there are so many great beers in one place. Inevitably one or two beers will separate themselves from the pack at some point. This was my favorite of the It’s no Montreal tasting. Cherry tinged brownish amber body with a large white head. The nose is just full of fresh cherries and spices, with a tiny hint of sweet wheat and malt in the background. The flavor just blew me away. There fresh cherries, cherry pie, spices, cream, and some nice wood flavors that don’t get in the way. I actually wrote not overpowering cherry pie twice in my tasting notes. Medium bodied, lively carbonation that just feels right to my palate. Wonderfully balanced between sweet cherries, spice(hops?) and a bit of sourness. I drank the leftovers from this the morning after the tasting, which still tasted good even when I swore I’d never drink again.

Thanks to kmeves for this beer. Cherry red pour with pink head and nice lacing. Nose is dominate of marischino cherries and tart candy...fantastic. Flavor is much the same. Well carbonated with a lingering finish. Thanks Kevin!

Bottle courtesy of mgumby10 - thanks! Pours a murky red with a small head. Cherry nose, mild tartness, cookie dough, light spices. Highly carbonated texture borders on prickly.

I’m initially taken aback by how sweet the beer is. It’s very much a fruit juice, enormous powerful cherry flavor, some sweet ’n sour ketchup. I certainly see the cherry pie comparison that everyone is making. We’ve got the sweet acidity of pie cherries with every bit of their flavor jammed into the beer, the light pie spices, even the flaky, slightly buttery, gently sweet crust. Definitely all of that going on. What is not going on is any sense of beer. There is nothing here that tells me this is a beer, no funk, no wildness, no dry tannic flavors, no musty interest. As a result I’m left disappointed by what is ultimately a very tasty soda pop.

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.