New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red

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

I’m ratimg this one on style. 1 pt. 9 oz bottle of liquid dessert. the color is brownish red like overripe cherries,pours with big frothy head that dissapears quit quickly. each bottle is made with 1 pound of wisconsin cherries smells of cherriestaste like a cherry tart or turnover and even cher alsory pie this is a special fruit beer. malts are very faint.sweet cherry pie

Sampled at Hellbilly’s Hellraiser courtesy of Hellbilly via Bockyhorsey!!! "I can not tell a lie," this was like George Washington placing his right hand on the trunk and left hand on the branches of a cherry tree...and ringing it out like a towel just above my glass. INCREDIBLE!!! Pours a soft red with small rose foam. Washington cherry blossoms and freshly baked pie tease the nose. The flavor combines buttery flaky crust, sweet ripened fruit, and cherry tartness. This beer is distinguished, legendary, and should be celebrated!!!

750ml bottle as an awesome gift from gandgkevin and zizzybalubba poured into a wine glass and crushed with LJ for #300! pours a beautiful, dark, rosey, pink with a soft, light pink head and a ring of lace. aroma is fantastic with notes of tart red and sweet black cherries with a light floral touch of fresh lillies, a bit of vanilla, and a hint of sugary malts. flavor was absolutely perfect and truly tasted identical to mom’s cherry pie with tart cherry notes up front slowly mellowed by sweet, dark cherries, vanilla, and smooth wheat with a touch of cinnamon spice and sugared pie crust with a lingering, tart cherry finish. palate is medium bodied and well carbonated with a perfect balance of tart and sweet to keep it from being too syrupy. overall, truly a world class fruit beer.

Bottle courtesy of hopscotch. Thanks for sharing this incredible top 50 beer with me! Awesome Red Color with a very tiny red tinged white head. Some lacing and a ridiculous sour cherry arome. The taste is sour cherries and vanilla. The oak aging comes through. Creamy smooth finish and the strong carbonation makes it go down real smooth. One of the best beers I’ve ever had, if not the best.

750ml bottle. Hugely anticipated beer for me. How exciting. Pours a sunburnt orange red color with ample carbonation and a pretty pink head. I just smiled when I smelled this. I don’t really feel the need to describe the aroma, just because it would be about 15 positive adjectives followed by the word ’cherry’. Suffice to say this is a 10 on aroma. Taste is the same. I really don’t get much more from the taste or aroma than cherry, but that does not make it any less complex or interesting than I expected. I simply cannot see how a better flavor or smell could be extracted from a fruit. Great balance between tartness and sweetness. This just goes to show how much other fruit beers suck. Amazing.

I am not usually a fan of fruit beers, however.... this is something special. The aroma quickly transports you into a cherry orchard on a perfect summer morning. pours slightly cloudy red with a thin head. Flavor is cherry of all varieties; sweet, sour, etc., but also includes the other characteristics found in good belgian ales. This was a very balanced beer. My Christmas present came early when I discovered a family member who travels to Wisconsin on a regular basis. We now have a standing order.

Tasted in tribute to the great Michael Jackson who passed on today. He was one of my greatest heros. He rated New Glarus Belgian Red as one of the top ten beers in America in 2002: http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-001726.h A great beer for a great man. Bottle from iowaherkeye in June 2007. Pours a deep cloudy red color with a hint of brown. No head, but finely carbonated with a microbubble splash eminating from the pour. Aroma is of a malted cherry cheesecake, and oak deceptively combining to allude to cinnamon. Aaah, a beer so pleasant in aroma in need not be consumed. No! It must be consumed. The taste is mild, lightly carbonated, and at the same time very flavorful. A masterfully brewed beer with high residual sweetness, so the taste of cherries is complete. Easy to drink. Perfect to pair with many foods. Aaahhh. Pleasure.

Tasted twice at DLD 2008. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to whoever brought that. Nice tart cherries as you would expect. Good god if i could find these in my gas station i’d just walk around with one every day. A real treat that was amazing. Thanks again!