Rocky River Blueberry Ale

Brewed by Rocky River Brewing Co. (OH)
Style: Fruit Beer
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Date: 07/23/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy pale yellow, fine dense white head, lots of tiny bubbles, solid lace, huge fresh blueberry aroma, lots of blueberry flavor, touch of sweetness is balanced by the blueberry tartness, flavor is all blueberry with just enough malt for a base, no apparent hops or bitterness, is this the perfect blueberry beer soda?

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 10/10
Score: **+/4

Clear pale straw body with a white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, blueberry. Taste is medium sweet, blueberry, light earthy. Light body with some stickiness.

growler@Vero Beach Throwdown-pours a white ring and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is blueberry. Taste is blueberry, grain, secondary spice/citrus hops-lemon. OK carbonation. Thanks to SoLan for sharing.

Growler... VBWT2008... Murky yellow ale with a small, quickly dissipating, bubbly, white head. Grainy, fruity nose with lots of fresh blueberries and just a touch of honey... a bit too restrained. Medium-bodied with medium carbonation. Begins almost cloyingly sweet, but winds up being totally inoffensive. Medium to heavy pale grain sweetness with a very late arriving hint of bitterness. The mid-length finish provides pale grain sweetness and moderate, minerally bitterness. Not my cup of tea, but SoLan provided the growler. Thanks Alan!

Large draught sample at the brewpub, June 26 2007. Very similar to the Light in appearance, quite pale and clear, though this one has a nice bit of head....blueberry-biscuity aroma, like blueberry cobbler I suppose, fairly fresh but very simple....solidly balanced sweet-tart fruity flavor and a light sourdough breadiness make this one of the better blueberry beers I’ve had...finish isn’t mouthpuckering exactly, but reasonably dry and long, with moderate natural-feeling carbonation.

On tap at the brewpub on 6/28/06 - Pours pale golden with a short foamy white head. Aroma was of blueberry muffins. Flavor is nice sweet blueberries blended with light grains. Nice full carbonation gives this a soft mouthfeel and a crisp finish. Pretty tasty.

Not bad for a blueberry beer. Pale watery colored yellow body and a creamy head. Big blueberry covers the rest of the beer except for maybe a bit of wheat. This really fits the 90 degree weather outside.

Courtesy SoLan. Growler. Pours a cloudy light golden color with a minimal, off-white film for a head. Virtually no lacing noted. The aroma Shows artificial blueberry syrup over sweet pale malts and light cereal grains. The flavor follows suit, with lightly toasted caramel and sweet blueberry showing in the foreground, with faint floral hops floating around on the back end. The medium -light body finishes slightly astringent. Not a very good beer. Far too artificial to be a really good fruit beer.