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Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier

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bottled
common

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4422.84/5.02.84/5.0Special5.5%59.1Flute
Commercial Description:
The blackberries we use in Samuel Adams® Blackberry Witbier are perfect for this brew. They deliver a subtle sweetness that balances the traditional citrus flavors from the witbier. The blackberries used in Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier are sourced from family farms, located at the foot of the Oregon Trail and Cascade Mountains in Western Oregon, where they have been growing some of the best blackberries in the world for centuries. By bringing the blackberries, orange and coriander together with an appealing malt character and a spiciness from the hops, we’ve brewed a flavorful beer with a smooth finish that’s both sweet and tart. Samuel Adams® Blackberry Witbier is brewed with two-row Harrington and Metcalfe malted barley and generous portions of malted wheat. The malted barley and malted wheat provide the beer with its light body while the coriander and orange give the beer its citrus like aromas. We’ve also added some Oregon Marion blackberries, to give the brew a perfect balance between its subtly sweet and tart flavors.
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 kkearn (1002), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/58/20
Jul 1, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours cloudy golden, topped with a medium-sized white head. Incredibly fruity aroma, smells like blackberry and sugar, very candy-like. There’s a little wheat in the background. Flavor begins with grain, which is soon dominated by sweet tart blackberry. Citrus, spice and wheat show up to add balance, but overall it tastes like artificial sweet tart candy and I’m not much of a fan.


vacantskies (85), Spokane, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2009  
This beer has a very mild berry flavor with a hint of dry citrus. It has a dry effervescent finish.


 jimhilt (1682), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 30, 2009  
Pours a three finger white head that fades quickly leaving some lace. Cloudy amber color. Light-medium carbonation and light-medium bodied. Slight blackberry nose. Flavor is wheat with some sweetness from the blackberry. $2.00 for a 12oz bottle from Northend Superette Manchester, NH.


 mikeben (344), Naperville, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 30, 2009  
Not up to their cherry or cranberry wheats, it doesn’t taste as subtle. A little syrupy. but I do like it. It’s very drinkable and refreshing. The aroma is very nice and I feel blackberrys are easy to detect. The color is a little boring, still for all it’s drawbacks I still think it’s a decent drink.


 BVery (471), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/102/511/20
Jun 29, 2009  
BOTTLE: pale gold pour, very nice fruit and spice nose. The blackberry comes through on taste, but then this beer just dies.


 Alldaydrinker (558), Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 28, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Poured a golden color with a small head. Nose of citrus,wheat and blackberry. Initial taste is syrupy sweet and too dominating to be acceptable to me. Wheat comes in the background. Body is light and watery. Not my cup of tea.


FarFromHome (84), Philadelphia, Alabama, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/103/54/20
Jun 27, 2009  
Bottle from Total Wine in Washington DC. Went beer shopping with my sister; she bought a sixer of it and traded me one for one of my Dogfish Heads. I was ripped off. Initial reaction: this must be what Oompa Loompa pee looks like: orange, no head, vaguely medicinal smell. Took me a while to recognize the main flavor: burnt peanuts. Can also taste blackberry seeds, with a little bit of syrupy blackberry chemical additive. Ugh. I love blackberrie and witbier, so I was hoping for better. I should have learnt my lesson after having that horrible, horrible cherry wheat Sad Sam sells.


 tmoreau (579), Lombard, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Jun 27, 2009    Updated: Jun 28, 2009
12 oz. bottle shared with my girlfriend. Poured to a hi-ball glass about 5 oz. Presented a gold color with a touch of orange. The head was white and frothy, leaving some clingy ribbons of lacing. The nose was sweetness, tart blackberries and a hint of spice. The flavor was malt and milder fruit notes, with a mouthfeel that was a little watery and thin. Okay in the quaffable department.



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