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Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier 2.84 448

Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier

Percentile
31
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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4482.84/5.02.84/5.0Special5.5%59.2Flute
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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DrZao (97), Houston, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
May 13, 2009  
Pours pale hazy golden with head that dissipates. Aroma is faint malty with only the slightess touch of blackberry. Flavor has more berry but it is nicely blended with malt and a little hay or herbal hops. Nice creamy mouthfeel. Refreshing and not overbearing. I agree that it did not much resemble a Witbier in flavor to me but still good.


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
May 13, 2009  
Light amber pour with a thin white head. Aroma of berries and wheat. Flavor is rich: lightly grainy wheat and fruit. Not bad for a fruit beer, but not exceptional.


 brewski519 (428), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
May 11, 2009  
From a 12oz bottle this brew poured a honey yellow with little head. Aroma of the obvious blackberry along with wheat and faint spices. A tart taste of blackberry, wheat and honey - does not come across as a Wit bier to me - more of a blackberry flavored ale. Okay but not something I would buy or drink regularly.


 RasterMaster (125), , Oklahoma, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
May 11, 2009  
Brewmasters Collection. Light golden pour into thick foamy head that dissipates into a good ring of lacing which melts down the glass with every drink. Initial cloudiness fades into carbonated bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass into a pool of foam. Aroma of malty fruit with hints in the flavor of light hoppiness as the glass warms.


 wmubronco1992 (188), Coldwater, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
May 9, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a honey color. Medium white head. Suprisingly good lacing. Fruity (blackberry) aroma. Pleasant wheat beer persona with light blackberry taste. Nice malty mouthfeel. Overall a very nice fruit beer. Excellent for drinking on a summer evening. Just wish there was something to distinguish it from other decent wheat brews.


 NomDeBeer (400), Maryland, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/513/20
May 8, 2009  
Pours a fairly clear gold color with a small white head. Aroma is blackberries, and coriander at first. But eventually it starts to smell more like plastic. Taste is mostly wheat with some coriander and blackberries. Decent initial flavor, but the finish is very fast and disappointing, needs more of something. Definitely drinkable, but also pretty unremarkable to really rave about. Could be a refreshing summer beer though. Thin palate.


 DarkSong (111), Dacula, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 8, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a pale golden color with a quickly vanishing small white head. Smells of wheat and berries. Tastes of hay, citrus, flowers, bread and blackberries. A refreshing and pleasant beer.



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