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Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier 2.84 446

Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier

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bottled
common

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4462.84/5.02.84/5.0Special5.5%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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 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Name: Blackberry Wit
Date: 08/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Great Taste

Appearance: hazy pale yellow, frothy white head, lots of lace,
Aroma: sweet fruity blackbery aroma with a touch of spicyness,
Flavor: sweet blackbery flavor with a touch of citrus, light bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4


 argo0 (6951), Washington DC, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/58/20
Jul 20, 2009  
(12oz bottle) Medium white head atop cloudy apple cider body. Aroma is medium sweet, blackberry, some raspberry, sugar, tartness. Taste is medium sweet, seltzer, some blackberry, lightly tart. Light-medium body, some creaminess, light acidity.


 bu11zeye (5574), Frisco, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/511/20
Mar 11, 2009  
(Bottle, courtesy of Swalden 28) Pours a clear pale yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of blackberry syrup, coriander, toasted grain, and some citrus. Flavor of toasted grain, blackberry flavoring, wheat, and light orange.


 jcwattsrugger (5532), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/510/20
May 18, 2009  
12oz bottle-pours a foamy off white head and slightly hazed gold color. Aroma is fruit-blackberry, some grain. Taste is fruit-blackberry, some grain, slight spice hops. It is what it is….a fruit beer. Not sure I get any wit character. Thanks jwc215 for picking this one out.


 CaptainCougar (5517), Rockville, Maryland, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Pours a transparent pale golden with a thin spotty-lacing white head. Has a nice, fresh sweet candy blackberry nose with a touch of pale malt. Body starts mostly dry and grainy with some mild fruit flavor and a touch of tartness, but overall pretty bland.


 hopscotch (5507), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/57/20
Aug 16, 2009  
Bottle… Cloudy golden ale with a huge, fluffy, white head. Fantastic retention. The aroma is soapy with a decent dose of blackberry. Medium-bodied with soft carbonation. The flavor is sweet, fruity, bready and grainy – just a touch tangy. Finishes lightly tart and then dry.


 Cletus (5056), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Pours gold with a thin white head. Smells of blackberries, coriander, some tartness. Tastes sweet and blackberries dominate. Enjoyable.


 Cornfield (4957), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Mar 24, 2009  
12 oz. bottle from Binny’s Beverage Depot in Orland Park, IL: This poured a slightly hazed bronze body with a three-fingered head. The aroma was of dusty blackberrys. The flavor had a bready wheat malt base, but the berries, orange peel, and coriander clashed in a none too pleasant way. The finish was dry with an herbal bitterness. I’m glad it was only one bottle.



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