Smuttynose Hanami Ale

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Cloudy, reddish body with small pink head. The aroma is light, some caramel and cherry. The flavor is tart sour cherries, light sweetness, touch of almond. Medium/light body has lively carbonation and a dry, bitter finish. Call me crazy, but this one was fairly nice.

(draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Slightly reddish pour with a light pink head. Aroma is very sour and loaded with cherries. Actually smelled like real cherries instead of the overly sweet, fake cherry flavor you would normally get. Flavor is sour at the beginning with a smooth flavor of cherries in the middle followed by a bitter and tart cherry finish. Some hops. Really enjoyable.

A very strange yet interesting brew. I’m really glad they didn’t go for the "cherry" flavour and instead instilled it with cherry essence. The beer is a little bland but has a great tartness to it. Cheers!

Pours a reddish amber with thin offwhite head. Aroma of tart cherry, slight metallic nose, light malt and floral hops. The taste is a lot better then the aroma leads. Still, there is much to be desired. The cherry is subtle, which is a good thing, unlike some fruit beers that are over the top with the fruit, this one is slight. Toasted malt and light hop taste. Moderate carbonation and light mouthfeel. Not great but not a drainpourer either.

Copper orange with minimal head. Aroma is caramel and light cherry. Sweet and overt with a cherry juice sugary note. A tad too sweet for me.

On tap at Hop Devil Grill. Getting more dunkel and dark beer taste, did not know cherry and did not get cherry. Creamy head with lace.

12oz bottle from Florian’s. Brownish-red body with a half inch of off-white head that dissipates quickly but leaves some lacing. Smells floral more than anything, with hints of berry-like aroma too. Tastes slightly like cherries with a floral aspect to it too. Sweet with just a little tartness to it. Light body combines with pleasant flavor to create a surprisingly drinkable beer. This is very good.

this is tart crappy cherry farts with a heavy metallic taste (to help you forget) how could a brewer make a great ipa and a great porter and then come out with this shit! i am not happy.