Spanish Peaks Honey Raspberry Ale

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
Frederick, Maryland USA

From a $6.99 six pack purchased in Ashland Oregon from Market of Choice this poured rich and clear copper wit a decent head and moderate lacing. Nose of raspberry and not much else. Mouthfeel medium. Flavor was mostly mild raspberry and caramel malts. Decent fruit beer.

Pours a dark copper colour.... damn good lacing under right conditions....smell is of some kind of raspberry extract/cough syrup (no real fruit aromas) ....taste is refreshing....lacks complexity and body.... an OK beer good for some summer situations, but on the whole - good to try once but not a repeater because of it’s fake tasting palate....

Thin off-white head of varying size bubbles. Light raspberry and malt aroma. Little bit of lemon andgrass. Color is a dark amber. Light and tart raspberry flavor. Crisp and pretty clean. Some dry grainyness to the palate with more malts and a little bit of roasted grains. Finishes dry and a tart from the raspberry. Decent summertime beverage.

Pours a clear dark amber with a frothy white head. The nose is of raspberries, soap and a faint honey. Light/medium bodied and crisp, with a mildly chalky finish, the flavor falls short of the nose. Light caramel malts with a raspberry front, the flavor is a bit phenolic and doesn’t taste like "real" raspberries. Pretty dry on the finish with a slight medicinal note, this one isn’t bad, but it isn’t great either.

Robe blonde très claire aux reflets roses sans mousse. Arômes de framboises. Saveurs de framboises et de malt.

Bottle Light copper amber pour with thin white microbubble head. Aroma of crisp raspberry and sweetness. Flavor follows accordingly with the honey and raspberry. It’s not my kind of thing, but it’s good.

Pretty jammy and sour with a slight hop afterburn, some fresh bread. Honey is evident, but not overkill, though it is quite sweet. Decent body with a quick-settling off-white head. Tasty.

Bottle - Appearance is light copper color, very thin head which dissipated nearly immediately. Aroma is very pleasing, clean raspberry, a little acidic, very slight honey and overall: flowery. Flavour is pretty dissapointing: watered-down, not enough carbonation to accent the full favour, raspberry flavour is weak and the honey is virtually non-existant. Overall the aroma is quite deceiving - not a terrible brew: just dissapointing.