2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
opaque light amber hue, short dissipating head with little lace. very mild aroma with raspberry being the most prominent note. slightly more substantial mouthfeel than a macro. decent carb. meh.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Pours hazy gold with a decent off-white head and a nondescript aroma. There is a weak caramel malt base with subtle raspberry flavor and light hop bitterness.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JAN 24, 2012 Update: now that I’ve had quite a few more beers, this beer is solid but too syrupy for me. Updating rating.
I’ve always been a fan of this beer and always will be. Yes it is a fruit beer, no it’s not super fancy crafty - but it’s a nice flavored wheat beer, and a good sessionable beer for me.
1.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 5/20
Cloudy gold. Nose and palate dominated by raspberry. Cider-like, cloying and fizzy with a short finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
I admit to being a little bit of a Abita fanboy; I got hooked on their stuff some time ago when the place I worked at had Turbodog on tap. So I suppose it’s no surprise I like this beer; the raspberry is great, laid in with a light hand so that you just get a faint overtone of the fruit that harmonizes reasonably well with the wheat flavors underneath. No Jolly Rancher here; this is a mature, tasty beer. If it has a weak point, it’s that I would have liked it to be a little more complex and challenging; as it was, it’s one of those beers that are gone before you know it.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Smells of raspberry... little beer flavor.
Moderate carbonation, aftertaste of raspberry-- the real plant, not a candy version.
Good, just not very beer-like.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
Pours a hazy honey gold with a small, mostly dissapating, white pinkish head. Nose is vaguely of fruit. Nice and creamy on the palate, taste is light, airy, raspberry. No hops apparent. Nice as a thirst quencher on a summer’s day with light snacks or picnic fare.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Slight aroma of raspberries is not too strong. Taste has some sweet raspberries, but mostly bitter and skunky. Finish was not so great.
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