2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: MAR 19, 2009 12 oz. bottle courtesy of another friend at a tasting. Several fruit beers, eh? This bad boy looked really good on pour, cloudy muted gold color with a decent head that unfortunately dissipates quickly. Lighter raspberry aromas that are light upon taste and mour sour than sweet (Always a plus). Some wheaty malt characteristics that are very enjoyable. More refreshing and lighter bodied than the other offering I had, but less taste and character. A decent fruit beer that I’d drink again.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
12oz bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with 2 finger off-white head. Nose is mainly sweet wheat with some raspberries in the background. Taste is malt and wheat with raspberries in the finish. Medium mouth feel. I’ve put off trying this beer as I thought it would be too sweet and fruity, but the raspberry flavor complement the taste rather than dominates. That being said, it’s still not that great but better than I thought it would be.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: SEP 30, 2008 Not what I expected. Smooth, drinkable, refreshing, only slightly sweet with a hint of raspberry. Maybe a little too watery, but otherwise a good summer beer. Appearance is a cloudy gold - maybe a slight purple haze but tough to tell.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle sampled at NFB&WF ’08 at Martha Clara Vineyards. Pours a hazy pale gold, no evidence of purple haze. Light aroma of raspberry. Flavor is dominated by raspberry with some wheat. An ok fruit beer I suppose, although I personally prefer my summer fruit beers with blueberries.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
slightly hazy gold color with a small white head which fades quickly to a film. grainy, musty, woody aroma with the distinct aroma of artificial raspberries. flavor is the same... musty, earthy and tart seemingly fake raspberries with a dry finish. medium body with prickly high carbonation. strangely drinkable especially from the bottle and it pairs really well with plain m+ms.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Wow, this beer poured with the trademark purple haze, and a somewhat fruity aroma, but the flavor was not what I expected. The aroma had some plum/ cherry hints, but the flavor had some plum with a lot of sour malt. Unbalanced and not something I’d go after again.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On Tap at Map Room in Chicago (shared this one with my wife). Darker golden color. Weak white head. Mild fruity aroma. Slight rapberry flavor. Highly carbonated. Reasonable drinkability. My wife picked this one which probably isn’t suprising because it really is more of a girly beer. Not a bad beer, just nothing to get excited about.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Ruby’s in Asheville. Knowing my wife likes wheat beers and raspberries, I suggested she get one; besides, I hadn’t had one in probably 10 years. Kind of an ugly pour. Cloudy yellowish with pink hue. Sour wheaty smell, with notes of raspberry and grape candy. More candy taste on the palate. Not so great, but perhaps not a terrible introduction to fruit beers?
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