Blind Tiger Raspberry Wheat

Brewed by Blind Tiger
Style: Fruit Beer
Topeka, Kansas USA

Serve in Flute

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Draft at the brewpub. Pours a pale golden body with a white head. Raz, mild berries, light citrus and lemon. Nice aroma, but not a beer drinkers beer.

Sampler at the brewpub. Comes a cloudy pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma of raspberries only. Taste is raspberries with just a bit of malt and wheat. OK.

On tap at the brewpub in August 2009. Reviewed from notes. Pours a very light blonde color with a thin white head. No hint of the raspberry in the color. Nose brings forward a bit of artificial raspberry along with a very hefty dose of diacetyl. Smells like buttered popcorn with raspberry snow cone syrup poured on it. Taste brings even more butter topped with some raspberry candy. Feel is light with a buttery creaminess and some thankful carbonation to wash the taste away. Drinkability is really, really poor. I don’t know what went wrong here but it was just a buttery mess; either way, it was at the brewpub so I have to fault them, wherever the problem may lie. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 10-15-2010

A wonderfully aromatic beer from what is becoming a favorite brewer. Pours a light crimson, translucent, looks somewhat dull. Aroma of ripe raspberries, very striking, reminds me of a raspberry lambic, however this doesn’t translate well in the flavor, somewhat flat raspberries are almost non-existant in the flavor, however has a crisp clean aftertaste

Date: February 24, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy gold, scant head
Aroma: sweet and tart raspberry aroma
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, raspberry kicks in first with a fruity sweetness before a short lived tartness appears to be replace back with the sweetness, clean finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Probably the third best beer on tap during my visit on 9/3/07, and for a raspberry wheat, that’s usually saying something. Pours a clear light yellow and was served with zero head. The aroma features a nice subtle raspberry with a wheat backing. Unlike many fruit beers, especially raspberry, this one lacks the soapy extract aroma that many exhibit. Light to medium-bodied, slick and clean, this beer highlights nicely balanced raspberry and wheat malt notes. It could probably use a bit more carbonation, but otherwise it’s pretty darn good. I’m not sure if the brewmaster has changed the recipe or if I just hit a better batch, but I thought this one was quite a bit better than many of my predecessor’s ratings would indicate.

On tap at the brewpub. The body was light yellow and slightly hazy. The aroma was strong raspberry with some hay. The taste was strong black raspberries with little else. The carbonation was a little sharp. This was an ok fruit wheat, but the finish was a little mossy.

This was served a bit too cold, but I am starting to wonder if any of this breweries lighter beers have any aromas at all. The raspberry flavors that are present here are almost out of season, coming across very sour, with a husky malt background this is almost difficult to drink, certainly not a pleasure, but than I expect nothing less from this style.

The tap poured a hazy, light yellow beverage with a small white head that was mostly lasting and left good lacing on the glass. The aroma was distinctly of raspberry as might be expected. The problem was that there were no other discernable aromas like malt or hops or yeast. The body was medium-light and very smooth with a creamy texture and soft carbonation. The flavor starts off as you might expect, moderately sweet with loads of raspberry. The finish is of average length and is also moderately sweet.

Pale yellow with a musky/moldy berry aroma. The flavors are real mellow, like a light berry-flavored pancake syrup. OK, not great.