Dark Horse Raspberry Ale

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Marshall, Michigan USA

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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Thick, cloudy pour. Only a slight raspberry aroma and flavor. Mine was *****SHOCKINGLY****** bitter, especially for a fruit based brew. Heavy bitter finish. I was surprised by that to no end.

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with a small head. Has a raspberry smell to it with some metallic notes to it. Slightly sour strawberry flavor to it. Heavily carbonated.

Tap at the Cask, Pimlico - 28/09/12. Hazy orange with a thin off-white head. Raspeberries, summer berry fruits, wheat, sugars and fruit jammyness on the nose. Taste largely follows with softer sweeter raspberry in the flavour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a sweetish finish. I’d imagine this would be a good refreshing beer on a hot day.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy golden orange color with a nice 1-2 finger frothy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Good bits of foamy lacing cling down the glass. Aromas of tart raspberry, bread, herbal, floral, and light caramel, Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and decent strength. Taste of biscuit, toast, light tart raspberry, herbal, floral, and light earth. Lingering notes of toast, biscuit, raspberry, herbal, floral, and earth on the finish for a bit. Not nearly as much raspberry in the taste as I expected from the aromas. Mostly biscuit and herbal hops. Minimal cloying flavors on the finish and fairly dry. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly syrupy and crisp mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is well hidden with pretty much no warming on the finish. Overall, not a bad beer; but it was seriously lacking in the fruit department in the taste. Was very easy to drink.

Interesting beer. I totally understand the "beer first, fruit second" after drinking this. This beer could absolutely stand alone without the raspberry. It reminds me of a decent wheat beer that someone spilled a little raspberry concentrate in. Give it a shot if you get a chance, I enjoyed all 5oz of my trial.

Bottle from trade with Rayl101. Murky golden pour, good head with lacing. Aroma is light ale with barely a hint of raspberry. Flavor is light, clean, crisp malt with raspberry well in the background where it doesn’t have much of a role. A good hot weather brew.

Bottle. Thanks to adnielsen for sharing. Pours a hazy rosy-tan color with white head. Strong raspberry flavor, pretty sweet.

Bottle @ Brad’s house Minneapolis. Pours a hazy, brownish orange appearance with an off white head. A bit spicy, raspberry fruity, bready aroma. Tangy, dull raspberry, a touch tart, somewhat watery, bland flavor.

Bottle. Pours out a caramel/amber color with a moderate off white head. Aroma is of raspberries, light sweet malty notes. Taste is thin bodied with a lot of carbonation, raspberry flavor is decently balanced, but lacked any real over the top depth.

Hazy amber/orange color; Medium body; Aroma of sweet malt, berries, & spice; Flavor of slight sweet malt, fruit (notably berries), some caramel, and spice; Finish is slightly sour/tart; Fairly decent.