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Dark Horse Raspberry Ale

Dark Horse Raspberry Ale

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A Fruit Beer brewed by
Dark Horse Brewing Company

Marshall, Michigan USA

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1792.86/5.02.86/5.04.5%59.6Flute P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A light ale made with 100% real raspberries in every batch. The rasberries give this beer a fruity aroma while keeping the beer balanced in taste. The raspberry flavor is not "oversweet" or "overpowering". We believe our beers should be "beer 1st,fruit 2nd".

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 jstraw (471), Oak Park, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/514/20

Apr 9, 2008  
In bottle at Jerry’s. Red-amber with modest white head / Nose of fresh raspberries / Light body, a little thin in the middle, with faint finish / Very pleasant, fresh, and not overbearing flavors of fresh raspberries / Pleasant, well-balanced, but ultimately a simple brew. A summer quaffer.

 jeremyd365 (105), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/512/20
Oct 2, 2008  
This fella poured a darkly and thickly into the glass and was just raspberries all over from start to finish. The berries were definitely apparent from the smell alone and then upon drinking, it finished with a crisp raspberry bite. I’m not much into the fruity ales, but I would recommend this one to those who are. All in all was well done.


 AllAboutStout (527), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
Sep 15, 2008  
Pours a very light golden color. Not a whole lot of head on the pour. Smell is raspberry of course with some underlying malt as well. There’s a good amount of raspberry in the flavor, but it’s not overdone. I love Dark Horse Brewing, but this is rather uneventful and thin. I’ll stick with their dark beers and IPA’s.


 jameswolfe (104), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Not bad, just not that interesting. The beer seems flat for a pale ale. Maybe some more hops would spice it up a bit. I like it better than other raspberry ales that I have had though.


 hogan873 (200), Joliet, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Cloudy light orange body with a small white head. Aroma is fairly sweet with berries, honey, and malt. Medium mouthfeel with some heavier carbonation at the back. Nice flavor with the sweetness of berries and malt up front leading to a tart finish. Not much of an aftertaste. Good fruit beer.


 pope_phred (122), Plainfield, Illinois, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/101/54/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Poured from the bottle into a pint glass. Pour produced a cloudy, golden orange body topped by a small head of foam, which diminished fully and quickly. Some aroma of raspberry, though I was expecting more, also, there was hint of grain in the aroma. Tart, with a moderate amount of bitterness thrown in, combined with a moderate amount of carbonation and a medium body. The leafiness of the raspberries come through in this ale. True, I can get the taste of raspberries on the palate, but it is followed by a dry, bitter flavor that tastes like I received the batch that used the plant and not the berry. My expectation were not met with this ale. I will now have to brush my teeth to get this unpleasant bitterness out of my mouth. Bleargh!



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