Kraftbrau Blackberry Pilsner

Formerly brewed at Kraftbrau Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Flute

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Had this on tap at the brewpub in early 2005. Poured hazy with a small frothy head. The blackberries were not overpowering, and were balanced well by the hops. Overall, it was slightly better than average at best..

This draft brew from the brewery poured a small white colored head of finely sized mostly diminishing bubbles that left behind a transparent light yellow orange colored body with no carbonation. The mildly fruity aroma was mixed with scents of berries. The mouth feel was initially tingly with a mild hop mild berry finish. The flavor contained noted of malt hop and berry that did not mix well together and went against my palate.

On tap at Kraftbrau. Small white head that mostly diminished, fair lacing, fine-small sized bubbles, uncarbonated, and transparent. Aroma was sweet and very much blackberry. The flavor was sweet, acidic, sour, tart, tangy and a very yucky blackberry taste. Smooth mouthfeel. Light body. Not to my liking at all. My least favorite during this rating session.

Unfiltered draft sampler at Kraftbrau. I see this is the third blackberry beer Kraftbrau’s made. Well, the way they do it, it seems like a nice fit. It’s still light like a pils, slightly hazy, but without any off-putting fruity tinge. Has a light blackberry smell. In taste the fruit is equal to the malts, and despite a slightly syrupy mouthfeel, a nice note of hoppiness floats through. That’s hard to do well in a fruit ale, never mind a fruit lager.