 blankboy (2499), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 24, 2006
1200th rating! Bottle. Vintage 2004. I’ve been holding on to a few bottles of this for quite a while now, waiting for a milestone, and they kept passing me by -- well this much anticipated day has finally arrived. Here goes. Pours a murky brown with red hues and no head. Wonderful aroma of caramel malt, raspberries, chocolate, dark fruit, brown sugar, spices and alcohol -- just an amazing aroma. Flavour of fresh, slightly tart raspberries, Belgian chocolate, caramel malt, dark fruit and just the right amount of alcohol -- quite complex and delicious, I’m wishing the bottle wasn’t so small. For 10.6% this is incredibly easy to drink. Nice medium to full body. Well it was definitely worth the wait, it’s up there with the New Glarus Raspberry Tart as one of my favourite Fruit beers and thankfully, I have several more stashed away. Fantastic.
m4rest88 (15), Beverly Hills, California, USA
Jul 26, 2008 2007 bottle thanks to bman1113vr via pepsican!! really enjoyed this!!! was very different from what i was used to, but in this case different was definitely great!!!!!
BMan1113VR (668), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Jul 26, 2008 2007 bottle thanks to pepsican. Pours with a light brown head that vanishes quickly. Murky dark red body with strong alcohol legs on the glass. Intoxicating (literally and fig.) aroma of raspberry, chocolate, caramel, more chocolate, jammy-ness, peaches and sherry. Taste is raspberry jam and caramel. Very super-syrupy mouthfeel. Borderline cloyingly sweet. Reminds me like a very done up caramel and chocolate version of DFH Fort. Alcohol is a bit "hot". Very good, but the bottle size is all that one needs of this beer.
colemgm8 (355), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
Jul 25, 2008 2007 bottle - thanks to The Beer Cellar for sharing!!! simply outstanding. Huge caramel aroma with some raspberry as well. Pours a dark red with little to no head. Nice full strong body. Really soft over the palate - the raspberry is most noticeable on the front, while the chocolate caramel dominates the mouth. Smooth finish with a touch of alcohol. Really, this beer is outstanding and I feel lucky to have tried it. Thanks Matt!
MrChopin (119), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 25, 2008 2007 bottle, many thanks to Linus_Stick! Pours hazy, dark red-amber with touches a very small off-white head. The aroma is initially malt sweetness, but raspberries soon dominate. Other contributions include chocolate, faint similarities to apple cider, and alcohol. The flavor is quite sweet, but it remains refreshing thanks to raspberry sour coming with warmth. There is also caramel and a little chocolate with minor alcohol in the background. Though full bodied and dense, the palate is smooth and clean. So while KRE is not the most complex beer, damn is it tasty.
KAME (131), California, USA
Jul 25, 2008 Not so bueno. Syrupy, malty, fruity, and overly sweet, but not great on my palate. Undercarbonated reddish brown pour. Aroma of berries and dark malts. Strawberry jam flavors with a strong bock backbone. It is smooth, but the lack of carbonation and heavy mouthfeel just didn’t do it for me. It is a bit cloying like a port, and should be consumed in a similar fashion.
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