Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Raspberry

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Fruit Beer
St. Louis, Missouri USA

Bottled as "Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Raspberry", Born on 5/26/07. Poured clear bright golden with very active carbonation and a dusting of white head. The aroma was powerfully sweet with raspberries leading the way.. it was a Pixie Stix crossed with that powdered candy that you dip the maple-flavored sugar stick into after you lick it sweetness.. talk about way over the top. The flavor had extra-sweet raspberry syrup over pale malts, with some tart pomegranate notes on the back-side of the tongue.. the sweetness subsided a bit on the dry, quick finish to portry some dry, grainy pale malts. Light-bodied on the palate with fizzy, almost oppressive carbonation.. again, a dry, quick finish. This sure was memorable, but not for any techical merits.

THOUGHTS: Tastes like Clearly Canadian. Best of the three flavored Ultra, but still not good. I can’t really see anyone liking these beers much. Flavor is nice, but it is too weak and disappears too quickly. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, medium yellow with a small to average, white head. The aroma was fruity. Mostly rapberry and I guess pomegranate. The flavor was lightly sweet and acidic moving toward lightly sweet and sour with a short to average finishduration. The dominant flavors were fruity, I think there was more raspberry than pomegranate. The light body was dry but sticky on the lips and had very fizzy carbonation and a moderagely astringent finish.

This was almost like drinking soda...refreshing as a drink, but not quite a beer.

This one was slightly better than the orange, with some raspberry aroma and flavor notes that I found somewhat thirst slaking. Weak palate.

Smells like cherry lifesavers. As I watch the big fluffy white head collapse slowly onto the pale, clear liquid in the glass, I ponder the thin membrane that is the border between beer and alcopop. This is surely a waterbug that dances on the surface tension, unnoticed by the beer world, but unworthy of a funny Bartles and Jaymes commercial. Sweet, a little bready, fruity, lightly tart, no bitterness. Luden’s drop finish which is mercifully quick. Thanks again for your support.

Had a free sample at an event in Scottsdale. I did not take notes. This was my favorite of the bunch, very lightly flavored and natural tasting. The wife liked it, although she may have like the lime one better I forget....who cares really. If the opportunity for another free sample arises I will re rate with proper notes.

...so after a great day at a brewery and hanging out with friends, the pool looked great! but before the cooling process could begin I spyed a lady friend drinking one of these and grabbed one. ’oh yeah’ Pours a light straw colour with some light lacing from the small head..’oh yeah’..Has some nice fruity aroma’s that don’t smell too artificial..’oh yeah’.. Taste is what you would expect from a fruit flavoured mass marketed drink, but as with the aroma, doesn’t taste to fake- just muddled.. Overall, better than i thought it would be but still lacks anything a real beer drinker would want! ...’oh yeah’

I really like this beer. I found it at the grocery and I had to try it. I like that the flavor isn’t overpowering and that the beer isn’t sweet. I like things with fruit flavors, but can’t stand wine coolers because they are too sweet. I wouldn’t buy this as my regular beer, but once in a while for something different.