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New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red

New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red - Fruit Beer

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Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer

New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

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9694.16/5.04.15/5.05.1%99.9Flute
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Commercial Description:
Belgian Red is a tapestry of flavor. This beer is brewed with whole Montmorency Cherries, Wisconsin farmed wheat and Belgian roasted barleys, lagered in oak tanks and balanced by Hallertau hops we aged in our brewery one full year. Over a pound of Door County Cherries in every bottle makes this beer uniquely “Wisconsin.” So unique, in fact, that we applied for a patent. Expect this beer to be ruby red, with a medium body that is highly carbonated and intense with cherry flavor and bouquet.
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bradyc (2), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/510/104/517/20
Jul 14, 2008  
This beer tastes like drinking a cherry pie... without all of the chunks. It does have quite a bite on your tongue during the aftertaste though. If you have acid problems, I would definitely avoid having any near bedtime. It’s a wonderful beer to give to others when giving a wine would be appropriate!


 Baumgartner (108), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Bottle poured to champagne flutes. Very heavy aroma of cherries just from popping crown cap. Light flower, perfume aroma also. Very small, creamy head with good lacing. The brew is murky red with a brown mixed in. Much darker than expected. Very sweet initial flavor a ever so slight hop bitter. Medium bodied with creamy, wet texture. Lively carbonation on the sides of the tounge. Very strong cherry finish. This brew just screams CHERRY the entire bottle through. Wonderful drink.


 KnN (714), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/517/20
Jul 9, 2008    Updated: Jul 25, 2008
Pours a hazy deep ruby color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is a little offputting initially just because the cherry smell is so intense. Like marachino cherries or cherry cough syrup. The flavor though is wonderfully complex. Tart, sour, sweet and bitter with lots of strong cherry up front, but so much more going on underneath. This is a really nice beer, but if cherries aren’t your thing, probably not for you.


 ditmier (1022), Boise, Idaho, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 6, 2008  
2008 Bottle - Pours a brownish red, quickly dissipating of white head, aroma is cherry cherry cherry, flavour is brown sugar and cherry on the front, that rapidly turns into bitter greatness, what a wonderful treat, this was a fantastic experience...


meisterbrauMHB (53), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
Jul 6, 2008  
This is a really great beer. It starts out with a pleasing cherry aroma, great head, and good clarity. Wonderful cherry taste through and through without being overpowering. Good finish. Savor this with good friends or that one special person. You wont be disappointed.


 kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/519/20
Jul 1, 2008    Updated: Jul 4, 2008
750 ml bottle via Hezron and Monger. Thanks! THis one pours a deep burgundy with a nice fizzy pink head. Nose is incredible of fresh sour black cherries. Tastes like it smells. All cherries....sour fresh divine cherries..more cherries, and then some more wondrous cherries. And that is all i get from this...no hops or malts..or anything..just cherries and carbonation..which is great if that is what you are in the mood for. And i am. Awesome drink.


 Dansting (222), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a cloudy reddish-purple color with a light white head. No lacing. Aroma is very strong with a nice sour cherriness to it. Mouthfeel is excellent as it is very smooth. Flavor is a nice tart cherry taste with a nice sour aftertaste. An excellent beer.


 GAManiac (1123), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/104/516/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Pours a deep hazy reddish brown with a small, dense pinkish head that dissipates fairly quickly, leaving little lacing. Holy Moses, this stuff smells spectacular. Obviously, a lot of cherries in the nose, but not intensely tart. It’s like someone dumped some ripe cherry juice into the beer with a heavy sweetness that balances the tartness out. There was a hint of the wheat, some molasses and cinnamon. The taste is fantastic as well and a tad more tart than the smell. Again, a touch of grains in the finish along with a hint of oak, but not a lot is getting through the cherries in there. That’s a compliment for this beer. Mouthfeel is creamy, smooth and highly carbonated. Drinkability isn’t as high as it could be because of the heavy sweetness, but that’s really nitpicking. I am not the biggest fan of fruit beers, but this is, without a doubt, the best one I have ever tasted.



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