 rauchbier (2870), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
Apr 11, 2004
Bottle conditioned? Deep ruby red, thin pink head and good condition. Incredible raspberry aromas that seem to avoid being to sweet and cloying, with some background malt battling its way through. Huge explosion of fruit on the tongue, not too sweet or syrupy, with just a hint of nuttiness to give it balance. Superb long raspberry jam in the finish with a hint of citrus. Many thanks to whoever it was who brought this beer to the ZBF, and to MatW for sharing its delights.
daknole (644), Plantation, Florida, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Good god what a beer. Holy shit. Nice cloudy reddish pour with a puffy white head that disappears quickly. Aroma is sweet/tart of raspberries. Flavor is just unreal. The blanace between sweet and sour is remarkable. Tastes like homeade rasp preserves with a nice squeeze of lemon juice. Wow, I need more. The wife LOVED it.
fredandboboflo (440), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Bottle. Gorgeous earthy red pour. Aroma of fresh, fresh raspberries, pie crust. Flavor of fresh, natural, tart raspberry jam, lots of raspberry seed, just oozing with raspberry that you can almost chew on. I need more bottles of this pronto. Magical.
LilBeerDoctor (442), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle courtesy of iowaherkeye (thanks Joey!). Pours a murky dark red with a small pink head. Aroma is wow! Quite powerful. Lots of raspberry, also raspberry pie and butteriness. Flavor is very similar, lots of raspberry, fairly tart, raspberry seed, maybe some plum. Very similar to Lindemann’s Framboise but it’s better and more complex. Such a tasty beer!
Two_Dudes (14), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Aug 14, 2008 WOW!!! Very suprised by this one. Pours a very cloudy brick red. Aroma hits the nose with glass still five feet away. Sweetness hits up front, but Hallertau bitterness finds its way through all the flavor and give some structure to what could have easily been an out of balance beer. I think I may have liked this more than the Belgian Red from NG.
sebletitje (242), Tampa, Florida, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Cartdan. Pours cloudy ruby almost red with a pink head.
Aroma is filled with rapsberries.
Taste of raspberries all over, light notes of tart fruits, but the beer remains very sweet.
Sips leave a tingly feeling on palate and tongue, typical of that kind of fruits.
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