 hellbilly (796), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Apr 24, 2008
huge thanks to bill and wendy for forcing me out the door with this... pours a mahogany reddish brown color with a small light pink head that doesn’t last. invigorating fresh raspberry aroma with a touch of added tartness. you can actually smell the seeds in the berries!.... notes of wood, herbs and grass as well. the palate is lightly sweet but certainly leans heavily on tart. sour and sweet.... who would have thought! the flavor is ridiculously good... the epitome of sour raspberry. medium body with a touch of stickiness but the tart brings it back and puckers the mouth a bit..
GAManiac (218), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jul 26, 2008 Pours a beautiful murky raspberry red with a bubbly pink head that lingers for a little while and leaves some sporadic lacing. I imagine this would be what unfiltered raspberry or cranberry juice looks like.
Wow! wonderful smell on this one as sweet raspberries are the dominant aroma with a hint of tartness as well, possibly from some cherries.
Taste follows the aroma with the obvious raspberry dominance and hint more tartness than in the aroma up front. There are hints of "beer" flavors in there with some wheat if you really look hard, but it’s really all about the raspberries here.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with big carbonation that tickles your tongue with the raspberry tartness and then sticks the sweetness on the palate in the finish.
Much like the Belgian Red, the sweetness is such that drinking this whole bottle is a pretty good feat. It’s a wonderful beer and New Glarus has shown the ability to nail this style.
17thfloor (591), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 26, 2008 Not much to describe about this beer... except... its raspberries... pure raspberry aroma .... and pure raspberry flavor with a hint of acidity in the finish. Pours a murky purple/red with a nice pink head. Love the raspberry seeds floating around everywhere. Extremely drinkable for something that looks thick like syrup, however you get none of that. I would love to have seen them go bigger than 4% though, the flavors could hold for sure.
shintriad (658), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 11, 2008 Super dark red with pinkish-grey head. Foamy, extremely heady and thick aroma, bit of salt up front and acidity in the middle. Thick body. You’d expect something this tart to hurt your teeth, but it’s definitely drinkable and beer-like. Wonderful.
durhambeer (329), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Rating 300! Thanks to James for the bottle. Murky dark red/light maroon color. Quite inviting. Nose is fresh muddled raspberries, very tart, with hiints of sour cherries and fresh lemon juice. An earthy but very fresh and fruity aroma. Taste is fresh raspberries; pleasantly acidic. A crowd pleaser for sure. Great beer.
travita (662), Lewisville, Texas, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Deep and dark marron color with a pink colored head. Smell is wonderful. Raspberries in strength and sweet like dessert. Taste is sweet raspberries. Dessert in a liquid form. Almost anyone would like this beer. Easily drinkable.
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