2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 brystmar (517) - Dallas, Texas, USA - DEC 8, 2012
2012. Translucent red body, no head. Aroma is basically absent. Fruity, mildly tart, refreshing, and highly drinkable. I could session the hell out of this.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 WisconsinBeer (686) - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA - DEC 6, 2012
Bottle. 2010 version. Pours a hazy murky orange brown color. Head dissipates rapidly. Light bodied. Initially light malt fades into sour cherries and vanilla bean. Just a little bit of fizzy funk. Trying to clear out some beers sitting in the cellar, this is a very pleasant surprise.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 RABinVA (729) - Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA - DEC 1, 2012
Bottle courtesy of Daknole. Poured in to a goblet. Deep ruby brown with a slighty off-white head that fades to nearly nothing. Aroma is a bit earthy, a bit juicy. hints of the tart and sweetness. Taste is vanilla and cherries. A slight bit of oak. Wow, i really like this. Reminiscent of the Wisconsin Red but a lot less of a cough medicine cherry.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 JStax (1724) - Devola/Marietta, Ohio, USA - DEC 1, 2012
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle thanks to cbfobes. Pours a Ruby coloredwith a thin white head of foam. The aroma, as it warms get lots of cherry and sour notes. Starts as sour Graham crackers. Thankfully that faded. Taste starts on the sweet end, but as it warms, the sourness kicks in. Lighter bodied.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 weihenweizen (1197) - Charleston Area, West Virginia, USA - DEC 1, 2012
Refrigerated 12 oz. bottle poured into a tulip. Pours clear light red with white head. Little lacing, light body, low carbonation, and tart gramcracker aroma. Taste is tart cherry.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 jmikolich (1138) - North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA - NOV 29, 2012
2012bottle courtesy of Atom Thanks dude, its tough to give this a fair rate, as the nose is somewhat benign, it smells like a wild ale, hints of cherry and oak but there is that tart acidity that stings the nostrils. taste is what counts in my book and its awesome, the flavor of oak and cherry just melds so well, it tastes great.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 GeneralGao (3614) - Iowa City, Iowa, USA - NOV 28, 2012
Bottle. Poured a clear copper color. The head was short, white, and reduced quickly to a thin ring. The dominant aroma was mulled apple cider, but there were also vanilla, cherry, brown sugar, oak, and red wine vinegar notes. Light to medium bodied and sweet with mild acidity. Spicy on the tongue. Fruit, oak and spice flavors akin to mulled apple cider.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 RobertDale (2000) - Lansing, Kansas, USA - NOV 25, 2012
12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear reddish amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of tart fruit. Taste is sour cherries, apples, spice, and some yeast. Nice change of pace.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 LtDan (1676) - Los Angeles County, California, USA - NOV 24, 2012
Appearance: Pours a clear bright amber wtih a line of micro bubbles around the top. Attempted to create some head action with a few swirls with no luck.
Aroma: Sweet and sour cherry.Oaky wine barrel.
Taste: Cherry, cherry pit, oak, a slight metallic note, toasty malt. Modestest tartness.
Mouthfeel: Juicy, medium bodied, smooth, modest carbonation.
Overall: If you enjoy any of New Glarus’ fruited wild ales, you will love this.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Hopper (818) - San Antonio, Texas, USA - NOV 21, 2012
12 oz. bottle thanks to CLevar. Pours a red color with a small head. The aroma is interesting. It’s fruity, spicy almost like cinnamon, and a little tart. This smells like a fruity cinnamon gum. The taste is fruity again with a tart like sourness and more spicy cinnamon like flavors. This is good.
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