New Glarus Unplugged Wisconsin Cran-bic

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Flute

Cranic pours a mixture of light red and amber. Really a beautiful color that you can see in the pic. A small head forms but quickly fizzes away like a champagne. First thing I noticed in the smell is a light fresh dose of Cranberries. Mixed in their is a small amount of acidity and tartness that makes your nose sting just a tad. In the end is a hint of malt and oak. It’s just a very light smelling beer. Heck if you can even call it a beer. To me it’s more like a mixture of a beer and wine. The taste came in three parts for me. The first part was definitely tart and slightly funky on the palette. As the ale hits the middle of your mouth it starts getting richer. The cranberries start to really come in. Mix that in with the oak and it’s a nice rich deep taste. Then in the end the tartness comes back a tad mixed in with some bitterness. Just a beautiful beer. Mouthfeel is on the lighter side with the perfect amount of carbonation. Just a joy to drink.

Bottle pours golden color with a thin white head that disappears. The aroma is tremendous with notes of oak, sour fruit, and sweetness. Taste is malty with sour notes and a nice sweetness to back it up. Tart then sweet. The oak is also noticeable providing wood and vanilla flavors. Body is medium with a sweet finish. Overall, a delicious brew that is welcome in my fridge anytime.

Bottle. Strong, sour cherry aroma. Clear reddish orange body. Scant head ring. Sweet and sour on the tongue, more sour than sweet. Again, more cherry than cranberry which is maybe a good thing despite the fact I’m not a huge cherry fan. Very good sour lambic.

12 oz bottle shared by Pineypower, thanks Dean. Poured a clear body of burnt orange but as the light moves through the glass there are flashes of red, sadly there was hardly any head at all. Aroma was sour, notes of cranberry juice, band aid, medicine and some saw dust. Acidic body with light crisp carbonation, and a lingering sour flavor on the finish. Flavor of vinegar, cranberry juice, and a slight hint of copper. Nicely done, great beer.

I enjoy this above the Cherry and Raspberry offerings. I see it as occupying a middle ground between the two,Not as tart as Rasp, not as complex-sweet as the Cherry. Just perfect in fact!

Why wouldn’t this beer be good. Great soft sour cranberry nose....tart and refreshing. Mouthfeel is wonderful, and has awesome cranberry flavors with a tartness that’s not to sour or drying.

Bottle courtesy of Daknole! Pours a nice ruby red color. Aroma is tart cranberries with some interesting funk and berry sweetness. Taste is medium sweet and medium tart and really nice. Fantastic beer and Im glad I got to try it.

12oz bottle thanks to daknole, ok this is ridiculous. Creme de menthe on nose. This Wisconsinites are the Iron Chefs of Fruit Beers. Huge cranberry nose, big tartness, ginormous fruit flavor, This is epic. NOICE!