New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red

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

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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Sour & Bitter 2012, Copenhagen. REdbrownish beer with a offwhite head. Aroma and flavour i raspberry, raspberry, raspberry....Feels more like a swedisch cider than a beer.

Sample @ the Sour & Bitter event in Copenhagen. Pours hazy dark reddish brown with a small white head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace. Smell is sweet with burnt sugar, cherries, dandelions, brown sugar, lemon zest, orange zest and grass. Taste is sweet and sour with dark grapes, cherries, raspberries, burnt sugar, hay, dandelion and hints of brett. Mouthfeel is sticky sweet, tiny tart and medium bodied. Finish is sweet and sour with cherries, dark grapes, bread and burnt sugar. Smells and tastes like Dr Pepper. Luckily I’m rather fond of that drink...

Fad: Rødlig uklar øl med et fint skumhoved. Tyggegummi duft slår dig imøde, masser af kirsebær. I en anden sammenhæng ville dette være en fantastisk sommerøl. Let syre giver en god smage, men bestemt ikke hvad jeg havde regnet med. Ved nærmere eftertanke får den lige et nøk op.

Tap @ sour bitter, pours ruby red, pretty! Aroma: candy store, heavy cherry, cherry cola, cherry pits, vanilla, heavy sweetness, gummy bears, caramel, slight funk, Taste: taste follows through, nice acidity, dry, but quite sweet, very refreshing, some metallic notes, minerals,

Tap & S&B courtesy of Rasmus. Pours reddish brown with a quickly dissipating head. Aroma has a lotnof cherries, just like Haribo cherry candies, some funky feet, just like when you've been touring London City for a whole day, sweet sweet cherry, a bit of pie crust maltiness. Taste is also all about the cherries, although more in the sour end of the spectrum. Some nice malt sweetness and very balanced. Lightly tart in the finish. A bit spicy in the throat as it goes down. Good, but I would prefer the apple ale thus far.

75cl Bottle at AHBS. Reddish amber colour, off white head. Aroma of sweet cherries, soda pop, marzipan. Flavour is rather sweet, almonds, marzipan, loads of cherry flavour, light tart finish. Light bodied. Nice, but why is this rated so much higher than e.g. Belle-Vue Kriek?

Poured a murky ruby red, with some orange and brown in there, as well. Appearance is very reminiscent of a Flemish red. Aroma is like melted cherry popsicle, jolly ranchers, cough syrup, flowers, and raspberries. Just a crazy sweet aroma and unlike any other beer I have smelled to date. Taste is sweet cherry candy, raspberries, and a light tart finish. Very creamy mouthfeel and tingly carbonation. A simply amazing fruit beer and right on point.

Nearly perfect fruit beer. To put this one over the top, it need a bit more ABV. This is a rare treat in CO and thanks to Hopscotch. I held this one a long time and now must seek more.

Seems to be cherry candy. Carbonated cherry candy that sticks to the back of your throat. I know it's raved about, but it's a pass for me. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Originally reviewed: 2/15/10. Poured into a flute glass. Pours a very cloudy blood red. A thin tan head with light pinkish tones rests on top. Retains very well. Left little lace. My first though when I smelled this beer was Jolly Ranchers. This smells like any and every cherry candy out there. Very nice. Nice effervescent body. Carbonation level is spot on. Smooth finish. Wow. Flavors of cherries abound! Finishes tart and slightly drying. Mild bread flavors. Bitterness is low. This is all about the fruit. I could drink bottle after bottle of this stuff. The low ABV makes this extremely accessible. Splendid beer. I could have this and the Raspberry Tart for any celebration. Great job, NG!