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Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
13882.78/5.02.78/5.05.4%52.7Flute
Commercial Description:
Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat® follows the centuries old American tradition of brewing beer with native ingredients, in this case Michigan cherries as well as a touch of honey. The sweet fruitiness of the cherries is balanced against the crisp, cereal note from the malted wheat and the subtle citrus flavor from the Noble hops. The end result is a sweet, refreshing beer that is light on the palate but long on complexity. Introduced in 1995 as a summer seasonal brew, Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat® developed a large enough following to be introduced as a year round style. Its distinct cherry character has made it one of the most unique and well liked styles of Samuel Adams® beer ever. Cherries are added at two different points during the brewing process. Once during the mash and again during finishing.
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Cakes (44), New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Jun 2, 2009  
Golden Brown. A strong cherry aroma. An obvious Cherry taste, not just a hint either. A nice ivory head.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/511/20
Jun 2, 2009  
Pours an amber color with an off-white head. Strong cherry juice aroma with not much else coming out. Flavor is also of tart cherry juice with not much else. Overall not very good.


 Damico (165), Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/102/58/103/516/20
May 29, 2009  
This wheat beer is light in color, not cloudy or any red hues to represent the cherry flavor. With a small to medium sized head, this pours out smoothly from the bottle. It has a strong, fruity flavor that hits your nose as soon as you put it up to the glass. A friend described it to that of the fruit candy canes at Christmas time. At first you taste a standard ale, but as the beer works throughout your palate a sweet cherry flavor builds up to the aftertaste, but not overpowering. This beer proves to be delicious with a smooth sweetness to someone who enjoys fruit beers and lambics.


 ljay6880 (135), , Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/58/20
May 28, 2009  
12 oz bottle poured into a clear pint glass. Thin white head with little lacing. The smell is an artificial cherry and the taste is a generic wheat with the artificial cherry being forced. Not a terrible beer, but nothing noteworthy to mention.


 zapprentice (310), East Setauket, New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/58/20
May 26, 2009  
Not a good beer. Stale cherry flavor with no noteworthy flavors. No thanks


 sirpsycho (343), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/59/20
May 23, 2009  
Draft at Samuel Adams, Pittsburgh International Airport. Pours a semi-clear amber, very thin off-white bordering on beige head. Aroma is dominated by cherries, not much else. Flavor profile is the same, cherries, but they are almost of a medicinal nature, kinda like Sucrets when I was sick as a child, maybe some malt notes hidden in there somewhere. Crisp and dry on the finish.


 RHeastings (392), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
May 21, 2009  
Enjoyed on several occasions via 12 oz bottle in a pub glass. To be honest, I was surprised to read some of the reviews below. This is certainly not Cantillon or Liefmans, but it is certainly not as bad as some have written. The aroma is slightly medicinal, but only slightly; as notes of cherries and a slight malt sweetness come through. The palate is fruit-forward, almost bordering on being one-dimensional. However, there is a bit of wheaty malt notes. The finish brings the fruit flavors again, which tend to linger for a minute or two. Again, this is not the best example of fruit beer or even cherry beer available. But, it is is certainly not absolutely terrible.


 DerWeg (756), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
May 16, 2009  
Newark Airport. Draught Cherry Wheat tastes and smells like cherry candy syrup in some unremarkable wheat beer. Drinkable, not bad. Hah. I was going to write cough syrup, but everyone is writing that... LOL. but it is very red, which for red styles of beer is quite correct.



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