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Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat

Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat - Fruit Beer

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 Percentile 
26
overall
Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Fruit Beer

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
13842.78/5.02.78/5.05.4%53Flute
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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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 dwaggs2 (534), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/59/20
Feb 28, 2009  
Bottle. Pours an amber reddish color with a little white head. Aroma is malts, cherry, and other subtle fruits. Flavor is somewhat tart with a cherry finish. Very drinkable, but not something I am going to be drinking a lot of.


fogdoctor (16), Pennsylvania, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/54/20
Feb 27, 2009  
Bottle, pint glass, approximately 40deg F. This beer is close to undrinkable. It has an aroma of cough syrup and has a finish that is consistent with the initial impression. The is no "complexity", rather it is either cough syrup or wheat. Its too sweet, there is little hop flavor or aroma, and you can forget about any balance. I do like other Sam Adams beers but this one is not very good. If I had to come up with a single word - nasty - about covers it. The only thing it really has going for it is an interesting reddish/amber color. I’m not sure why the ratings are so high for this particular beer.


Gabler (86), , New York, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/57/20
Feb 27, 2009  
On tap. Poured clear amber. Smelled like fake cherries. Flavor of faint cherrys and skunky wheat. Overly carbonated, felt like champagne. Not very good.


 jamvin23 (162), chicago, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Feb 26, 2009  
Bottle. Hazy light orange light colored head. Aroma: very strong cherries, very sweet. Taste: cherry, wheat, and malt. Cherry flavor throughout.


kidrobot (63), Sparta, New Jersey, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/56/102/512/20
Feb 20, 2009  
Bottle. No smell, strong cherry taste almost tastes like cough medicine. Not a bad taste but couldnt drink more then 2 or 3 of these


 trayns (237), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/511/20
Feb 19, 2009    Updated: May 1, 2009
On Tap. Huge Cherry aroma and slight red, golden color. Taste is overwhelming cherry sweetness. Too much to get over for me, not a fan of this one.


 mixinnixon2000 (227), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/59/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Bottle. Nothing too special here. strong cherry flavor. a little sour at the end.


 fidelis83 (709), Clinton, Iowa, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/55/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Terrible aweful stuff, smells and tastes like stale cherry cola. There are hints of lemon and grain in there as well but really, it sucks.



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