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Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat

Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat - Fruit Beer

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Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Fruit Beer

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
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Broad Distribution
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13832.78/5.02.78/5.05.4%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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 radiomgb (1920), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/101/55/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Golden in colour, long lasting white coloured head, good lacing. The aroma is of cherry halls, incredibly sweet with some very light underlying wheat. The flavour is all cherry cough syrup and a very high sweetness. Sweet mouthfeel, light body, light carbonation. Finishes very sweet and quick.

This was insane but not in a good way. The sweetness overpowers everything in this, a step above a drain pour.

355ml bottle from The Jester, thanks Andy.
Opened on January 26, 2008.
Best before January 2008.


 bluemooner (229), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 30, 2008    Updated: Mar 29, 2009
Pours a deep golden color with a rich, slightly off-white head. Very apparent aroma of fruits (or the aforementioned medicine scent). Very strong taste of cherries; a little too sweet for my liking. Also tastes of wheat with mild hops and some citrus notes. If you enjoy sweet or fruity beers, this is a winner. If not: do not buy. This beer is either hit or miss.


 rcasta (470), El Salvador
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 30, 2008  
En newark camino a porto y no es algo q tomaria de nuevo. Mas olor q sabor a cherry aunque un poco acida y suae. he probado de sam adams


 checkmatei1 (629), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/103/56/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Bottle: Poured a golden color with a white head. The aroma and flavor reminded me of medicine. Someone already mentioned robitussin, which is close. It reminded me of Chloraseptic. Yuck! I don’t like it when my beer reminds me of something I’d take with a cold. Not a fan.


 LiebeBier (788), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/101/57/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Bottle -Aroma is of a cross between a cherry slurpy and cherry robituson. Not good. The cherry flavor in this beer is way to forced and it overwhelms every other character of the beer. Drain Pour.


beezz86 (68), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Bottle. Poured with a slight haziness and an orange color with a nice white head. All I really smelled from the beer was cherries. I thought this beer had a medium body, a slightly thicker texture, soft carbonation, and a lingering finish. It is a sweet beer as cherry is really all I could taste. Overall this was not a bad beer, I just wish it had a subtle hint of cherries instead a subtle hint of beer.


 Baumgartner (108), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/511/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Bottle poured to glass. Nice rocky, 3 fingerhead that smells heavily of cherry. Sweet malty goodness with a medicinal cherry after taste. Not the


 wilkie (1189), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours golden, clear with medium white head, nice lacing. Aroma is cherry, and some grain. Flavor is more subtle in terms of cherry, and has a decent wheat malt backbone. Little tart in finish. Generally a surprisingly good beer.



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