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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
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Broad Distribution
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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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 laguerita (111), Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/101/55/20
Jun 15, 2008  
all i can say is eww. the cherry flavor of this beer tastes waxy or plastic-y with a splash of beer. i dont know it’s pretty bad.


 NobleSquirrel (1100), Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/52/101/56/20
Jun 14, 2008  
Pour is gold. To me, this smells and tastes like Cherry chapstick. There’s not much "beer" in there with the sickly cherry flavors. Comparing th is to NG Belgian Red, I’d be ashamed of this beer.


 arventresca (334), Greenville, North Carolina, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/512/20
Jun 13, 2008  
Bottle. Pours Dark Gold. Smell of cherry and menthol. Can’t tell if it is artificial or fake. Taste of strong cherry. Not bad. Best of summer pack so far, but I know the two best are to come.


 GarrettB (494), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 12, 2008  
The sweetie of the band, the Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat was my most eagerly awaited beer from the Samuel Adams sampler pack. Moderately bleached white head with tiny bubbles for support (Bless Don Ho), with a dull marmalade orange body. The aroma contains cherry candy, cherry Coke and some natural black cherry juice to make a healthy combination of manufactured and natural cherry flavors. Otherwise, the smell is simple and simply scented. The Cherry Wheat’s flavor begins with cherry Coke as well, excessively sweet and dark, and includes some artifical lime flavor as well, also abundantly sweet and not unlike Sprite in the way it wiggles around the mouth before "final consumption." Approximately seven to eight seconds after the sip, a small wheat flavor appears and carries the drink to the very tip of the aftertaste. The flavors are discordant and awkward, like an adolescent in a community choir, and just plain bad. But it is still a very sweet and candy like beer for a good price - maybe a required six pack at parties for lady drinkers who may or may not be inclined to more sugary drinks.


 luvcasks (178), USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/104/59/20
Jun 8, 2008  
pours crystal clear with just a touch of sediment from the bottle - the head is short lived but a nice fluffy and white Nose: Some tart wheat notes with somewhat medicinal cherry notes Flavor: Very crisp and tart hop flavor with a light wheat note but the medicinal note of cherries is very very distracting - oddly it does not go away when the beer is warm either. The finish is muddled with a light wheat note there - hop flavor is subdued Overall: Unfortunately the term I am thinking is "ODD" Cherry and What can be a very refreshing combo - does not need to be a lambic but the "artificial" cherry note is just not appealing - for a moment I though Nyquil


 blindeyedbetty (148), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/102/515/20
Jun 7, 2008  
12 oz. bottle pours a clear apricot color with frothy head that leaves little lacing as it dissipates. Aroma is a strong waft of cherries...almost an unnatural type of cherry like in candy or jelly. Flavors of wheat with cherry middle and finish of maltiness. Medium-light bodied. Somewhat mild medicinal-like aftertaste. I did not expect to like this beer at all, but it’s much better than I anticipated. While the cherry is a bit funky, it’s pleasant. Not too overly sweet as I had feared, but not with much variation in the palate either. A simple beer easy for the masses to drink. It is what it is. But, it’s not bad.


 hoplover (166), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
0.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/51/101/51/20
Jun 7, 2008  
the worst I’ve ever had... Im sad over this one. I just don’y like fruity beers anyways.


REDBOSOX (70), Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jun 6, 2008  
I’m surprised at the negative ratings on this one. I like this beer. It’s not one of my favorites by Sam Adams but I certainly have no problem drinking it. It has a definite cherry flavor to it. It’s not as good as a Belgian lambic but it’s not bad either!



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