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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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 brewski519 (395), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 28, 2009  
From a bottle this brew pours a hazy golden color with a finger width head. Smells like a cherry cordial. Taste is wheat, hops and cherry (no kidding - really?). A pretty refreshing beer that doesn’t overwhelm. I would drink this beer over the cranberry lambic any day. Pretty enjoyable really.


tennessejed420 (69), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/59/20
Sep 24, 2009  
12 oz. bottle. Pours red gold with white head. Wow, this beer really smells like cherries. Reminds me of grenadine, but less artificial smelling. Slightly bitter wheat taste dominated by cherries. Pretty much every aspect of this beer can be summed up with the word "cherry. Not as bad as I expected it to be (had to drink it as part of the variety pack) but it could use maybe a little less cherry and more hop / malt character, you really can’t taste much else besides the cherries.


smashweights (12), Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
Sep 22, 2009  
12oz. smells almost entirely of cherries. taste is not quite as dominated. certainly taste the wheat beer beneath it. I was avoiding these in the harvest 12 pack, but surprisingly the cherry flavor was fresh cherries, no fake flavor taste here. tough to taste much else beyond the cherries, but definitely better than expected. just not the taste i was looking for in a beer. Wouldn’t buy a 6-pack of it, but makes for a decent change of pace in the fall seasonal mix pack.


BigPumpkin (13), New Zealand
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 21, 2009  
Lovely cherry aromas that carry over to the flavour. Nice beer from a major player.


 FunkyBrewster (437), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 20, 2009  
Pours light golden with a touch of orange with a small white frothy head. Aroma is a lot of cherry syrupy and some wheat. Kind of a grainy character along with some other citric fruitiness. Flavor starts with a big cherry sweet kick, very strong. Gains some other character later, like the wheat, some nuttiness and a bit of caramel. Finishes lightly bitter and clean. Medium body and a soft but crisp carbonation. So so, refreshing ,exactly as advertised.


 dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Sep 20, 2009  
hazy gold, fluffy white head, nice lace. nose of (wait for it...) CHERRIES!!!! the cherry flavor is a touch less prominant (but just a touch) than the aroma would suggest, and there ais a touch of grain here. medium bodied, sweet finish. not bad for a fruit beer, but a little too close to cough syrup for me. hey... wait a minute... that gives me a great idea... i could drink all day... >cough< >hack< my throat is soooo sore.... single bottle purchased at binny’s in orland park.


superdude1979 (60), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Sep 20, 2009  
Pours a light white head, initially you can taste the wheat, followed by a slightly sour cherry aftertaste. Overall a very light tasting beer, without a watered down aftertaste. Not bad for a fruit beer but I could not drink a whole case.


 yemenmocha (344), Glendale, Arizona, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/57/20
Sep 18, 2009  
Pours hazy golden with white head. Nose is full of artificial cherry flavoring (not assuming it wasn’t real cherries added). Palate is lightly sour, with big cherry flavors (not lambic levels though), and a soft malty component towards the end. Easy to drink, good for a gateway beer and women.



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