Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat

	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
1388	2.78/5.0	2.78/5.0	5.4%	52.7	Flute

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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ThaBobfather (178), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	11/20

Apr 23, 2008

This beer has a good mix of cherry and wheat flavor. It doesn’t smell enough like cherries nor have a good enough cherry wheat appearance for what I expected. It is however, delicious and one of my favorite Sam’s products.

Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	7/10	2/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Apr 22, 2008

12 oz bottle. Poured dark yellow with thick white head. Smelled like cherry ChapStick. Highly carbonated, very crisp, with a finish reminiscent of a macro-brewed pilsner. This beer reminds me of that joke about the fat chick and the moped, which explains the disparity in ratings.

SN11 (57), USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Apr 22, 2008 Updated: Jul 11, 2008

Ever slightly sweet and tart cherry flavor, Pretty light on the malts, Nicely ballanced. Refreshing aroma. Very decent overall.

BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA

1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1	3/10	1/5	2/10	1/5	3/20

Apr 21, 2008

This was terribly unimpressive, with an emphasis on terribly. First of all I hate infused fruit flavors, it ends up tasting like an oversweet extract. This would turn someone away from fruit beers forever.

imdownthepub (5119), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1	4/10	1/5	1/10	1/5	3/20

Apr 20, 2008

Bottled, shared, Pasteurised. Weird hazed orange colour, no lasting head. Ok, the aroma is Cherryaid, thats the good bit over. This is syrupy sweet, plastic tasting, toilet cleaner. Oh dear me, the taste took ages to go away, I had to go and brush toothpaste on my tongue and gargle with listerine. Foul.

Unique69crazy (119), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	10/10	2/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Apr 20, 2008

Overall, a rather disgusting brew. I will give it the high mark on aroma, it has a fantastic cherry aroma that will make any glass smell like a cherry air freshener. However, the body and taste are quite weak, with a strong fruity taste. Doesn’t taste like a brew should, the weak body can turn even the most enthusiastic drinker away.

weezfour (122), Oradell, New Jersey, USA

1.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.9	3/10	4/5	3/10	1/5	8/20

Apr 16, 2008

Although I am a big Sam Adams fan, I wasn’t too impressed with this offering. Too much cherry flavoring, not a great session beer. 6 pack stayed in my fridge for a couple months. Not terrible, just wouldn’t come running back.

Codythegreat (141), Carrollton, Georgia, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	3/5	7/10	2/5	15/20

Apr 14, 2008

Pours a clear dark orange with a tall white head. It has a strong cherry aroma and it pretty much pushes all the potential hop smells out of the way. It has a very light taste and is very easy to drink. The flavour is again of cherries but I can’t really taste any hops unlike all the other SA beers. Just a little to light in the flavor though. It’s not bad, just not too present. Very interesting though; never had a fruit beer that I liked (if I remember right) I drank this out of a lager glass because all my shakers were in the dishwasher.

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