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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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on tap
available

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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 davidCC (130), New York, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/102/59/20
Mar 21, 2008  
The aroma is very pleasant with a real hit of cherry, but as usual that is a sign that the flavor would be too potent. Overall this is too sweet tasting to be enjoyable.


 daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/511/20
Mar 18, 2008    Updated: Mar 10, 2009
This beer was a favorite of mine before I knew anything about beer. Now if you drink it and think about it you will realize it tastes like BUTTER! Dont believe me? Try it! Pours a red/brown color with a small off white head. Aroma hits hard with cherries, malt, yeast...flavor has cherries, yeast, and the mentioned butter quality.


 Slipstream (734), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/102/515/20
Mar 17, 2008    Updated: Jul 28, 2008
A light brass brew with a big, foamy head. Candy cherry aroma, with a hint of yeast. This has a strong floral taste, and definitely no skimping on the cherry! There is no too-subtle hinting going on here. If you like cherries in your wheat beer, you will like this. Light on the palate. One of Sam Adams’s interesting change of pace offerings - a good summer beer.


thenumber1g (68), Cary, North Carolina, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/102/510/20
Mar 13, 2008  
This beer was a huge surprise! It’s aroma was cherry, that it! I was a little hesitate about my reaction to the taste, because it taste like flavored carbonated water. It is actually not what I had expected from this beer yet their is something I truly like about it that I can’t pinpoint! All around it isn’t great but it’s not bad at all!


SoBloHero (56), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/514/20
Mar 5, 2008  
The aroma of the cherry wheat is strong, almost overpowering, but the flavor it good. It is a bit sweet to drink more than one, but overall not a bad effort


Kands (20), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Mar 4, 2008  
This is an unusual beer in our house: A flavored beer that I liked better than wife and daughters. Poured from the bottle a slightly opaque orange-yellow, with a decent head. Clearer than most Wheats, and more heavily carbonated. Smooth, and without much in the way of hops, this would be a pretty good Wheat regardless of the flavoring added. I happen to like cherries more than oranges, so I found it more tasty than, say, Blue Moon. However, my opinion is in the minority in our house.


 iride15 (169), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 3, 2008  
I’m not usually a fan of really fruity beers, but this isn’t as bad as most. gets rid of teh heavy aftertaste and replaces it with a very subtle one that won’t ruin the flavor.


 chrissy (122), Connecticut, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/105/57/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Drank it out of a bottle. Has a good flavor with a natural cherry taste. Very smooth



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