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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captianoats (30), Jasper, Indiana, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Jan 10, 2008 Updated: Sep 3, 2008

From Bottle: The nose is all cherries. It tastes like I dissolved a Ludens cough drop in a Sam Adams. It’s not entirely unpleasant, but the cherry flavor is a little "fake." Once you get to the finish, you do get a hint of wheat. Personally, I would like to have less cherry flavor that is authentic, and more of the wheat flavor that made me buy this beer in the first place.

FarFromHome (82), Philadelphia, Alabama, USA

0.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
0.9	1/10	1/5	3/10	1/5	3/20

Jan 9, 2008

In a life full of terrible mistakes, drinking this beer may have been the worst mistake I’ve ever made. The first sip brought along with it the taste of factory-generated, industrial-strength cherry syrup. I can’t get past the heavy-handed chemical cherry taste. Like an alcoholic cherry coke mixed with concentrated grenadine. My female friends love it, but I’d rather have someone hit me in the head with a tire iron than one of these beers to accompany a burger.

UofFkid (108), Orlando, Florida, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 7, 2008

Bottle. Cloudy amber pour, aroma definetly is present. A lot of folks don’t favor this offering from Boston Beer Company but I’ve always enjoyed it as something different. Has a very nice cherry taste but you never lose the Hefe feel.

docsteigs (139), USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	14/20

Jan 6, 2008

Very nice brew by Sam. Cloudy and pleasant appearing with generous head. Tastes smooth and light; cherries present but do not dominate. Impressively smooth and very easy and pleasant to drink.

lax7584 (31), Deer Park, New York, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 6, 2008

Not much of a head but was rather tasty. Some one described it as drinking a beer with a cherry cough drop. I enjoyed it more than that, but not my favorite of Sam Adams.

thekmoonlegend (93), Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	8/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	4/20

Jan 5, 2008

Amber color, not much head. Nice cherry aroma. I was a little disappointed with the taste though. Too sweet for my liking, tasted almost like medicine. That’s just my personal opinion though, alot of people like this beer. I’d probably give it another shot, wouldn’t buy it again though.

SHANER4 (371), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	5/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	12/20

Jan 4, 2008

Poured straw color with small head. Smelled like marocino cherries and cereal. I like beer alot and why would anyone put sherry flavoring in it. This beer must be made with the womens taste in mind because a real man would not enjoy this. Hey if you wanna get laid buy some of this crap for a chick and get yourself some real beer.

ReademNwheat (174), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Jan 3, 2008

From a bottle. Pours amber with a small white head. Nice cherry taste. Some say its too much like cough syrup flavored but i didn’t think so. Though it did seem to more artificially flavored more than a natural cherry flovor. Good wheat beer.

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