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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
common

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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royalhamartia (1), USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat does not count
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Aug 31, 2007  
This is by far the worst beer I have ever had. Ever. Please, never ever try this beer unless you’re interested in tasting what bad beer mixed with cough syrup tastes like. Sam Adams should be ashamed to put their name on this beer.


beerme420 (50), Corona, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 28, 2007  
can taste the fruits with a hint of cereal notes. aftertaste was horrible....will avoid this one in the future


 Icommonsewer (122), TUCSON, Arizona, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/102/56/20
Aug 28, 2007  
not a fan of fruited beer, but this was one of the best of all fruited beers I’ve had... Sam Adams has become the very best of all mass-production American beer companies... KUDOS!


 CasperQuaffer (142), Casper, Wyoming, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 27, 2007  
Pours like a typical wheat, with a decent froth. The smell of cherries is strong, almost overwhelming. As I am not a fan of fruit beers, this one surprised me. The fruit taste is fresh, but the beer fades behind the cherry pie. This is almost a dessert beer that might work well around the Thanksgiving holidays.


 SamuraiArtist (292), portland, Oregon, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Aug 27, 2007  
Bottle: Yellow/orange body, 1 finger white head. Huge aroma of sweet bing cherries and a hint of the wheat. Flavor is cherry, cherry and more cherry, sweet but not cloying and semi dry. Wheat flavor is almost completely covered up. None of the detectable wheat phenolics or hops. Not bad but one note.


 Nihon (239), Vernon, Connecticut, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/57/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Aroma is of yeast, Italian bread and chemical cherries. Head was decent, about 1 inch. Color is medium yellow. Flavor is a little unrefined and, I don’t know, just not ’right’. Maybe the yeast strain used was not a great match? Will avoid.


 rugbydude05 (280), Kew Gardens, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/511/20
Aug 24, 2007  
This beer pours well with a golden color. The aroma is cherry, as indicated by the name, and so is the flavor. The palate I found to be harsh as well as the aftertaste but overall not a bad beer.


 luv2brew (177), Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/52/102/57/20
Aug 24, 2007  
Light dark cherry nose with no presence of wheat or hops. My wife bought a Mixed 12 pack for her party so I had to try it. And it set there for a couple of weeks before I got to it. It’s drinkable, but that’s about all I can say. Just a real syrupy cherry taste with no wheat to speak. Why can’t these beer companies stop trying with the fruit. It’s just not working.



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