 General_Gao (2480), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
May 6, 2008
750ml bottle. We tried this at a tasting side-by-side with a growler of Soft Parade. Darker and hazier than the Soft Parade. Purple-brown in color with a thin white head. Aroma was of blunted berries and some white paper. Tart on the tongue, and not as dry as it’s cousin beer. Still fairly dry, though. The body was lighter than I had expected. Nice mix of berry and delicately sweet cereal grain flavors.
lassem (106), Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 8, 2008 Pours a deep caramel-brown body with a weak head. The nose is a bit cloying, with cherrys and vanilla- and i see it as an early summerevening with humming bees in a oppressive warmth. The taste is a bit like a kriek or a framboise without the freshness and sourness but still with some bitterness with a sharp vinegar-like finish. The palate is dry and so are your tounge afterwards.
TURDFERGUSON (1125), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle shared by eclectic at BCTC. Thanks Kevin! Nose is an abundance of fruit--strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blueberry. Flavors is also very fruity with a bit of alcohol thrown in though it blends pretty well.
RAYBOY01 (1622), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 4, 2008 Very deep coppery pour which releases a very fruity nose. Flavor was sweet, sticky summer fruits...strawberry, raspberry and cherry. OK and drinkable, but a touch cloying for my taste.
awaisanen (1137), Irvine, California, USA
Jul 19, 2008 From a 750mL Bottle, #325/1005. Courtesy of CharlesDarwin. Mostly transparent, blood orange flesh tinted amber pour with a firm layer of tight bubbled, off-white head. Fruity nose of blueberry skins, raspberry juice, and strawberry seeds. Hints of rye spice. Herbal leafy notes and faint pineapple esters. Medium bodied, softly carbonated mouthfeel. Very herbal, with a substantial amount of leafy and strawberry seed flavors, making it a bit astringent. Notes of under-ripe blueberries drift in toward the finish, along with some warming alcohol. A bit thin and pithy in flavor overall. There isn’t much malt depth to help round it out and the fruits aren’t very robust. The aroma is pleasant, but the fruit depth doesn’t translate well to the palate. Thanks, Tom!
CharlesDarwin (1379), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
May 31, 2008 750mL Bottle. Faint fruitiness. A touch of caramel. Subtle and mild. Pours an ambered haze, with a golden fringe. A rim in whitish. Flavor is sweet and piquant in alcohol, strawberries, and spice. Fruity. A bit chewy. Not as complex as I would have expected. Salty. A little jam in the flavor. It’s not bad. A little dry and bitter. Dry and clean for a fruit beer. The seedy bitterness puts me off a little bit. A nip alcoholic. Middle of the road. In the end it’s just a little too plain for something that’s supposed to be so intense. And it’s not that I’m not appreciating subtlety or nuance, this beer just doesn’t get that deep and doesn’t really have any other attractive non-flavor qualities. Thanks Sean!
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