 pepsican (645), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
May 10, 2008
reddish brown pour with a thin white head. Strong berry aroma. Flavor had a strong fruit kick with a slight acidity. Some graininess and a touch of hops rounded it out. Finished slightly tart with a bit of an alcohol kick.
awaisanen (1116), 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 (1333), 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!
hopdog (4444), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
May 30, 2008 750ml bottle acquired in trade with hoppymeal (thanks!). Bottle # 228/1005. Poured a medium to deeper and muddy reddish/purplish/brownish color with a smaller sized head. Aromas of lots of different berries (strawberies, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries). I would get a different berry every time I sniffed. The berries were done nice! Tastes of the same berries with some light rye bread in tehre as well. Light tart finish. Good thing I like all the types of berries in this one.
TomDecapolis (2346), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
May 29, 2008 Thanks to hopdog for sharing this one. Pours a hazy ruby red/pink with a medium creamy/bubbly off white head that left lacing. Aroma of strawberry hard candy, blueberries, alcohol Flavor of the same berries, a little more medicinal in the flavor with some alcohol burn, more strawberry as it warmed also getting some tart notes and bitterness. Some light rye, dry for being a fruity beer...rye may be presenting the bitterness I’m picking up also.
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