3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark red color that leaves a red rose color head. Scent is rather strong of cherry as it says on the bottle it is brewed with Door County cherry juice. It has a little heavier texture than a normal lambic but the taste isn’t as tart as most lambics. It perhaps drinks a little to fast and much like some alcoholic cherry juice. A nice sweet fruit beer from Sprecher as part of their 25th Anniversary series. Something nice to try but there are better Lambics on the market.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: December 02, 2012
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: muddy red, frothy pink head, drippy lace
Aroma: tart cherry aroma
Flavor: tart cherry flavor, touch of sweetness, balancing tartness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Opaque red, reasonably attractive. This had the nose, which was cherry in essence but also suggested some wood and plenty funkiness, but the flavor wasn’t there--either in the depth and complexity of the cherry or the funkiness, despite the moderately sour front. And, there was an off-putting metallic note suggested somewhere in the mid-finish. No competition for New Glarus just yet. Bottle.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle picked up at Woodman’s in Madison. Pours a pinkish red, on the paler side. Pink head. Nose is lightly tart and reminiscent of a drier Belgian Red. Soft cherry tartness and some wheat malt comes through. Clean and crisp. On tasting, light acidity that is reinforced by the cherries. Tart through the finish with great cherry flavor. Pretty nice stuff here. Good change of pace from Belgian Red.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle pours a light red, almost a pink color, aromas of watered down barnyard funk, light tart cherries, and some light damp wood. Flavors follow suit, not overly tart, light mouthfeel, decent beer overall.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle, courtesy of a recent trade. Thanks!! Pours a bright, pinkish-peach color; huge, foamy, fine-bubbled white head with excellent retention and lacing. Vibrant cherry notes in the aroma; lightly funky and tart, with plenty of lactic tartness; quite nice. Medium body: soft brettiness and lacing sourness; really solid fruit character; certainly on the softer, fruitier side, but focused and refreshing.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
lactic sour aromas, black cherry, almond, clove, brett emerging as it warms, non capric -- mostly hay/farm, very dry. clean and wonderful. Truly impressive.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle at WtWBA Brooklyn 2012. Pours a clear reddish body with a thin white head. Aroma is funk and cherry. Mouthfeel is thin to medium, lightly carbonated with notes of cherry, artificial flavoring, toast, grain. Ehh
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Not too bad. The finish is a bit rough and there is a bit too much acidity in this one, but better than I was expecting.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pouring at Where the Wild Beers Are. Pours a clear ruby with a thin white head. Soft cherry, faint funk. Medium bodied, big carbonation, lots of funk and a touch of paper. Sour cherry, toast. Cherry NyQuil. Not great.
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