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RATINGS: 323   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.59   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 342   ABV: 11.4%
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Over a year in the making, this American Wild Ale is fermented with Brettanomyces yeast and aged with red-raspberry puree in Oak barrels for over 1 year, then bottle conditioned in champagne bottles.


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4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
flyingzambonie (35) - Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 26, 2012
Pungent nose upfront. A nice funkiness to it. Lacy head dissipates quickly. Red hue. Not getting much oak off this 2011 version. Raspberry is present but not overly so. Nice tart finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


most recent ratings

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
Jamesthebrit (47) - Greenville, South Carolina, USA - MAY 19, 2013
Poured into a lindemans flute and a ommegang almost tulip glass. S: Smell is boozy and sweet. Raspberry hits and seems to be augmented with the alcohol. Much more sweet in the lindemans glass for sure. A: Pours sort of a blood orange color. Little head retention. T: The sweetness of the raspberry combines with the alcohol to kick you in the face but with a smooth finish. A bit of oakiness comes through. P: Lingering on the palate it’s just oak and alcohol. It’s way intense. Overall this isn’t the best sour i’ve had. Has some interesting flavor notes but it’s just too intense where the raspberry flavors get a bit overshadowed.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
AmykalH04 (4) - - MAY 15, 2013 does not count
A- Cloudy red with a small white head. S- smells of raspberry along with slight souring. T- Acidic raspberry up front that mellows into a slight sourness on the tongue. M- a pleasantly thin feel with good carbonation bubbles O- the reddish pink hue gives it a very inviting appeal. Definately a beer worth aging can only get better with time.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
crossovert (4548) - Wisconsin, USA - MAY 13, 2013
UPDATED: MAY 14, 2013 2012. Raspberry reddish amber. Flavor is typical framboise, tart but sweet, this one has a heavy malt character. Like a lindemans on steroids.Would have enjoyed more sourness but this is good.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
KornDogg (498) - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 10, 2013
Bottle. Sour raspberry, alcohol aroma. Deep red body with no head. Flavor begins with raspberry followed by quick dominating sour notes. Hints of funky yeast and oak. Lingering sour aftertaste, alcohol is hidden well but still provides a warming power.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
jandd1983 (1566) - Florissant, Missouri, USA - MAY 4, 2013
Sampled at DLD 2013. It poured a reddish color with an off-white head. The aroma was moderate to heavy sour tart fruit and wood. It had a medium to full body with a dry smooth texture and soft carbonation. The taste was medium to heavy sour and sweet with a medium to heavy sweet and sour finish of moderate to long duration. Awesome.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
jefcon (1202) - Arlington, Virginia, USA - APR 30, 2013
Slight reddish hue, but otherwise very dark in the glass with an inviting haziness and head. Aromas definitely of raspberry, strawberry and flowers. Not as perfumey on the palate, but rich and bready and yeasty, like a raspberry jam sandwich. Very rustic-tasting. This could be an old-world wild ale. I’m not one for fruit beers, but I like this very much.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
bierkitty (122) - Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 27, 2013
Pours hazy reddish amber after a nice pop of the cork. Aroma is pleasantly funky with a bit of raspberry. Flavor is tart raspberry with the emphasis on tart. This is really good especially if you love raspberry as much as I do.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Strykzone (3810) - Wood River, Illinois, USA - APR 26, 2013
Sampled at the Hampton. Funky fruotyblooking. Sourvand fruity in the nose. Fruity and funky tasting. Very drinkable. Thisvis really good.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
maxwelldeux (2209) - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA - APR 24, 2013
Bottle. Pours a dark brown with some reddish notes to it and almost no head. Nose has a lot of sour to it with some of the raspberry notes coming through. Taste is also quite sour and made me pucker - definite "bite" to it. Feels very fizzy.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
burgy (355) - Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA - APR 23, 2013
Aromatics are solid and full of sour notes, a nice musty wine note hangs around when the beer is cold (it mellows slightly when the beer warms up). Taste is complex and has all the typical Brett tastes. There is a nice raspberry taste that comes through the more the beer warms up. Overall a really solid brew!


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