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Wisconsin Cranberry Special Ale

Wisconsin Cranberry Special Ale

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A Fruit Beer brewed by
Sand Creek Brewing Co. (Pioneer/Wisconsin Brewing Co.)

Black River Falls, Wisconsin USA

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502.32/5.02.33/5.04.5%21.4 Flute P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Black River Falls is in the heart of cranberry country, and this fall seasonal is a German ale brewed with real Wisconsin cranberries. Not your typical, sweet fruit beer, our Cranberry Special is well balanced with a refreshing tart finish.

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pumpkinheart (63), Aurora, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20

May 7, 2008  
Bottle into English pint glass. Pours a brown-amber with a thin white head. Aroma is fruity hops and a trail of the advertised cranberries. Flavor is essentially a sweet, lightly roasted malt ale with cranberries hanging out underneath throughout. Palate is mildly astringent and a bit more oily than preferred. Otherwise, a unexceptional yet drinkable brew.

TheElder (49), DeSoto, Wisconsin, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Jun 17, 2008  
If you didn’t read the bottle and had a weak nose, you wouldn’t know that cranberries were used in this one. I got tons of malts and..... Yeah, that’s about it. Looks descent and tastes alright, but not getting much in the form of cranberries. Sorry.


 jbuzz (414), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/59/20
Jun 13, 2008  
Sand Creek Brewery Night at Three Cellars. Very subtle. I would have liked to taste more the Cranberry. On the Plus side it was definitely not over powering as many fruit beers I have had are. Pleasant.


IPAaLLtHEwAY (93), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/53/101/54/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Thus far this is the worst fruit beer i have ever had. Really weak on the aroma, bland appearance. And shitty flavor. I would rather stand around for a series of hours and watch a bunch of red-necks pick eachothers belly buttons and drink bud light "the queef of beers" than ever try this disasterpiece again.


 phishpond417 (1162), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/56/20
May 20, 2008  
Leave it to Wisc to turn any kind of fruit into alcohol: pours a clear orange body with a small thin white head. aroma is strong of tart cranberries and lemon. taste is relatively light, fruity- finishes a little sour.


 esjaygee (687), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 18, 2008  
Light amber with thin white head. Aroma of sweet malts with light cranberries. Taste of sweet malts and cranberries with a semi-tart finish. Better than I expected.




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