Raspberry Tart
Thanks goes out to levifunk for this 750ml bottle. Into an Odell Tulip/Flute hybrid glass. A: Pours a nice pale shade of purple with a lot of red and orange highlights. Tan head of about a 1/4 of an inch that sticks around quite nicely. Slightly hazy. Looks like cranberry juice with a bit of a head on it. Quite appealing. S: Raspberries, slight notes of wheat malt, smells quite tart, has some notes of other berries as well, maybe some blueberries and even some cranberries as well. Smells pretty straightforward, like a raspberry beer should. T: Incredible, wow this is mashed up raspberries and happiness in a glass. Hands down one of the most flavorful fruit beers I've put to my lips. Notes of oak and vanilla mixed with a light little bit of wheat malt on the end, the two mix together to get a tangy/tart flavor that is quite nice. Absolutely no hints at artificial raspberry flavors or anything that was faked in this beer. Incredibly well done. M: Surprisingly heavy in the mouth, just a touch syrupy, fairly heavy carbonation, and finishes a bit sticky for a 4.0% beer but in no ways it out of place. Quite nice. D: Oh man, I would have no issues drinking this stuff for dessert on a regular basis. Hands down one of the most flavorful low alcohol beers I've had, not to mention that it is a fruit beer. A great beer for both the beer geek and the novice, a tip of the cap to Daniel and Deborah Carey, very well done.