Sparkleberry
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Belgian-Style Tripel Ale Brewed with Raspberries
Sparkleberry is an American interpretation of a Belgian Tripel brewed with raspberries.
Slightly tart, dry and spicy, it was originally brewed for release at Kalamazoo Pride in 2013, the same year it won a Bronze Medal at the Great American Beer Festival.
It has returned every year since drawing incredible praise at other Pride events, beer festivals and at our Pub.
Sparkleberry is a celebration of diversity and first debuted in cans for wider distribution in June, 2018. Sparkle on.
Sparkleberry is an American interpretation of a Belgian Tripel brewed with raspberries.
Slightly tart, dry and spicy, it was originally brewed for release at Kalamazoo Pride in 2013, the same year it won a Bronze Medal at the Great American Beer Festival.
It has returned every year since drawing incredible praise at other Pride events, beer festivals and at our Pub.
Sparkleberry is a celebration of diversity and first debuted in cans for wider distribution in June, 2018. Sparkle on.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Pink in color with a white-pink head. Aroma is all berries. Taste is also all berries.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 18 Aug 2022
at 23:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fresh raspberry, biscuit malt, yeast, and straw aroma. Cloudy reddish amber with small off-white head. Mildly sweet raspberry, biscuit malt, slightly sour lactic acid, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2022
at 02:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pint can, 10/13/21. Red, large fizzy tan head, some chunks. Decent retention. Aroma of tart and sweet berry, a sweet malt note. Taste is cranberry, raspberry, bready malt. Booze well hidden.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2021
at 03:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep red body, thick, quickly dissipating pink head. Tart nose with raspberry/raspberry syrup. Body initially woody/tannic, tart, and dominated by raspberries. Sharply carbonated, spritzy mouthfeel with no syrupy heaviness. Solid beer.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2020
at 14:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a deep pinkish red and smells of raspberries and yeast. It tastes of loads of raspberries with spicy Belgian yeast and malt. The finish is on the dry side. This is excellent.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2020
at 23:34
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can. A- Raspberry, medicinal. A- Ruby red color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Rasbperry, cherry, dimetapp, medicine. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly boozy finish. O- This was straight up cough syrup. In fact, I'd rather drink some NyQuil than this. Blech.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2020
at 20:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample during the All Horse Parade on 09/08/2019. Clear purple-maroon color with a medium pinkish-white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of raspberry, yeast and malt. Medium body with flavors of raspberries, Belgian yeast and doughy malt. The finish is fruity with a raspberry aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2020
at 21:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pounder: Funky raspberry nose, fairly strong. Ruby red, clear, medium pink head with little retention. Tangy raspberry, semi-sweet. Medium body, easy carbonation, warm. Pretty nice for a fruit beer, one-note but not overly sweet or tart.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2018
at 22:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pint can, $3.50, Wine Warehouse. Pours magenta, clear, small pink head. Aroma is raspberry, green leaf. Flavor is tart raspberry, booze, glue, green leaf, yeast. Flavor is strange, for sure. Not sure I love it.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2018
at 22:49