Cherry Sanders
Ascension Brewing Company in Novi, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.74
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superspak (10160) reviewed Cherry Sanders from Ascension Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy medium orange/amber, light reddish/copper color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/tart/tangy red cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. A bit of cinnamon/gingerbread notes as well. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of cherries, fruity yeast, earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of juicy/tart/tangy red cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and cherry tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy red cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, fruity yeast, earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with minimal astringent/puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is good. A bit rough finishing. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a nice fruited American blonde ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, fruity yeast, earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt flavors; smooth and fairly crisp to drink with the mellowly bitter/acidic/tangy/drying finish. Well balanced between authentic cherries, fruity yeast, earthy hops, and pale/wheat malts. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A nicely enjoyable offering, and good style example. Wish it was more refreshing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap at the brewery. Clear dark amber copper color with off white head. Malty and yeasty aroma, fruity, sugary, light tart. Sweet and light acidic taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Edwgallo (6795) ticked Cherry Sanders from Ascension Brewing Company 9 years ago