de Garde Brewing Imperial Purple Raz Bu

Imperial Purple Raz Bu

 

de Garde Brewing in Tillamook, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Berliner Weisse - Flavoured Regular
Score
8.09
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 20
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9.3
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle @ Dangerous Bottleshares 14. Pours deep purple/dark red with a big pink head. Aromas of blackcurrants, jammy blackberries, raspberries, marzipan, lactic tart, raspberry pits, yoghurt. Aroma is jammy, blackberries, raspberries, pits, lactic tart, yoghurt, oaky, light funk. Holy, fuckin, shit.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


9.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle, by way of a trade with b3shine. Cheers, Beau! Just about clear, Ribena red. Thick, dense, lasting, lacing, dark, dusky pink head. Nose absolutely bursts with jammy, sweet raspberry. It has the intense sweetness that freeze dried fruit would add. Some maraschino cherry. Soft, white chocolate and vanilla oak. Ridiculous aromas here that are just leaping out of the glass. Taste is sweet and jammy, with perfectly pitched, tangy, woody sourness. This is hard to put down, to be honest. Foamy and juicy mouthfeel. Massaging carbonation. The majority of the Berliner twang comes on the finish, and rounds up beautifully a stunningly fruity, juicy, delight of a beer.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2018 at 14:18


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle poured into a snifter showing dark vinous red and crimson pink lacing. The nose shows light oak support with a black forest fruit forwardness. Dark and juicy plums and cassis. The palate is light bodied and highly carbonated. Highly tart and extremely fruit forward with flavors of fresh juicy ripe raspberries. Dry but slightly obscured by something. Still a great de Garde.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2017 at 22:38


8.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750mL bottle shared by KBHess on 1/1/17.
Light haziness to the cranberry-violet body. Pink/red-tinged beige head atop shows moderate retention.
Awesomely integrated fruits in the nose with easygoing lactic acid, black pepper, cherry meat-like notes and very soft oak suggestions. Quite laid back for a De Garde though the big fresh fruit notes are there, just not as jammy as some of their beers. Very aromatic, with a hint of acetic character but mostly tons of raspberry acid and moderate lactic character.
The flavor is even better, serving up a funky, fruit-forward, but certainly not sweet character with tight carbonation and a very supple, wheat-heavy texture that allows the acids to sink in and helps soften the sourness. Nicely integrated, with long, berry-heavy flavors lingering and coming back enjoyably retronasal. Couldnt’ stop drinking the stuff. Another masterful fruited sour!

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2017 at 17:47


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared at Dean’s last Stand. No head. Very hazy burgundy pour, looks like wine. Sour with some raspberries. Too sour for me.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2016 at 10:23


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared with and courtesy of a limping but not too distressed marmot in Deanso’s garage. Red wine look with a big but short lived purple head. Aroma of big tart dark berries, fairly funky, manure and vinegar. Flavour is heavy sour. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation. So this is number three for the style at the time, but it’s very far below the J Wakefields.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2016 at 11:23


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle 750ml. [ As De Garde Imperial Purple Raz Bu ].Unclear dark red - purple color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, purple head. Aroma is moderate to heavy frozen berry, rapsberry, tart raspberry. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, frozen berries, berry concentrat, raspberry, tart raspberry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is lively. [20160624]

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 14:27


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

750 ml bottle at Gueuze tasting 2016, Ulfborg. Thanks Mathias! Dark purple color with pink purple head. Light malty and yeasty aroma, tart fruity, berries, raspberries, some sweet notes, lactic and vinous too. Sweet and acidic fruity taste like aroma. Medium oily body with average to lively carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2016 at 11:31


8.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy deep purple with a pink head. Aroma is sweet, malty, heavy raspberries and tart. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. Carbonation is a bit high. 240616

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2016 at 15:43


10

Tried on 24 Jun 2016 at 15:37