Organic Raspberry Fruit Beer
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.50
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Handcrafted at the tiny All Saints Brewery set in a time warp in Stamford using the old manually operated brewing equipment. Finest organically grown barley and wheat are used to create a complex ale which, having undergone primary and secondary fermentation with different yeasts and extended maturation, is taken to Samuel Smith’s small, independent British brewery at Tadcaster. There it is blended with pure organic cherry, strawberry, raspberry or apricot fruit juices and more organic beer to create fruit beers of considerable strength and flavour. The smooth distinctive character of the matured beer serves as the perfect counterpoint to the pure organic fruit juice.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle, 35.5cl) Clear, red coloured hue with a medium-sized pink foamy head. Distinctive aroma of raspberries with a mildly malty background. Sweet and slightly sour-tart flavour, light bodied with a well-carbonated mouthfeel. Raspberry flavours upfront with a tinge of malt beyond; moderately sweet and mildly sour-tart finish with notes of raspberries in the aftertaste. A tad sweet but nevertheless likeable and refreshing. 15.II.13
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2013
at 13:13
4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
This fruit beer poured a deep red colour with a nice, frothy, pink head. Scents include raspberries, hard fruit juice, champagne, wine and industrial adhesive. First sip was very raspberry flavoured. Quite tangy on the palate. Other flavours of sweet fruit juice and old books quite prodominant. Finish is like eating a plastic chair. No idea why the percentile is so high on this mess.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2012
at 18:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
This is a great fruit beer. Smells superfruity, lots of thick raspberry, like a sorbert or something. Pours with good head and lacing, thick purple consistency. Palate is medium. Tastes pretty much like fermented fruit juice- very good experience.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2012
at 20:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Aroma: Deep raspberry aroma, unsurprisingly. Heinz baked beans, surprisingly.
Appearance: Wow. If it wasn’t organic, I’d be apprehensive about trying this. Ruby coloured body with a baby pink, frothy head. No visible carbonation. Slight lacing.
Taste: Extremely sharp and fruity - it’s like undiluted squash. Mouth puckeringly tart and tangy. Overripe raspberry and lemon juice flavour. Dry finish.
Palate: Medium body with a sticky mouthfeel. Soft carbonation.
Overall: I was looking forward to this, but it’s very unsubtle - too sharp and overpowering for my liking.
Appearance: Wow. If it wasn’t organic, I’d be apprehensive about trying this. Ruby coloured body with a baby pink, frothy head. No visible carbonation. Slight lacing.
Taste: Extremely sharp and fruity - it’s like undiluted squash. Mouth puckeringly tart and tangy. Overripe raspberry and lemon juice flavour. Dry finish.
Palate: Medium body with a sticky mouthfeel. Soft carbonation.
Overall: I was looking forward to this, but it’s very unsubtle - too sharp and overpowering for my liking.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2012
at 14:22
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
550ml bottle poured into a plastic cup at work. Pours a lightly cloudy dark red with about a finger of off-white head. Aroma of fresh raspberries. Taste is light sweet and medium sour. Raspberries. Medium bodied with a sticky texture. Lively carbonation and a suprisingly long finish. Overall, very good. One of the better fruit beers ive had lately.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2012
at 22:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy orangey red with a lasting pinkish head. Aroma is sweet and raspberry. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic. A pleasant surprise. Really refreshing on a warm summer day. 280512
Tried
on 28 May 2012
at 11:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
1 pt. 2.7 oz bottle. Aroma is super fresh raspberries, odd considering I don’t think this beer is that fresh. Pours cloudy reddish-purple with a medium collapsing purpleish-white head. Taste is the same, fresh raspberries, sweet, fruity with umami character. Carbonation is medium, texture is a little thin. As good a fruit beer as I’ve ever had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2012
at 19:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe cons 2012-04-16 Uddingston AR: raspberries pastills (were getting them as a wee one), dust, floral AP: purple red, frothy old pink colored head - deminshing slowly, wee curtains F: raspberries pastills, fruit sweetness, wee tartness, fizzy, medium bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2012
at 13:18
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Clear raspberry colour with a thin film of head. Aroma is raspberry jelly. Flavour is full fizzy raspberry, sherbet like base. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2012
at 08:50
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Home. Pours dark amber with a white head. Aroma of tart raspberries, sugar. Taste is malt, both sweet and tart raspberries, sugar. >Medium body, soft carbonation. 281112
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2011
at 08:02