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Bottle shared by Niko, many thanks! Pours somewhat reddish with almost no head. Tart apples, red berries, redcurrant. Borderline tart cider/sour beer. Phenomenal.

Bottle. A very kind extra received in a trade. Should you happen to read this Mark, thanks very much! Mostly clear, deep, reddy amber colour. Thin, dense, lacing, lasting, just off white head. Nose on this is awesome. It’s like liquified Bakewell tart. Loads of cherry, cherry stone, almond, cranberry, and sweet, caramelised apple. Soft, vanilla oak. Taste is sticky, ripe cherry sweet, with perfectly pitched, tangy sourness. Smooth mouthfeel. Minimal acidity. Soft carbonation. Twangy, cherry and apple to finish. Beautiful.

Bomber courtesy of Drake. Many thanks!! Pours a pretty red with a soft pinkish-beige head. Amazing aroma: sweet dark cherry, apple, cranberry, slightly floral notes as well. Smells very fresh and fruity. Flavor matches the nose - holy shit. Wonderfully fruity - cherry juice, apple, tart cranberry, apricot, strawberry jam, rose, light earthy wood in the back end. This is amazing.

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours crystal clear deep ruby red/light copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge sweet/juicy red/black cherries, cranberry, plum, red apple, pears, apricot jam, strawberry, caramel, brown sugar, and lightly toasted bread; with light notes of fruit skin, almond, vanilla, oak, funk, and yeast earthiness. Incredible aromas with amazing complexity and balance of fruits, dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light oak notes; with big strength. Taste of huge sweet/juicy red/black cherries, cranberry, plum, red apple, pears, apricot jam, strawberry, caramel, brown sugar, and lightly toasted bread; with light notes of fruit skin, almond, vanilla, oak, funk, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/acidic tartness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of red/black cherries, cranberry, plum, red apple, pears, apricot jam, strawberry, caramel, brown sugar, bread, fruit skin, almond, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruits, dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light oak flavors; with a great malt and tart/tangy fruit balance, with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness tart/tangy fruit and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, creamy/grainy, and lightly slick/syrupy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is an amazing fruit beer! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruits, dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light oak flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink; with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish. Enormous jammy fruit flavors, balanced malt body, and mild oak/wild yeast character. One of the best standard tasting fruit beers I have ever had. A highly enjoyable offering.

Rating #2600. Wax dipped 750 ml from Keyport Liquor in Superior, WI. Aroma contains all three fruits included, in abundance. Cherries come out first, followed by apples and cranberries. There was a fleeting off-note of metal when I first opened it, but it disappeared quickly. Pours hazy amber with a medium beige head with decent retention. Taste is sour and sweet and is a fruit flavor explosion with every sip. Nothing fake here. It's common knowledge, but it bears repeating: New Glarus does fruit beers like no other. Most other breweries' fruit beers look absolutely ridiculous in comparison. This is the bar and it has been set.

Bottle into a wineglass showing rust copper with sparse white foam. The nose shows a juicy mix of cranberries, apples, and red cherries. The palate is light bodied and moderately carbonated. Apple forward balanced with cranberry astringency and lightly tart cherries.

1 pint 9 oz bottle (749ml?) at home shared with Saeglopur, Powy and gf. No ABV or BB date on the bottle. From trade with bursprak, big thanks for this one. bordeaux like hazy color, small white head. smells musty, nutty, marzipan, ripe fruits, bit leathery. nice smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of cherries, marzipan, nutty, berry notes, some wood, light sweetness, light apples, raspberries. finishes light to medium sweet with very nice fruit and berry notes. very nice one, very nice one, not the biggest fan of the smell but taste is very nice, feels very heavy though, more than the 5% ABV listed here. I very much enjoyed it.