I feel like I’m comparing a kumquat to durians rating this "beer"- its character is strongly dominated by delicious raspberries and not traditional barley or wheat malt or hops. In fact, I don’t think I tasted anything but sparkling raspberry juice- but oh, how delicious this ale was. I’m not surprised by the low ABV- I believe I could easily slam this like a Budweiser. This is a must-try, even if it doesn’t quite merit being called an "ale" IMO. Thanks Jason (JCapriotti) for the bottle!

A clear deep red beer sith a small off-white head. The aroma is sweet of a summers day in a raspberries scrup. The flavor is dominated by raspberries with sweetness and a slight sourness combined with a dryness that ends in a woodyness. All in all a great beer - I want more.

Outstanding raspberry aroma. Dark red with pink foam. Very sweet by most standards, but not as sweet as lindemanns. Excellent raspberry flavor. Tart, of course. Flavor of wheat also. Somewhat dry.

Deep purple-red. No head. Deep-deep raspberry smell as a dressing made from real cooked raspberries. Good taste. Raspberry. Real ones. But STILL too sweet. Somehow they must do something to keep it sweet (enough) in the way they make their lousy kriek. Thick fruity mouthfeel, like a tart (=pastry) topping. Finish includes some acidburn all the same. Yeah - I can live with this. But is not yet going to beat the top fruitlambics.

This is one for the lambic lovers. It shares many characteristics with the Belgian Red, but I like this one more, perhaps because it is less tart. The aroma is so huge and sweet, like a barrel of fresh-picked raspberries. My mouth waters out of control every time I smell it. The appearance is a perfectly clear, dark red, like a fine red wine, and it has a small, dark pink/light purple head - "spread this on toast?" - most certainly, it tastes like liquid raspberry preserves - extremely sweet, with just a tiny bit of tartness to cut it - the tartness lingers into the finish, getting your tongue ready for another wonderfully sweet sip - there is something about this that leaves a slightly thick feeling on the tongue as the beer is swallowed, which makes you wonder if you actually are eating raspberries - this is not for everyone, but in my opinion it is something worth seeking out and savoring.

GABF 2002: Amazing! Rich deep dark almost bloody purple color. Nice raspberry aroma. Excellent raspberry flavors with smooth beer like traits and not overly sweet in the least.