Central City Brewers & Distillers (Red Racer) Berry Smooth

Berry Smooth

 

Central City Brewers & Distillers (Red Racer) in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

Collab with: Last Best Brewing & Distilling
  Berliner Weisse - Flavoured Special
Score
6.21
ABV: 3.5% IBU: 15 Ticks: 10
The essence of summertime on the Alberta prairie; this dairy-inspired Berliner Weisse uses raspberries and milk sugar to create a refreshingly tart dessert beer experience.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Red pour, small pinkish head. Sweet berry Aroma with a touch of wheat and tartness. The tartness is stronger in the finish, but by no means is this a proper Berliner. The sugar added dumbs this down enough for a novice beer drinker.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:26


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours a hazy pink-amber colour with a pinkish-white cap, average retention and not much lacing. Beautiful dessert aromas of the berries with a certain creaminess and sugars. Even the malts gives a pastry kind of feel to it. The taste starts off with a mild sourness, then it calms down showing off the yeast and very light raspberries in the background. Berry Smooth alright, and quite nice at it. A good fruity Berliner Weisse.

Tried on 25 Aug 2017 at 18:49


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

330ml bottle. Pours a slightly hazy red-pink with a medium, fizzy, short lived, pink head that fully dissipates. Sweet aroma of raspberry and vanilla with light wheat in the background. Sweet fruity flavour of raspberry, lactose and wheat malt with a dry, mildly tart finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2017 at 01:07


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle: Poured a pale reddish color ale with a medium foamy head with OK retention and limited lacing. Aroma of tart berry notes with some residual sugar notes. Taste is a nice mix of tart berry notes with some lactose notes is refreshing. Body is light with medium carbonation. Limited complexity but well brewed and refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2017 at 21:25


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from the LCBO (Central City Across the Nation Collaboration pack). Hazy reddish pink under a small short lived pink head. Nose is raspberry with light grains. Flavour is lightly tart raspberry and some light sweet malts.Mouth is medium- with average carbonation with a crisp finish. Nice after dinner sipper. 7/3/6+/3/13

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2017 at 18:22


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Red, fast fading pink head.Light tart nose.Lighlty tart and fruity palate. Poor example of the style

Tried on 13 Jun 2017 at 02:18


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Draught at Red Racer Restaurant, Vancouver
Hazy red amber color. Strong berry aroma. Weak mouthfeel, light acidity, mild berry juice, and a hint of vanilla.
Timid.

Tried on 05 Jun 2017 at 12:43


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Hazy, purplish-pink. No head. Light berry nose. Tart, berryish, fairly simple but I kind of like the character. Light, tart, fruity.

Tried on 31 May 2017 at 10:51


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

On tap at Central City on Beatty, pours a hazy reddish pink with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of vanilla and a touch of raspberries. Flavour is along the same lines, with subdued vanilla, tart raspberry and a touch of lacto. Weak, lifeless body, with bad harmony. Not good.

Tried from Draft on 31 May 2017 at 00:54


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft - Light red berry notes. Pinkish red with a small white head. Light red fruit and juice like. Touch of tartness.

Tried from Draft on 30 May 2017 at 20:05