Ruby Fresh
Shock Top Beers in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
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5.29
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Belgian-style wheat ale brewed with citrus peels and coriander and with natural grapefruit and orange flavors
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4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. A- Grapefruit juice, subtle cleaner. A- Orange gold color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Grapefruit, artificial juice, cleaner. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly sweet finish. O- Shock Top seems to be getting cheaper and crappier. I used to call most Shock Top beers a guilty pleasure, but anymore they’re just bad. Fake tasting and not good. Can barely make it through an entire bottle of their newer offerings.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2017
at 22:26
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
12oz bottle (4% abv) picked up at Harmons
Pours slightly cloudy light golden with a small white head that dissipates quickly to a small ring, light lacing. Aroma of ruby grapefruit. Flavor of grapefruit, sweet malts and lemon zest
Couldn’t finish the glass, footbalmed.
Pours slightly cloudy light golden with a small white head that dissipates quickly to a small ring, light lacing. Aroma of ruby grapefruit. Flavor of grapefruit, sweet malts and lemon zest
Couldn’t finish the glass, footbalmed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2017
at 18:40
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cloudy yellow pour with a small white head and fair retention. No lacing. Grapefruit nose. Flat mouthfeel. Smooth and clean fruity citrus taste. Very refreshing. Not overly fruity or sweet.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2017
at 16:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 1/27/2017. Pours hazy pale golden/straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big ruby red grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, pepper, wheat, cracker, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance of citrus juice/peels, spices, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big ruby red grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, pepper, wheat, cracker, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness, yeast spice, and tangy fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of ruby red grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, pepper, wheat, cracker, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of citrus juice/peels, spices, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from tart/spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp/grainy, lightly acidic, and slightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is good. A bit thin, but not watery. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is a very solid fruit beer. All around good robustness and balance of citrus juice/peels, spices, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. Barely any Wit yeast presence, but the coriander presence was solid. Tasted more like a shandy than the witbier that was advertised, but not bad at all. Nicely enjoyable and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2017
at 18:25