Apple Ale
New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Graff Series|
Score
7.26
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A few times a year we cut Dan loose to brew whatever he chooses. Always handcrafted, the bottle you hold is brewed for the adventurous soul. This is a very limited edition and we make no promises to ever brew this style again.
Apple Ale sings with the fresh crisp taste of Wisconsin apples. Our Brewmaster begins with a brown ale base employing Wisconsin farmed barley and a blend of apple varieties grown in Door County. Our apple growing friends squeeze them especially for this brew. Expect this ale to pour a beautiful copper color. The fresh bouquet of apple will rise to meet you even before the glass touches your lips. So be sure to sip slowly and enjoy the fruits of a Wisconsin harvest.
Apple Ale sings with the fresh crisp taste of Wisconsin apples. Our Brewmaster begins with a brown ale base employing Wisconsin farmed barley and a blend of apple varieties grown in Door County. Our apple growing friends squeeze them especially for this brew. Expect this ale to pour a beautiful copper color. The fresh bouquet of apple will rise to meet you even before the glass touches your lips. So be sure to sip slowly and enjoy the fruits of a Wisconsin harvest.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. A- Apple juice. A- Amber color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Apple juice. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, refreshing finish. O- This would be a great beer for cider folks. All the good qualities of a cider mixed with the greatness that is beer. Not too sweet or fake tasting. Really well done. Simple and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2016
at 18:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, courtesy of Douglas from Portland. Thank you. Shared in Rome-Italy. Caramel hazy light, bubbles. Nose: cinnamon, amaretto, boiled apple. Mouth: sweet approach of syrup, clean and dry candy, apple. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2016
at 08:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle shared by ippopotamo36 (thanks Alberto!). Pours amber with a minimal head. Aroma of apple, cinnamon, amaretto, maple syrup. Flavour is very sweet, unbalanced, rough. Light body, light carbonation. Not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2016
at 08:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity apple pulp with light mineral notes, light flower perfume, nice. In mouth, a nice sweet cider like offering with Apple pulp, light mineral notes, light chalky character, refreshing. On tap at Cajun Café spring beer fest 2016.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2016
at 13:58
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 7/21/2015. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big balanced sweet/tart apples, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, light cinnamon/spice, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, apples, and light earthy hop/spice notes; with great strength. Taste of big balanced sweet/tart apples, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, light cinnamon/spice, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate fruit tartness and light herbal/spice bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of sweet/tart apple, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, light cinnamon/spice, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, apples, and light earthy hop/spice notes; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from the apple acidity as well. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/acidic, and slightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4%. Overall this is a fantastic fruit beer. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, apples, and light earthy hop/spice flavors; and very smooth and refreshing to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2016
at 19:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
12 oz. bottle from my Secret Santa, shared at Ale Alpharetta. Pours a clear orange, with a small, bubbly, tan head. The nose is strong red delicious and gala apples, light cinnamon, white sugar, and some light caramel. Very fruity and sweet, with a light acidic tartness. Medium body, crisp, acidic, and clean through the finish. This is a very forward apple beer, but very tasty. This is what a fruit beer ought to be!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2015
at 10:23
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks to one of my co-workers. Poured a slightly cloudy light copper yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was wonderful. Like fresh sqeezed apples, some light sweetness even comes off this one - it reminds me of quality cider. The flavor was delicious. It was like a very juicy apple juice, very fresh. Very mild caramel notes. Incredibly easy to drink, the alcohol is there, but it doesn’t get in the way, clearly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2015
at 16:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split on the hotel patio, SD, big thanks to GT2 for gifting me this number 14/11/14. Rich amber/chestnut brown with a light beige covering. Nose is big on apple pulp, straw, light caramel, woody must, more apple juice. Taste comprises sweet apple juice, light pear and prune backnotes, caramelised brown sugar, sweet licks. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, sweet licks in the close. Ok for style but a little too sweet for me overall - full on apple orchard attack!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2015
at 08:26