Organic Cherry Fruit Beer
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
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Score
6.22
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Handcrafted at the tiny All Saints Brewery set in a time warp in Stamford using the old manually operated brewing equipment. Finest organically grown barley and wheat are used to create a complex ale which, having undergone primary and secondary fermentation with different yeasts and extended maturation, is taken to Samuel Smith’s small, independent British brewery at Tadcaster. There it is blended with pure organic cherry, strawberry, raspberry or apricot fruit juices and more organic beer to create fruit beers of considerable strength and flavour. The smooth distinctive character of the matured beer serves as the perfect counterpoint to the pure organic fruit juice.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 0.355l. Cloudy amber pour, thin soapy off-white head, short lasting. Minimal lacing on the glass. Sweet nose, cherry candy, caramel, herbal notes in the background. Light to medium body, lively carbonation. Average mouthfeel and texture, moderately sticky. Sweet taste with very mild sour touches in the background. Aroma of cherry candy, caramel, syrup. Sugary, molasses, herbal notes. Sticky. Mild citric notes in the background. Short lasting finish, sweet and dry. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2022
at 14:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Nose is cherry, calpol, cherry Jolly Ranchers, cherry syrup. Taste is cherry syrup, calpol, marzipan, a slightly medicinal bitter note in finish. It's a silly, silly beer but not unpleasant when I am in the mood.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2022
at 21:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines Sheffield. Fridge clear out job. Mostly clear dark pink. Decent off white foam lasts well. Nose has Cherry B. Bakewell pudding. Cherry Tunes. Big hit of marzipan. Taste is pretty sweet with just a hint of fruity tartness. Little bit of almond or walnut bitterness in there, too. Very easy drinking. In fact it’s like a glass of pop. Foamy carbonation. Dries somewhat on the finish. Delivers the goods.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2022
at 17:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
550 ml bottle. Pours a darkish orange/brown with moderate head. Aromas of cherry candy. Flavors of maraschino cherries and sweet malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2021
at 03:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
550 ml bottle. Reddish brown color topped by a finger high pillowy beige head. Fresh cherry and toasted malt aroma. Flavor upfront is sweet cherry. Light earthy maltiness as well. Light bodied and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2021
at 02:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Aroma: Sweet cherries and marcipan. Flavour: Fruity sweet with sweet cherries and sugar. Aftertaste is fruity sweet. Colour: Dark red with an offwhite head. From: Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2021
at 16:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Over best before 07/2020, Lot 19010, 355ml bottle; Brewed with water, organic malted barley & wheat, organic cane sugar, organic cherry concentrate (4%), organic cherry extract, organic hops, yeast;
AROMA: as you except, quite a prominent candied cherry on the nose, cherry syrup, medium strong sweetness but not cloying, cane sugar, soft cherry tartness underneath, obvious marzipan, no malt & hop profile on the nose
TASTE: quite smooth carbonation, creamy feel, slick & syrupy mouthfeel, feels quite full for 5.1% abv beer, medium light to medium body; medium to medium full sweet onset, sweet cherry syrup, came sugar, subtle bread in the background, mild soap, hints of old hops, quite noticeable rust, copper coins & minerals in the aftertaste, hints of wax & mild tart cherry;
OVERALL: obviously, not in the best shape anymore but there is still a mild beery component underneath, not sickly sweet or too artificial.
AROMA: as you except, quite a prominent candied cherry on the nose, cherry syrup, medium strong sweetness but not cloying, cane sugar, soft cherry tartness underneath, obvious marzipan, no malt & hop profile on the nose
TASTE: quite smooth carbonation, creamy feel, slick & syrupy mouthfeel, feels quite full for 5.1% abv beer, medium light to medium body; medium to medium full sweet onset, sweet cherry syrup, came sugar, subtle bread in the background, mild soap, hints of old hops, quite noticeable rust, copper coins & minerals in the aftertaste, hints of wax & mild tart cherry;
OVERALL: obviously, not in the best shape anymore but there is still a mild beery component underneath, not sickly sweet or too artificial.
Tried
from Bottle
from
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on 25 Nov 2020
at 19:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
0.355 l bottle at Valhalla Craft Beer Bar, Zagreb. Closing night. Dark cherry colour, medium pinkish head. Intense cherry candy or cherry extract aroma, cherry Hubba Bubba. Aroma is overwhelming candy. Base style completely overridden. Soft and drinkable. Sweet. Light body, light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2020
at 18:39
6/10
Alright. Nice cherry candy smell. Taste is fruity, bit sweet but ok. For the first couple of sips anyway
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 14:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Historical tick. Have resisted doing it but want to see how they impact my stats. Cough medicine.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2020
at 16:07