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AleWerks Brewing Company in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States πΊπΈ
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.25
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Tart Cherry Ale With Lactose
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Very rich. Great cherry integration. And just enough tangy lime to make this real, and not some smoothie beer. Murky red pour with pink head. Love the cherry infusion here. Tangy finish. Tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2020
at 18:13
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Super deep, amazingly bright ruby and pure red coloured body, just like cherry juice, very nice - all with a thinnish, pure pink and still somehow almost red tinted head, about a single centimetre tall, with the entire product about 80 per cent opaque - beautiful, for sure. Aroma of bright tart cherry juice, with a lot of pure sweetness and other fruit scents right behind, like cranberries, light pears and apples and a bunch more deep cherries - very nice. Medium to somehow almost Full-bodied; Strong cherry flavours draw in some tart notes and a lot of sweetness and then show some malt and wheat notes in the centre with a deepr, robust profile that all ends in a very nice, super sweet cherry juice flavour - with some tartness as well. Aftertaste is really rich with the malt somehow stronger than the deep cherry juice and sweetness right behind with a light tartness and dry quality, but this really is about the great balance between bunches of malts and tart cherries. Overall, a very nice beer that I would have expected from my home state of Michigan, just not here in Virginia. That said, it was very nice and deeply tart and fruity with a good malt backbone that shows almost to a full-bodied stature with all the tart and sweet fruits, as well. Very nice and well worth trying to find, no matter what time of the year it is, especially if you are from Michigan or cherry country, this beer is very nice! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia on 19-May-2020 for US$4,99 sampled at my house here in Washignton on 11-July-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2020
at 09:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can, purchased from a local Trader Joe's. Poured a very dark ruby red color, a bit like blood, thick like it too. Pink/red, small but foamy head. Aroma was like fresh squeezed cherry juice. Tasted like I was eating a bowl of cherries, everything but the stem and pit. Pleasant, light tartness to it.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2020
at 20:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark cherry red pour bright cherry nose. Sour cherry and hop taste with sour cherry palate
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 01:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Currant nose. Hazy red, thin head. Tart cherry, bready malt at midpalate, returns to cherry. Light body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 00:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pint Can, Wine Warehouse. Pours clear red with a small pink head. Aroma is tart cherry, grasses, green leaf. Flavor is tart cherry, green grass, green leaf, hint of sweetness from the lactose I suppose. It is what it is.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2019
at 19:09