Fruitful Pursuits: Cherry 2023
Blind Enthusiasm Brewing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Lambic Style - Fruit Regular|
Score
7.44
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Fruitful Pursuits: Cherry 2023 is a blend of 1, 2 & 3 year Spontaneous Fermentation neutral wine barrels, refermented on BC sour cherries for 2 months. It won a gold medal at the Concours International de Lyon in 2025 in Lambic And Gueuze, and was awarded the Best Beer in Canada trophy.
7.5% ABV — Fruitful Pursuits Cherry 2023 is a Spontaneous Fermentation blend refermented on Okanagan sour cherries. This cherry variety of unknown heritage was supplied by Steve & Dan’s Fresh BC Fruit. The blend of 1, 2, & 3 year barrels refermented for 2 months on hundreds of kilograms of whole cherries, which showcases the full spectrum of character from the fruit and pits. The result is a stunning, ruby red colour, with pronounced baking spice and marzipan flavour, and a rich, coating texture and acidity.
7.5% ABV — Fruitful Pursuits Cherry 2023 is a Spontaneous Fermentation blend refermented on Okanagan sour cherries. This cherry variety of unknown heritage was supplied by Steve & Dan’s Fresh BC Fruit. The blend of 1, 2, & 3 year barrels refermented for 2 months on hundreds of kilograms of whole cherries, which showcases the full spectrum of character from the fruit and pits. The result is a stunning, ruby red colour, with pronounced baking spice and marzipan flavour, and a rich, coating texture and acidity.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
750ml @ Phill's.
Aroma: mix of sweet cherries and funk, cherry pits, some sweetness and acidity.
Taste: along the same lines, quite complex and woody.
Overall: nice one.
Aroma: mix of sweet cherries and funk, cherry pits, some sweetness and acidity.
Taste: along the same lines, quite complex and woody.
Overall: nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2026
at 02:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Magnum pour at Barrel Fest 2025. Pours murky dull red with a white head. Tons of juicy cherries, some cinnamon and wood on the nose. Flavour has juicy cherries, low level of tartness, very earthy with some cinnamon coming off the cherries. Good level of funk. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2025
at 11:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pale purple. Big cherry pie nose. Fresh, delicious cherry - again more in the pie direction the same was New Glarus Belgian Red goes - with great balance of tartness and buggy complexity.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2025
at 00:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
750mL bottle, pours a cloudy dark red with a small beige head. Aroma has plenty of pitted cherries, barnyard funk, and musty cherry skins. Flavour has a wonderful barnyard funk character, some cherry pie, and pitted cherry. Finishes dry, lightly funky, and perfectly blended. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Blind Enthusiasm
on 13 Apr 2025
at 03:30