Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Black with a small tan head. Poor aroma with vanilla and fruit. Taste of oak and vanilla. Had a bite like soda. A little sweet. Would be much better without the vanilla aroma and flavor.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5.5
Dark brown with frothy off white head.Roasted malt nose.Lightly roasted nutty smooth malt flavor with decent hops in the finish. Good body Re rate Oct 30/05 This bottle has a distinct metallic taste which ruins the beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Rerate 12/14/05: The bottled version of this beer agrees with me a litte more. Copper color with a thick and fluffy off-white head. Thick sheets of lacing too. Grassy, hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied and with a decent floral hops character, as well as a fair amount of malt. The finish is moderately hoppy. Straightforward and pretty enjoyable.
11/12/02 (2.4): Tasted at the Barrelhouse Brewing Company Microbrew Fest on November 9. Light amber color with minute head. Hops aroma that was difficult to detect. This seemed watered-down and nothing special to me. I like more hops in my APAs.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Really not bad for a fruit beer, but I don't think it is inherently possible to make a great fruit beer. Pours an appropriate color - dark amber/raspberry red. The raspberry aroma is killer, but doesn't really translate to the flavor. I can see having just one of these on the porch in the summer. Beyond that, it's pretty much a novelty drink.