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Cherry Pie Whole
Right Brain Brewery
- From:
- Right Brain Brewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 9.45%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 08, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
Made with A LOT of real Cherry Crumb Pies from Grand Traverse Pie Company. Expect light notes of the crust with a big cherry finish. It's beer made with pies. It's not pie. Expect beer made with pies.
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Reviewed by BigIronH from Michigan
3/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a reddish amber with a finger of off white fizz. Nose is cherries and some sweet malt. Taste follows suit. I’m not getting the whole pie flavor that is promised in the marketing. Feel is crisp. Overall, an okay cherry flavored beer.
Jul 24, 2022Reviewed by SerialTicker from Michigan
3.49/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
At M-Brew in Ferndale.
Curious as to why this beer is actually getting decent ratings... it smells and tastes a bit like actual garbage. I mean, in a strangely appealing way, but it's a mess. It smells sour with a tinge of vomit. It tastes sour at first, but then finishes with a mediocre crackery base. This beer is here, there, and everywhere. I have to wonder if this was a bit infected, but at the same time, this is pretty par for the course for Right Brain. I'd imagine this was meant to be brewed this way. I make it sound like I hate it, but I don't... for some reason. At the same time... egh.
Sep 11, 2016Curious as to why this beer is actually getting decent ratings... it smells and tastes a bit like actual garbage. I mean, in a strangely appealing way, but it's a mess. It smells sour with a tinge of vomit. It tastes sour at first, but then finishes with a mediocre crackery base. This beer is here, there, and everywhere. I have to wonder if this was a bit infected, but at the same time, this is pretty par for the course for Right Brain. I'd imagine this was meant to be brewed this way. I make it sound like I hate it, but I don't... for some reason. At the same time... egh.
Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
4.11/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I love cherry, and have been on a mini-quest to find a tasty cherry ale made in Michigan. Hearing that Cherry Pie Whole was back on tap, I jumped at the chance to try it. An amber ale was an interesting base (usually it's wheat). Garnet in color, the biscuity malt compliments the aromas and flavors of tart and sweet cherry. The cherry pie isn't overwhelming, but a compliment to the amber.
Jul 26, 2016Reviewed by clager from Michigan
3.6/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.6/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Right Brain.
L: Light red, clear
S: Cherry, biscuit, malt
T: Strong pie crust flavor with biscuit notes, creamy and mild sweet malt flavor, with cherry finish, far from overpowering. No tartness.
F: Decent mouthfeel, appropriately carbonated
O: I think it is exactly what they were going for in that it tastes like a cherry pie. Decent beer, probably adored by some and meh by others depending on preference.
Sep 05, 2015L: Light red, clear
S: Cherry, biscuit, malt
T: Strong pie crust flavor with biscuit notes, creamy and mild sweet malt flavor, with cherry finish, far from overpowering. No tartness.
F: Decent mouthfeel, appropriately carbonated
O: I think it is exactly what they were going for in that it tastes like a cherry pie. Decent beer, probably adored by some and meh by others depending on preference.
Cherry Pie Whole from Right Brain Brewery
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
22 ratings
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