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Imperial Cranberry Bu
de Garde Brewing
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- From:
- de Garde Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.34 | pDev: 8.99%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 13, 2024
- Added:
- May 05, 2014
- Wants:
- 38
- Gots:
- 7
Berliner weisse ale aged in oak gin barrels with cranberries added.
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Rated by PDXSOUR from Oregon
2.61/5 rDev -39.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.61/5 rDev -39.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
First de Garde beer I didnt care for. Had a funk that I just wasnt diggin.
Aug 04, 2015Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts
4.33/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful pink hue in color. Cloudy in appearance. Deliciously tart, refreshing but restrained. Nice cranberry flavor. Short finish really wants you to take another sip. Impressed.
May 11, 2015Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.41/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.41/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Hazy pink lemonade color. Cranberry deliciousness. Lemon acidity. Light funk, but mainly tart and sour. Very easy drinking. Even better than the imperial blu bu.
Apr 10, 2015Reviewed by gfg0020 from Texas
4.7/5 rDev +8.3%
4.7/5 rDev +8.3%
A: pours a very slightly hazy golden color with reddish hues; small loose head fades quickly to leave a thin ring of small bubbles around the glass; no lacing
S: green grape skin, lemon juice, lactic acid, very faint red berry; exhibits a light to medium salty character throughout; more cranberry is apparent as it warms
T: faint sweetness on entry which is quickly washed over by a wave of acidity; lemon juice, lactic acid, slight cranberry which blends well with the tartness from the lactic acid; light saltiness on the finish with lightly prickly acidity; tartness is on the high side of moderate, but not enough for a full pucker
M: good mouthfeel, on the full side for a Berliner; the carbonation is on the low side but it's helped by the prickliness of the acidity
O: this is a very good beer, but not as good as I was expecting; so much of what we know about the flavor of fresh cranberry comes from it's tartness, and that flavor is mostly lost in the tartness of the Berliner; still one of the best Berliners I've had, but I set the bar on another level when I'm drinking de Garde
4.7/5
Oct 23, 2014S: green grape skin, lemon juice, lactic acid, very faint red berry; exhibits a light to medium salty character throughout; more cranberry is apparent as it warms
T: faint sweetness on entry which is quickly washed over by a wave of acidity; lemon juice, lactic acid, slight cranberry which blends well with the tartness from the lactic acid; light saltiness on the finish with lightly prickly acidity; tartness is on the high side of moderate, but not enough for a full pucker
M: good mouthfeel, on the full side for a Berliner; the carbonation is on the low side but it's helped by the prickliness of the acidity
O: this is a very good beer, but not as good as I was expecting; so much of what we know about the flavor of fresh cranberry comes from it's tartness, and that flavor is mostly lost in the tartness of the Berliner; still one of the best Berliners I've had, but I set the bar on another level when I'm drinking de Garde
4.7/5
Imperial Cranberry Bu from de Garde Brewing
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
84 ratings
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