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:
84
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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Ratings by meanmutt:
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Rated by meanmutt from Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

Oct 19, 2014
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Rated: 4.5 by Gobzilla from California

Mar 13, 2024
 
Rated: 4.22 by ccnorthwest from Washington

Aug 30, 2015
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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
First de Garde beer I didnt care for. Had a funk that I just wasnt diggin.
Aug 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.34 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

May 13, 2015
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Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts

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, 2015
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Reviewed 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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by MNBeerGeek from Minnesota

Mar 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.82 by IrishColonial from Texas

Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.4 by ShanePB from Pennsylvania

Dec 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kopfschuss from Oregon

Nov 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Brdlist from North Carolina

Nov 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by CSO from Illinois

Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jose_alehouseSD from California

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.35 by tectactoe from Michigan

Oct 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.35 by AdamP from Pennsylvania

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Oct 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

Oct 26, 2014
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Reviewed by gfg0020 from Texas

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, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Enochase04 from Ohio

Oct 19, 2014
Imperial Cranberry Bu from de Garde Brewing
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 84 ratings