Melville's Raspberry Beer
Innis & Gunn

Melville's Raspberry BeerMelville's Raspberry Beer
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From:
Innis & Gunn
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
4.1%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.44 | pDev: 15.99%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
28
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 01, 2014
Added:
Jun 19, 2011
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by Jordan_B:
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Rated by Jordan_B from Canada (ON)

3.75/5  rDev +9%

Jun 23, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.75 by R_Kole from Canada (AB)

Nov 01, 2014
 
 
Rated: 4.25 by Sercoli from Canada (ON)

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Mr_Rocca from Canada (QC)

Aug 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GlendonTT from Canada (AB)

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by endless1408 from England

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by beerhunter13 from Canada (ON)

Mar 24, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by lgmol from Canada (NS)

Jan 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by cam477 from Canada ()

Oct 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by esto from Canada (ON)

Sep 18, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by Vyronian from Canada (ON)

Aug 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

Aug 02, 2013
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Reviewed by biegaman from Canada (ON)

3.25/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Melville's Raspberry Beer has, to no surprise, a Grenadine-like complexion. For anyone unable to read a label, the fact that this is a fruit beer will be plainly apparent off the bat. Though it might smell and taste like it, the raspberry beer has much more transparency and a brighter colour than raspberry jam (just as many bubbles and as much head too, mind you).

While the aroma has enough raspberry flavour to conjure to mind frozen yogurt or a store-bought jam, it doesn't have the decadent fruit flavour to induce salivation. It smells of real raspberries and nothing else (save maybe sugar and pectin), but the allure just isn't there.

Though it is not without many faults, Melville's Raspberry Beer at least steers clear of having the artificial and gargantuan sweet flavour of so many other fruit beers. In some regards, a more saccharine taste might have been preferred, if only to give me more to write about. As is, it's a rather tiresome and straightforward raspberry jam flavour.

Still, I'll take an unexciting fruit beer over one that's synthetically stimulating. This has a more natural honeyed sweetness, one that doesn't overstay its welcome on the palate; there's no confusing this beer with juice, much less some kind of 'cocktail'. Still, this makes a weak hot-weather quencher and there's no way it could stand up to chocolatey desserts.

During the months of June-September, I can't get enough of raspberries. Raspberry beers, however, unless we're talking lambics, is another story altogether. While I appreciate that Melville's Raspberry Beer uses real fruit juice (not from concentrate) I've had beers that offer much more vivid fruit qualities by the same means. Hardly worth consideration.
Jul 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Ivanhoes_Backpack from Canada (NB)

Jun 20, 2013
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Reviewed by Mit from Canada (ON)

3.41/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Pours a ruby red with a pinkish head that evaporates kinda like pop.

Sourish raspberries are the initial smell that hits the nose. Not sickly sweet though.

Initial taste from the bottle was very sweet...out of the glass it's much more balanced with a more refreshing sour finish...still raspberry sweet though. Probably couldn't have too many of these in a row before I got sick of it.

Mouthfeel is good for the abv...it's a nice light on the tongue beverage.

Overall I did like it but were I to pick out a fruit beer I would probably grab one that was less sweet. Def nice to try and if you like sweet you will probably love it.
Jun 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by jmkoscie from Canada (ON)

Jun 18, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Olek4374 from Canada (AB)

Jun 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Kmat10 from Canada (AB)

Jun 03, 2013
Melville's Raspberry Beer from Innis & Gunn
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 28 ratings