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Raspberry Ale
Dark Horse Brewing Company
- From:
- Dark Horse Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.36 | pDev: 14.88%
- Reviews:
- 248
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 04, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 05, 2003
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 98
This beer is a light bodied, easy drinking ale. We use real raspberries late in fermentation, giving this beer a mild fruit flavor while keeping a very balanced malt profile. This may not be what some would expect from a "fruit" beer, but our brewers make good beer; not fruity, carbonated malt beverages. Our motto is, "beer first, fruit second".
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Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.25/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Thanks to Whyteboar for this one, from a recent LIF. 12oz can (no date) poured into 14oz teku. Poured a slightly muddy reddish light brown color with an inch of off-white head that quickly dissipated and left only traces of lacing.
The aroma had a solid raspberry burst at the front of the nose, with just a light bit of grain in the background. Pretty much the same on the tongue; a light malt base, with the berries coating all of the palate, and lingering on the finish.
The body was light medium, mostly smooth (some coarseness from the tartness of the berries), and had a medium finish that dried out after a moment. Drinkability was very good, I could see this being a nice summer quaff. Overall, a nice enough brew. Worth a shot if you see it.
Feb 04, 2022The aroma had a solid raspberry burst at the front of the nose, with just a light bit of grain in the background. Pretty much the same on the tongue; a light malt base, with the berries coating all of the palate, and lingering on the finish.
The body was light medium, mostly smooth (some coarseness from the tartness of the berries), and had a medium finish that dried out after a moment. Drinkability was very good, I could see this being a nice summer quaff. Overall, a nice enough brew. Worth a shot if you see it.
Rated by Jule17 from Ohio
3.25/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.25/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
It is an okay raspberry beer
Jun 25, 2021Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
3.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a light red color with a minimal head that disappears quickly. Aroma is sweet raspberry. Tastes of raspberries. Crisp and dry with a slightly bitter finish.
May 21, 2021Rated by jkh15 from Michigan
3.92/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Really mild smell. Nice and foamy when poured but not fizzy. Light refreshing taste that just teases you with the raspberry. Top notch.
Feb 21, 2021Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.59/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is rare, a bottle, from the captain of the canquest, woodychandler. Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a cloudy, dark golden/copper color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is full of tart raspberries. Taste is raspberries, slightly tart, much sweeter than the aroma indicated. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer.
Jun 25, 2020Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottled 5/29/14; drank 8/2/14 @ the Yarchives.
Semi-opaque light orange hue.
HUGE bright white head; strong lace.
Wheat & sweet raspberry nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Honey, raspberry & wheat flavors...all very mild. A macro lager finish.
Drinkable but boring.
Aug 14, 2019Semi-opaque light orange hue.
HUGE bright white head; strong lace.
Wheat & sweet raspberry nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Honey, raspberry & wheat flavors...all very mild. A macro lager finish.
Drinkable but boring.
Reviewed by damndirtyape from Ohio
3.77/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle, no date, service in a tulip stout glass. No date.
Appearance: Slightly cloudy pale amber to gold color, with a 1/8" thick white head. Plenty of persistent sheets and strands of lacing.
Smell: Raspberry mostly. Not getting much else.
Taste: A bit of raspberry tartness up front, along with some bready malt, and berry, raspberry flavors at the finish. Tart/lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Well carbonated - not fizzy, but brisk. Scrubs the palate clean. A bit of a dry finish, but some stickiness on the teeth. A little thin under the carbonation.
Overall / Drinkability: Definitely a beer that is true to its label - it's a raspberry ale. It's not trying to be anything else but that. Okay - not an amazing beer from a depth of flavor, but tasty enough. Seems like it would be good to have with the right dessert. Pairs okay with a chocolate brownie - and I think it would work with other desserts as well. Pretty well crafted for what it is. I did only want one though - one 12oz bottle with a dessert is sufficient.
Feb 15, 2019Appearance: Slightly cloudy pale amber to gold color, with a 1/8" thick white head. Plenty of persistent sheets and strands of lacing.
Smell: Raspberry mostly. Not getting much else.
Taste: A bit of raspberry tartness up front, along with some bready malt, and berry, raspberry flavors at the finish. Tart/lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Well carbonated - not fizzy, but brisk. Scrubs the palate clean. A bit of a dry finish, but some stickiness on the teeth. A little thin under the carbonation.
Overall / Drinkability: Definitely a beer that is true to its label - it's a raspberry ale. It's not trying to be anything else but that. Okay - not an amazing beer from a depth of flavor, but tasty enough. Seems like it would be good to have with the right dessert. Pairs okay with a chocolate brownie - and I think it would work with other desserts as well. Pretty well crafted for what it is. I did only want one though - one 12oz bottle with a dessert is sufficient.
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.33/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Clear amber pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Decent lacing.
S: Light raspberry... fruit and grains/wheat.
T/F: Just like it smells. Raspberry and some fruit sweetness up front. After that it's cereal grains/wheat.. no real tartness. A little bit of caramel. Light bodied and well carbonated.
O: A pretty nondescript beer. Easy drinking... nothing special.
Jan 12, 2019L: Clear amber pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Decent lacing.
S: Light raspberry... fruit and grains/wheat.
T/F: Just like it smells. Raspberry and some fruit sweetness up front. After that it's cereal grains/wheat.. no real tartness. A little bit of caramel. Light bodied and well carbonated.
O: A pretty nondescript beer. Easy drinking... nothing special.
Reviewed by JimboBrews54 from Michigan
5/5 rDev +48.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +48.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Hazy golden-peach with white head. Sweetish aroma with lots of raspberry, lollipop, syrupy. The flavor is mild sweet and mild bitter, notes of raspberry, green leaves and citrus peels. Medium-bodied.
Dec 22, 2018
Raspberry Ale from Dark Horse Brewing Company
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
740 ratings
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