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Acai Berry Wheat
Eel River Brewing Co.
- From:
- Eel River Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #394 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 72
Ranked #27,793 - Avg:
- 3.1 | pDev: 18.06%
- Reviews:
- 91
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 18, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 04, 2009
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 8
A delicate cystal wheat beer with a light, thirst-quenching body, balanced by the equally tempting aroma of organic acai, pomegranate and other mixed berries.
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Ratings by BeerAdvocate:
Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
3/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #40 (May 2010):
The new berry of the month is now a beer flavor. We're not sure about the level of antioxi- dants per 22-ounce bottle though.
Actively flowing carbonation holds a stiff white head together. With a faintly hazed, pale golden color and berry nose, there is not much else to the beer. This super-crisp brew is palate cleansing and very dry ... bone dry. Beery flavor up front drops a faux sweetness, which quickly dissipates to show that dryness again. Light body, check. Simple malt base, check. Hops? Hello?! OK, so hops took a break here, though with the dryness, they weren't really needed. Faint berry flavor in the end with a very clean aftertaste.
Possibly straying away from beer here; I am thankful the berry character is not turned up too high. On par with the 1990s fruit craze. Decent.
Jan 11, 2011The new berry of the month is now a beer flavor. We're not sure about the level of antioxi- dants per 22-ounce bottle though.
Actively flowing carbonation holds a stiff white head together. With a faintly hazed, pale golden color and berry nose, there is not much else to the beer. This super-crisp brew is palate cleansing and very dry ... bone dry. Beery flavor up front drops a faux sweetness, which quickly dissipates to show that dryness again. Light body, check. Simple malt base, check. Hops? Hello?! OK, so hops took a break here, though with the dryness, they weren't really needed. Faint berry flavor in the end with a very clean aftertaste.
Possibly straying away from beer here; I am thankful the berry character is not turned up too high. On par with the 1990s fruit craze. Decent.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
2.88/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.88/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Oct. 2015: 355 ml bottle, from the Danish importer. ABV is 4.0%. Certified organic. Pale yellow colour, small white head. Strong aroma of over-ripe mixed berries. Light bodied. Dry flavour, with discrete notes of mixed berries, hardly any bitterness nor any other sign of hops. Not a winner by me.
Oct 18, 2022Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.88/5 rDev +25.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +25.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy pale golden/straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of vanilla, cocoa, herbal floral, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of acai berries, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lightly tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of vanilla, cocoa, herbal floral, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, white bread, light cocoa/vanilla, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Very nice balance and robustness of acai berries, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness, tart/tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is a delicious fruited American pale wheat ale. All around nice balance and robustness of acai berries, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very well balanced between authentic berries, and pale/wheat malts; with restrained fruity yeast and balancing earthy hops. No residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Dec 07, 2018Rated by DoctorRobert1969 from California
3.5/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pretty dang tasty and drinkable. Not overwhelming. Just enuff berry taste to give u the flavor.
Nov 26, 2017Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
3.28/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours a clear, straw color. 1/4 inch head of a white color. Slight retention and poor lacing. Smells of pale malt, slight sweet malt, citrus, hint of hop, and some sort of berries. Fits the style of a Fruit / Vegetable Beer. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. There is also a slight dryness. Tastes of pale malt, hint of hop, berries, hint of sweet malt, and a hint of wheat. Overall, weak appearance, mostly berry aroma, unusually dry feel, weak body, and berry dominated blend.
Jun 19, 2015Rated by berkeleymaw from California
4.4/5 rDev +41.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +41.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
If you're going to a wheat drink beer that tastes like fruit punch, may as well go with the best tasting fruit punch.
May 08, 2015Rated by Liana from California
4/5 rDev +29%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +29%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice summer beer. Fruity and crisp.
Apr 29, 2015
Acai Berry Wheat from Eel River Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
168 ratings
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