St-Ambroise Framboise
McAuslan Brewing
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- From:
- McAuslan Brewing
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 11.85%
- Reviews:
- 43
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 26, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 13, 2006
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Notes:
Made with carefully selected fresh raspberries and top-quality sun-ripened hops, St-Ambroise Raspberry Ale is the perfect thirst quencher for sundrenched summer days. If its glorious red hues don’t woo you, it’ll win your heart with its delicate fruitiness and crisp hoppiness -quintessential St-Ambroise.
25 IBU
25 IBU
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Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)
2.3/5 rDev -36.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.3/5 rDev -36.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Look: Murky red-brown. Light head hangs around for a couple of minutes before turning into a small patch.
Smell: Mostly yeast. Cooked raspberry shows up after swirling the glass.
Taste: As expected, the raspberry flavor did not survive the brewing process. The cooked raspberry turned into more of a malt flavor. Rather sour from the leftover acid in the raspberries.
Feel: Swells from small bubbles, to medium, and then large bubbles. The bubbles make it hard to swallow until it dies down a bit.
Overall: Disappointing. Raspberry is hard enough to turn into juice commercially since it burns at such a low temperature, so I wasn't really expecting much from a beer. Is it permitted to use gamma ray preservation on the raspberries instead of cooking them?
Apr 26, 2019Smell: Mostly yeast. Cooked raspberry shows up after swirling the glass.
Taste: As expected, the raspberry flavor did not survive the brewing process. The cooked raspberry turned into more of a malt flavor. Rather sour from the leftover acid in the raspberries.
Feel: Swells from small bubbles, to medium, and then large bubbles. The bubbles make it hard to swallow until it dies down a bit.
Overall: Disappointing. Raspberry is hard enough to turn into juice commercially since it burns at such a low temperature, so I wasn't really expecting much from a beer. Is it permitted to use gamma ray preservation on the raspberries instead of cooking them?
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.88/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Review from notes. First time enjoying this after over 5 years. Didn't love it the first time, let's see if my tastes have changed. Served from a 473 ml can into a pint glass. LCBO purchase for a little over $3 CDN.
Appearance - Deep pink and purple colored beer. Light pinkish head mostly white. Light and fluffy head. Haze throughout the beer.
Smell -Raspberries all the way, like fresh ones picked right off the bush.
Taste - Raspberries in a big way, middling sweetness and some tartness.
Mouthfeel - Light bodied, easy drinking and carbonation is light. Obviously a fruity finish.
Overall - A better beer than I remembered, the raspberry smell and taste are quite natural and make this a delightful fruit beer.
Jun 19, 2018Appearance - Deep pink and purple colored beer. Light pinkish head mostly white. Light and fluffy head. Haze throughout the beer.
Smell -Raspberries all the way, like fresh ones picked right off the bush.
Taste - Raspberries in a big way, middling sweetness and some tartness.
Mouthfeel - Light bodied, easy drinking and carbonation is light. Obviously a fruity finish.
Overall - A better beer than I remembered, the raspberry smell and taste are quite natural and make this a delightful fruit beer.
Rated by ewpass from Canada (PE)
3.76/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.76/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Deep red with a good head. Raspberry nose obviously with medium body with a raspberry tartness on finish. Light body, easy summer drinking.
Jul 14, 2017
Reviewed by VbolieuV from Canada (QC)
3.59/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dark red in color with a nice pinkish head. Smells of raspberries with some pale malt and a little bit of hops. A nice raspberry taste with a nice carbonation but nothing incredible.
Aug 08, 2015
Rated by Svingjo from Canada (BC)
3.91/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The slightly tart real raspberry fruit flavour jumps out and grabs a hold and doesn't let go. Tasty!
Dec 23, 2014
Reviewed by SebD from Canada (ON)
3.67/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: It has a nice brownish/ruby red color to it. It has a nice light pink head that dies down moderately and leaves nice lacing.
Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of raspberries, slight floral hops and bready malts.
Taste: Like the aromas, it has some definite raspberries, faint floral hops, bready malts and a slight grassiness.
Mouthfeel: It has a med/high carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.
Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with good flavors and aromas.
Sep 07, 2013Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of raspberries, slight floral hops and bready malts.
Taste: Like the aromas, it has some definite raspberries, faint floral hops, bready malts and a slight grassiness.
Mouthfeel: It has a med/high carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.
Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with good flavors and aromas.
St-Ambroise Framboise from McAuslan Brewing
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
99 ratings
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