Blacken' Blue Raz Ale
River House Brewpub
- From:
- River House Brewpub
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 12, 2011
- Added:
- Feb 27, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania
3.9/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A growler filled at River House on February 27.
A: A reddish hue, giving away the berries immediately. I'd call it a darker rosé, plenty red. Caramel colors add a bit of heft without obscuring it. A small head, practically nonexistent, leaves only a wispy band.
S: Raspberry and blackberry are dominant, sweeter than one would expect. The fruits are puree, principally sweet with a very soft bite. Plenty of fruit but never cloying.
T: Mmmm blackberries. Mmmm raspberries. The two are sweet, resting nicely atop a biscuity caramel base. The puree adds a syrupy thickness, bogging down the body a bit. Overall, I think that this ale nicely straddles the line between too much and too little fruit. The finish shows off more of the natural fruit flavor, much less sweet and sugary.
M: The mouthfeel is sweet and dry, alternating back and forth. The bready base adds just enough of a diversion. A fruit beer that I can get behind.
D: As with many fruit beers, the ale seems filling, too sweet for its own good. A few glasses, though, are worth that unpleasant side effect.
Mar 12, 2011A: A reddish hue, giving away the berries immediately. I'd call it a darker rosé, plenty red. Caramel colors add a bit of heft without obscuring it. A small head, practically nonexistent, leaves only a wispy band.
S: Raspberry and blackberry are dominant, sweeter than one would expect. The fruits are puree, principally sweet with a very soft bite. Plenty of fruit but never cloying.
T: Mmmm blackberries. Mmmm raspberries. The two are sweet, resting nicely atop a biscuity caramel base. The puree adds a syrupy thickness, bogging down the body a bit. Overall, I think that this ale nicely straddles the line between too much and too little fruit. The finish shows off more of the natural fruit flavor, much less sweet and sugary.
M: The mouthfeel is sweet and dry, alternating back and forth. The bready base adds just enough of a diversion. A fruit beer that I can get behind.
D: As with many fruit beers, the ale seems filling, too sweet for its own good. A few glasses, though, are worth that unpleasant side effect.
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