SPON - Raspberry & Cherry
Jester King Brewery

SPON - Raspberry & CherrySPON - Raspberry & Cherry
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From:
Jester King Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Fruit Lambic
Ranked #23
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
96
Ranked #834
Avg:
4.39 | pDev: 5.01%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
92
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 09, 2023
Added:
Oct 30, 2016
Wants:
  28
Gots:
  12
2018 SPON Raspberry & Cherry is a blend of one, two and three year old 100% spontaneously fermented beer refermented with raspberries and cherries. For our 2018 blend, we selected two puncheons of SPON from 2014, two puncheons of SPON from 2015, and one 225 liter barrel of SPON from 2016. After creating the blend, we refermented it with 960 pounds of raspberries and 840 pounds of Balaton cherries. According to our HEAD BREWER AVERIE SWANSON, the cherry character of our 2018 blend is more prominent compared to our 2017 blend.

2017 SPON Raspberry & Cherry is our 100% spontaneously fermented beer, refermented with cherries and raspberries. We blended four SPON barrels from 2016 (about 1,500 liters) and added 800 pounds of Washington raspberries and 800 pounds of Michigan Balaton cherries. Like 2016 SPON Mourvedre & Sangiovese, we allowed the beer to referment with the fruit to dryness, then naturally conditioned the beer in kegs and bottles resting on their side.
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Ratings by kjkinsey:
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Rated by kjkinsey from Texas

4.75/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Feb 03, 2017
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Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

4.39/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is delicious stuff and it bursts with fresh fruit. Not too acidic but also not sweet. Just the right amount of both. Smooth and refreshing, it is a work of art.
Dec 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.45 by mdfb79 from New York

Jun 07, 2023
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Cellared a year. Cherry red body with an off-white thin cap. Smell is the strongest element of this one: big tart and somewhat fresh wet raspberry and cherry with rustic oak, mild barnyard funk and straw. Taste however has the raspberry and cherry dominate with a sour and somewhat acidic way that verges on cough syrup, never gets fully there thankfully but this potency is out of balance for the style, reducing the funk and oak to mellow whispers in the shadows. Feel has the oak and sour acidity though, funk again fails to dry this out at all or really make much of an impression. More wild ale than lambic, but also for a series that is artful and refined, this one is off kilter a bit
Mar 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.63 by o29 from Texas

Dec 11, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by ear-bending from Texas

Dec 10, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Oct 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Jan 05, 2022
 
Rated: 4.1 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Dec 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by ilikebeer03 from Texas

Sep 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 16, 2020
 
Rated: 4.68 by jason_nwx from Oregon

Mar 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.44 by edthehead from Maryland

Mar 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4.43 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Mar 05, 2020
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Reviewed by Vidblain from Minnesota

4.58/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Vintage 2018 - drank January 1st, 2019. Excellent raspberry. A bit dry, understated cherry. Beautiful pour - a wonderful deep purple. Nice tartness, terrific fruited funky nose.
Feb 24, 2020
 
Rated: 4.56 by jtk21351 from California

Nov 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.44 by WoolEnthusiast from Connecticut

May 28, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.34/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2016 vintage; drank 5/10/19 @ Yuss Haus Mach III.

A balanced, fruity-yet-tart treat; not mind-blowing, but flavorful & easy to drink I'd certainly have another!
May 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.22 by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

Mar 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Feb 21, 2019
SPON - Raspberry & Cherry from Jester King Brewery
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 92 ratings