J. Marie - Raspberry Cabernet Barrel Aged 2020
River North Brewery

Beer Geek Stats
From:
River North Brewery
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Specialty Saison
ABV:
9.9%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
4.16 | pDev: 9.13%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 21, 2020
Added:
Aug 20, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Imperial saison barrel aged in Cabernet with raspberries added.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania

4.16/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Moderately cloudy, gold tinted amber color. Poured with a minimal head.

Sweet red raspberry up front, joined at the finish by tart farmhouse notes and a bit of dry cab. sav. More berry than wine by a fairly wide margin. I wanted this to be more vinous. Dang good overall though.
Nov 21, 2020
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Murky faded ruby, faint white ring. Wonderful raspberry atop red wine, oak, and slight cherry, very pleasant. Taste is much more wine centric, becoming the main star after the initial raspberry jello beginning, oak and cherry cough syrup support, vinous note are boozy and harsh as it warms. Feel is syrupy, smooth with moments of unexpected heat and oaky. Just doesn't do anything superbly in taste and feel, and overall gets old after an ounce or two
Nov 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Sep 21, 2020
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Rated by ChefBrown from Ohio

4.44/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
You taste more of the cabinet sauvignon from the barrels than raspberry. Goes down smooth as well. Very interesting ale.
Sep 12, 2020