Raspberry Cordial
Wolf's Ridge Brewing

12 oz can, poured into a stout glass at ~50 degrees F.

L: Pours your typical impenetrable stout dark, and forms three fingers of khaki head with good retention.

S: Very, very raspberry. Ripe raspberry, and lactose. With a soft underlay of chocolate and bread.

T: Ripe raspberries open each sip, with a supporting cast of dark chocolate and vanilla cream. Some black bread creeps in around the edges by the swallow, and mildly tinge the aftertaste, but this is a very berry forward beer. By the finish, there is a mild astringent-medicinal tone that creeps into the berries.

F: Full and creamy.

O: Were it not for that medicinal note, this would be a fantastic stout. As it stands, however, alas.

From the 12 oz can in a snifter via Jungle Jim's Eastgate (Thank you
to the brewers for putting their craft here in Cincy!). This decent
little sweet stout pours a dark blackish brown with a decent head
of tan foam that settles to a thick ring, thin dusty layer, and shows
some nice lacing. Nose of raspberry jam, dark malts, and dark cocoa
hints. Flavors surpass the nose with dark cocoa, raspberry jam, moderate
char, cream, brulee, and touches of dark coffee with an medicinal note I
can not put my finger on but could maybe blame the raspberry. Nice mouth
feel; medium full body, moderately smooth, moderately coating, medium
light carbonation, and a bitter malt and raspberry accentuated finish

Overall, a decent brew, but like Bluejacket74 said, it suffers with a
medicinal note that is cloying with warmth.

Overall, a decent brew but could use some work on the recipe.

Cheers

 

 

12 ounce can, canned on FEB 09 2021. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch tan head that stuck around a while. Good amount of lacing, too. The brew smells like raspberry syrup, vanilla, cacao and roasted malt. Taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some dark chocolate, coffee and unfortunately a medicinal flavor that got stronger the longer I drank it. More bitter tasting than I expected. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit creamy with a good amount of carbonation. I'm usually a big fan of Wolf's Ridge stouts, but this one missed the mark for me due to the medicinal flavor. I still finished the can so it wasn't horrible, but it won't be a repeat purchase for me.