Raspberry Blonde
4 Noses Brewing Company
- From:
- 4 Noses Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #285 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #33,511 - Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 13.06%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 12, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 02, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
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Reviewed by Olesjm from Kansas
3.18/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A: Orangish pink, opaque, no head.
S: fruity and raspberry.
T: mildy tart, sweet, grainy and raspberry.
M: light bodied.
O: not as much raspberry as I'd like. A solid blonde with a raspberry fruity sweetness.
Dec 30, 2021S: fruity and raspberry.
T: mildy tart, sweet, grainy and raspberry.
M: light bodied.
O: not as much raspberry as I'd like. A solid blonde with a raspberry fruity sweetness.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.96/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.96/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Can included with their variety 12-pack box:
"Raspberry blonde." "Ale with raspberries." 6.3% ABV. 12 IBUs.
Fruity, sure, with a powdery raspberry puree flavour. Not quite evocative of actual raspberries (a la Belgian framboise), but succeeds at evoking canned raspberry extract/puree. Just a bit tart, but not sour or acidic.
Pale malts lend it a bit of sweetness. It's on the sweeter side in general but isn't cloying or saccharine.
Powdery and soft on the palate, which makes it sound more refreshing than it is. Smooth, wet, light-bodied, well-carbonated.
Whether you want to judge it as a fruited ale or a blonde ale, it's not very impressive - which isn't to say it's a bad beer, just that it's mundane. Even if you narrow down its competition to just fruited blonde ales from Colorado, Dry Dock's apricot blonde is a good deal better than this. I don't dislike it, but it's not a beer I'd buy a sixer of even if I won't mind casually plowing through the 3 cans included in my variety box.
At least it's not medicinal, which is usually the biggest pitfall for a (non-sour) fruited ale like this.
C / AVERAGE
May 15, 2021"Raspberry blonde." "Ale with raspberries." 6.3% ABV. 12 IBUs.
Fruity, sure, with a powdery raspberry puree flavour. Not quite evocative of actual raspberries (a la Belgian framboise), but succeeds at evoking canned raspberry extract/puree. Just a bit tart, but not sour or acidic.
Pale malts lend it a bit of sweetness. It's on the sweeter side in general but isn't cloying or saccharine.
Powdery and soft on the palate, which makes it sound more refreshing than it is. Smooth, wet, light-bodied, well-carbonated.
Whether you want to judge it as a fruited ale or a blonde ale, it's not very impressive - which isn't to say it's a bad beer, just that it's mundane. Even if you narrow down its competition to just fruited blonde ales from Colorado, Dry Dock's apricot blonde is a good deal better than this. I don't dislike it, but it's not a beer I'd buy a sixer of even if I won't mind casually plowing through the 3 cans included in my variety box.
At least it's not medicinal, which is usually the biggest pitfall for a (non-sour) fruited ale like this.
C / AVERAGE
Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado
4.43/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Excellent blonde and highly enjoy that razz flavor. Absolutely smashable. Good stuff. The raspberry flavor felt vibrant and natural which is a big positive
Mar 19, 2021
Rated by Sellen from Connecticut
4.15/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
8/2/2020
Dec 05, 2020
Reviewed by QuakeAttack from California
3.22/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours a bright red with decent head. Light smell of raspberries, but not much of the beer itself. More of a raspberry drink than a beer (very little taste of the base beer). Need to dial back the raspberry. Remember, this is a beer, not a sweet drink.
Sep 09, 2020
Reviewed by Bierwolf from Missouri
3.22/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Look: It poured pretty, about 1 finger of foam, went quickly down to a thin film, nice carbonation rising up from the bottom of the glass. However it looked more orange or peach than raspberry red.
Smell: Smelled lightly of raspberry and other fruitiness.
Taste: Really just a hint of raspberry, not much more than that. More bitter than sweet.
Feel: Pretty light bodied, maybe a hint past light to medium light. Could definitely feel the carbonation. A little bitter after taste but it did not hang on.
Overall: A bit disappointing for me anyway. I was hoping for a bigger raspberry flavor but it just isn't there.
Aug 23, 2020Smell: Smelled lightly of raspberry and other fruitiness.
Taste: Really just a hint of raspberry, not much more than that. More bitter than sweet.
Feel: Pretty light bodied, maybe a hint past light to medium light. Could definitely feel the carbonation. A little bitter after taste but it did not hang on.
Overall: A bit disappointing for me anyway. I was hoping for a bigger raspberry flavor but it just isn't there.
Reviewed by geo_snow_dancer
2.94/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.94/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Smell: While a bit one-note, that note was a pleasant raspberry that promised a lot of fruit flavor.
Taste: Taste did not live up to the raspberry aroma. It was a bit of letdown after first cracking the can open, but it wasn't bad.
Mouthfeel: Good carbonation, however it felt a little heavy in body.
Overall: Could have used more flavor development besides simple raspberry. Needed more balance.
Apr 16, 2020Taste: Taste did not live up to the raspberry aroma. It was a bit of letdown after first cracking the can open, but it wasn't bad.
Mouthfeel: Good carbonation, however it felt a little heavy in body.
Overall: Could have used more flavor development besides simple raspberry. Needed more balance.
Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado
3.03/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
L: Pours a dark red pink with a medium frothy head with no lacing on the glass.
S: Raspberry is very up front in this beer, there is a bit of tartness from the beer, other than the raspberry, I don't a lot else.
T: Slightly tart raspberry with a touch of sweetness, no bitterness, this beer is almost all raspberry I don't get much else.
F: light body and easy drinking
O: This is a very raspberry forward beer, i wish the raspberry was toned down abit and we get a little more beer characteristics.
Apr 02, 2020S: Raspberry is very up front in this beer, there is a bit of tartness from the beer, other than the raspberry, I don't a lot else.
T: Slightly tart raspberry with a touch of sweetness, no bitterness, this beer is almost all raspberry I don't get much else.
F: light body and easy drinking
O: This is a very raspberry forward beer, i wish the raspberry was toned down abit and we get a little more beer characteristics.
Reviewed by Beaver13 from Colorado
3.32/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can, canned on 10/22/19. Pours hazy pink red with some chunks and a fizzy white head that quickly goes to a thin collar.
The aroma is sweet and tart raspberry, a bit subdued.
The flavor is sweet raspberry with a little tartness. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with low spritzy carbonation.
Overall, an OK fruit beer.
Mar 26, 2020The aroma is sweet and tart raspberry, a bit subdued.
The flavor is sweet raspberry with a little tartness. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with low spritzy carbonation.
Overall, an OK fruit beer.
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