Raspberry Wheat Ale | Southern Tier Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Southern Tier Brewing Company
New York, United States
southerntierbrewing.com
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by oberon on 02-10-2007
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Ratings: 265 | Reviews: 175
2.5/5 rDev -20.1%
DaveOB, Sep 27, 2012
3.08/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours typical "beer yellow" with no head or lacing. The aroma is of raspberries with hints of cake and grass. The flavor leads off with raspberry with wheat and a mild hop presence. As it warms the mild bitterness fades and mildly tart raspberries show through. It's mouthfeel is smooth and light. Southern Tier Raspberry Wheat is a good beer, balanced between sweet and tart and very refreshing. Recommended.
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look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours typical "beer yellow" with no head or lacing. The aroma is of raspberries with hints of cake and grass. The flavor leads off with raspberry with wheat and a mild hop presence. As it warms the mild bitterness fades and mildly tart raspberries show through. It's mouthfeel is smooth and light. Southern Tier Raspberry Wheat is a good beer, balanced between sweet and tart and very refreshing. Recommended.
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3.37/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A - Apple juice gold. Crystal clear. White head with low retention and lace.
S - Straight black cherry Jello.
T - Lively carbonated opening. Artificial raspberry Jello with a touch of light white bread and yeast. Lingering alpha bitter note on the backend.
M - Bright, medium-light body to style.
O - The artificial twang on the raspberry was hit or miss around the table as we reviewed this beer. I wasn't a huge fan.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A - Apple juice gold. Crystal clear. White head with low retention and lace.
S - Straight black cherry Jello.
T - Lively carbonated opening. Artificial raspberry Jello with a touch of light white bread and yeast. Lingering alpha bitter note on the backend.
M - Bright, medium-light body to style.
O - The artificial twang on the raspberry was hit or miss around the table as we reviewed this beer. I wasn't a huge fan.
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3/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I poured this beer into a pint glass, it has a nice gold color body with very little head that doesn't hang around long. The smell is of raspberry and not much else. The taste mostley raspbery with some wheat flavor. The mouth feel is nice and overall this is a ok beer, nothing outragous
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I poured this beer into a pint glass, it has a nice gold color body with very little head that doesn't hang around long. The smell is of raspberry and not much else. The taste mostley raspbery with some wheat flavor. The mouth feel is nice and overall this is a ok beer, nothing outragous
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3.3/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Yellow-gold color with some soapy film at the top. Slushy lace. 3.0
Candied strawberry, tart raspberry, pilsner malts, and sugars. 3.0
Attenuated flavor with mild raspberry fruits, minty hops, melon rind, spice elements that are somewhat herbal, and weak wheat malts. Clean and refreshing after that sweet nose. 3.5
Light-bodied with medium carbonation. A little unbalanced. Also, extremely cold from the temp. No time to let this warm up. Just steal a few sips from the girlfriend, review, and move on. 3.0
What's with the overly sweet aromas; but clean, crisp fruity tastes in ok/decent fruit beers such as this? Can't they clean up the nose a bit? Or, is it a selling point? I dunno, this is a refreshing take on the style. I'll boost the score for how much it redeemed itself. 3.5
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Yellow-gold color with some soapy film at the top. Slushy lace. 3.0
Candied strawberry, tart raspberry, pilsner malts, and sugars. 3.0
Attenuated flavor with mild raspberry fruits, minty hops, melon rind, spice elements that are somewhat herbal, and weak wheat malts. Clean and refreshing after that sweet nose. 3.5
Light-bodied with medium carbonation. A little unbalanced. Also, extremely cold from the temp. No time to let this warm up. Just steal a few sips from the girlfriend, review, and move on. 3.0
What's with the overly sweet aromas; but clean, crisp fruity tastes in ok/decent fruit beers such as this? Can't they clean up the nose a bit? Or, is it a selling point? I dunno, this is a refreshing take on the style. I'll boost the score for how much it redeemed itself. 3.5
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3.08/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Transparent lightly golden yellow color with very minimal head, dissipates to patches and whisps of thin lace all around.
S: Very raspberry. Almost reminds me of a wine cooler. Very little wheat aroma, its almost all raspberry here.
T: Raspberry taste isn't as strong you would think by the smell. Getting some nice wheat and grain flavors here along with with very light malt flavor at the end. Little to no alcohol taste as well.
M: More then average carbonation provides a crisp clean flavor with a semi-dry aftertaste.
O: Not quite what I expected, and as it was refreshing, I can't see myself drinking more then 2 or 3 in a sitting.
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look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Transparent lightly golden yellow color with very minimal head, dissipates to patches and whisps of thin lace all around.
S: Very raspberry. Almost reminds me of a wine cooler. Very little wheat aroma, its almost all raspberry here.
T: Raspberry taste isn't as strong you would think by the smell. Getting some nice wheat and grain flavors here along with with very light malt flavor at the end. Little to no alcohol taste as well.
M: More then average carbonation provides a crisp clean flavor with a semi-dry aftertaste.
O: Not quite what I expected, and as it was refreshing, I can't see myself drinking more then 2 or 3 in a sitting.
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Raspberry Wheat Ale from Southern Tier Brewing Company
3.13
out of 5
based on 265 ratings.