Raspberry Grand Cru
Meantime Brewing Company Limited
- From:
- Meantime Brewing Company Limited
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 14.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 21, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.27/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
330 ml bottle, as Meantime Raspberry Grand Cru, from Vinmonopolet Vika. ABV is 5.5%. Very cloudy peachy to brown colour, large to moderate off-white head with a peachy hue. The aroma has strong notes of ripe and over-ripe raspberries (no surprise). The flavour has also notes of raspberries, but not as much as some Belgian fruit beers, and is not overly sweet. Refreshing wheaty notes, hints of citrus. Nice enough to drink, but not worth the price.
Jun 30, 2022
Reviewed by Sneevel from Norway
3.55/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy golden red. Plenty of fresh raspberry on the nose, and a little bit herbal. Nice. A great mouthfeel, nice acidity and delicate, creamy bubbles. The taste is nice at the beginning. Plenty of raspberry in a toned-down geuze like frame. The sour flavours are in check. My only problem comes at the finish, where I notice a bit of meat-like brettanomyces. Too bad, because it takes away from what would otherwise be a nice, refreshing beer. It's not so bad that I won't drink it, however!
Jun 22, 2011
Reviewed by NATOuk from Northern Ireland
4.18/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance
Pours a hazy red, medium carbonation bubbles but no head to speak of. The colour is very appealing.
Smell
Fruity, zesty smell. Some sense of tartness or acidity in the aroma.
Taste
A little sweetness and quite a bit of tartness coming through. The name is very appropriate as it tastes just like a fresh raspberry - sweet and zingy. Little bit of taste lingers at the back of the mouth for a short time.
Mouthfeel
Medium, punchy carbonation and a medium body. The carbonation is just right as it doesn't interfere with the taste of the beer.
Overall
A wonderful beer for relaxing on a hot day, very refreshing and the taste is not sickeningly sweet as a lot of fruit beer can be. A fine example of a fruit beer.
Jun 03, 2011Pours a hazy red, medium carbonation bubbles but no head to speak of. The colour is very appealing.
Smell
Fruity, zesty smell. Some sense of tartness or acidity in the aroma.
Taste
A little sweetness and quite a bit of tartness coming through. The name is very appropriate as it tastes just like a fresh raspberry - sweet and zingy. Little bit of taste lingers at the back of the mouth for a short time.
Mouthfeel
Medium, punchy carbonation and a medium body. The carbonation is just right as it doesn't interfere with the taste of the beer.
Overall
A wonderful beer for relaxing on a hot day, very refreshing and the taste is not sickeningly sweet as a lot of fruit beer can be. A fine example of a fruit beer.
Reviewed by Wattsox from Northern Ireland
3.65/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle, consumed Jun 2011, BBE Feb 2012.
A - Hazy reddish body with a rapidly dissipating head, leaving a light cover and lacing.
S - Distinct tart raspberry and other fruit notes take the lead on the aromas, with some sweeter wheat notes following.
T - Similar to the aromas, tart, bitter raspberry and fruit notes dominate, with a light hint of wheat and yeast on the back end. Leaves a slightly dry, mild fruit aftertaste.
M - Smooth and light bodied, gently lingering aftertaste.
O - Overall, quite a nice one when you're looking for something light, either on its own or as a session.
Jun 01, 2011A - Hazy reddish body with a rapidly dissipating head, leaving a light cover and lacing.
S - Distinct tart raspberry and other fruit notes take the lead on the aromas, with some sweeter wheat notes following.
T - Similar to the aromas, tart, bitter raspberry and fruit notes dominate, with a light hint of wheat and yeast on the back end. Leaves a slightly dry, mild fruit aftertaste.
M - Smooth and light bodied, gently lingering aftertaste.
O - Overall, quite a nice one when you're looking for something light, either on its own or as a session.
Reviewed by GBalbin from Brazil
4.01/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
This beer is outstanding, starting with the water, which reminded me a sulphurous water. Aroma of raspberry, hops and malt. Astringent. Flavor: acidic, sour, bitter and dry finish. Slightly sour, reminding even a Lambic / Geuze. Surprises me greatly, and for me, is the best representative of the Meantime family. Sipped with cheese (Brie), or with berries, is a delight. Very good and different.
Aug 20, 2010
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.05/5 rDev -19.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
3.05/5 rDev -19.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Coming in a 330ml classy curvy brown bottle, this version is called "Raspberry Grand Cru", at 6.5%abv. BB 12/06/09, served chilled in a slim goblet.
A: pours a translucent dark amber hue with a slight reddish hue, coming with a well-lasting foamy beige head (again, with reddish hues) and constant, lively but fine carbonation.
S: sharp orange and raspberry juice comes with a milder edge of wheat beer; as it breathes, the sweet edge gets more pronounced with plenty of sweet fruits to show, as well as a more assertive input of banana-ish bubble-gum yeasts and wheat-ish malts. Slightly too sweet overall, but the base of hefe-weizen style wheat beer is quite pronounced.
T: pretty effervescent upfront - a strangely sharp & rough bitter and tannic taste of watery raspberry juice-drink prevails, on top of a lightly metallic undertone, very thin wheatiness, and a lingering chewy aftertaste of yeasts; sour-bitter in the finish, slightly zesty at times as well... Interestingly, the flavour from the beginning to the finish seems to stay the same, showing a rather static and rather dull profile...
M&D: the carbonation comes a tad too sharp upfront, on top of a light body and a hard-to-describe flavour. Although it's easy to drink, the raspberry juice part seems to be out of pace with the wheat-ish beer base, hence a quite messy flavour profile that fails to make this a memorable or tasty fruit wheat beer.
Sep 21, 2008A: pours a translucent dark amber hue with a slight reddish hue, coming with a well-lasting foamy beige head (again, with reddish hues) and constant, lively but fine carbonation.
S: sharp orange and raspberry juice comes with a milder edge of wheat beer; as it breathes, the sweet edge gets more pronounced with plenty of sweet fruits to show, as well as a more assertive input of banana-ish bubble-gum yeasts and wheat-ish malts. Slightly too sweet overall, but the base of hefe-weizen style wheat beer is quite pronounced.
T: pretty effervescent upfront - a strangely sharp & rough bitter and tannic taste of watery raspberry juice-drink prevails, on top of a lightly metallic undertone, very thin wheatiness, and a lingering chewy aftertaste of yeasts; sour-bitter in the finish, slightly zesty at times as well... Interestingly, the flavour from the beginning to the finish seems to stay the same, showing a rather static and rather dull profile...
M&D: the carbonation comes a tad too sharp upfront, on top of a light body and a hard-to-describe flavour. Although it's easy to drink, the raspberry juice part seems to be out of pace with the wheat-ish beer base, hence a quite messy flavour profile that fails to make this a memorable or tasty fruit wheat beer.
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