Raspberry Tart | New Glarus Brewing Company

4/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle - 2017.

Wonderful aroma on this clear red beer with a good bit of foam upon aggressive pour. I didn't get so much tartness on this as I expected, and it's extremely sweet for me. Raspberry is definitely there and the mouthfeel is good for only a 4% abv beer. But, it is overly sweet for me. I'm glad I tried this but it's not exactly for me. However, if you like sweeter fruit beers, this will definitely deliver (especially if you like raspberries).

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4.31/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Nice to see this in 12oz bottles. Excited to get my hands on a few by way of a trade. Everything I've had from New Glarus has been outstanding - they have the fruit-beer style down cold.

Pours a muddled, ruddy reddish garnet hue with a thin head. Looks like freshly ground raspberries and strawberries. Aroma is sweet, tart and slightly acidic - fresh berries and jam assault the senses and tickle the palate. Taste is like a raspberry tart without the crust - deliciously sweet and tart. Borderline cloyingly but the tartness reigns it in. Feels thick and robust on the tongue - the berries and jam come with a noticeable heft. Nice lingering tartness.

Strawberry Rhubarb is their gold standard but this isn't too far behind. I was surprised how dark and sweet the beer looked and tasted. I was expecting something more effervescent and lighter on the palate but it's outstanding nonetheless.

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4.41/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.73/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Aged one year in my cellar.

Strawberry jam colored body, opaque in spots and clearer in others. It's gorgeous. A bubble gum pink head adorns the crown of the glass with 2 fingers of head.

Lots of jammy aromas - like a mix of raspberry and strawberry jam. A sharp citric acid note behind that.

Sublimely simple and complex at the same time. Flavor is a burst of fresh raspberry jam, sour strawberry tops, and a lemon-lime sorbet flavor towards the finish. It drinks itself.

Feel is heavily carbonated, but thick enough to give it a berry fruit smoothie-like consistency.

Overall - this beer is a delicacy. It's highly sought after for a reason. And it's just. so. good.

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4.25/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.34/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.58/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.43/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.78/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.98/5  rDev +14%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

5/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

4.91/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

4.7/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

4.19/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

5/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

4.66/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.5/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.5/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.6/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.51/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

4.5/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.56/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.38/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

4.57/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

4.15/5  rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25