Raspberry Tart
New Glarus Brewing Company

Poured from a 12-ounce bottle into a Zwanze 2018 logo stemmed goblet because it seemed like the right thing to do. The color approximates a murky and slightly watered-down cola, with a short snow-white head that left lots of spotty lacing. No question in my mind as to why this is among the top-rated beers of its style. It's fruit forward, with lovely aromas of raspberry jam balanced with notes of light breadiness. It's sweet, but not cloying. It's tart, but not overpowering. It has good carbonation and very low bitterness. It finishes perfectly dry. This made an ideal pairing with grilled chicken, and I could imagine that it would be absolutely stellar with crackers and aged Wisconsin cheddar. The only downside is that it's available only in Wisconsin, but who doesn't like a nice road trip once in a while?

very tart nice raspberry taste but i liked their cherry better

This is very close to what I imagine a raspberry soft drink would taste like. It's very sweet, which in my opinion is the biggest downside, but otherwise is an amazing beer. Definitely more sweet than a typical fruit lambic or the belgian red.

 

Not too sweet. A well-balanced beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a superb 'beer'. We test tasted this and all 4 of us loved it. Great color, nose and taste.

 

 

 

 

2021-12-03
12oz bottle served in a Cantillon glass. If there's a date, I don't know where to find it. Received from @WunderLlama.

Pours a clear but dark reddish purple, smallish head. Smell is raspberries.

Taste is raspberries. Raspberry jam. Maybe a slight tartness, but mostly very sweet.

Mouthfeel is medium, smooth. Maybe slightly sticky. Overall...it's pretty good. If you're looking for raspberry juice, it's very good.

 

Taster at share. Light pinkish pour, flat. Aroma and taste are raspberry jam, full, sweet. Absolutely gorgeous.

 

 

 

 

 

12oz bottle (no date, but I was told it was from 2021) served in a Libby globe porter glass.

Appearance: Clear purple-red-amber color. Thin off-white/pink ring of foam with an occasional island of lacing.

Smell: Raspberry, with a tiny bit of sour tang to it.

Taste: Nice tart rapspberry tempered with some sweetness, and a lingering fruity bitter/tart finish. Very nice!

Mouthfeel: Slick, a bit sticky, good carbonation. Dry finish.

Overall / Drinkability: This really is a great raspberry beer. I'd easily say this is a raspberry lambic, and a very well balanced one. Easily drinkable and I could pair this with a variety of desserts. I'm a bit surprised it's listed as a "Fruit and Field" beer given the character and the way the brewers make it. Well done and I definitely would want another.

 

All the sweetness and tartness you could possibly ask for in a fruited beer. New Glarus usually nails it, but their line up of fruit beers are totally our of this world good.

 

This is a 12oz. bottle poured into my stemmed New Glarus glass. This beer, pours a dark red wine look with an inch and a half of raspberry colored foam that slowly settled back to a thin pink cap. When held up to the light, heavy amounts of carbonation can be observed.
The aroma is sweet raspberry jam.
Tart is the perfect description! There is tart raspberries with a sweet bubbly and tart again finish. The carbonation plays a big part in the taste and mouth feel.
This is not what I expect or crave from a beer. The taste is pleasant though.

Part of the midwestern milieu migrated my direction thanks to @FBarber in NBS BIF #13.

Rusty, plum juice red colour. Small wet head that quickly disappears leaving nothing but a few stray bubbles.

Nose has some sweet and tart of the raspberries that honestly kind of reminds me of marinara sauce. Ultimately beyond that there's deep aged berry aroma, like a raspberry wine.

Oooh man. Honestly, that's fucking delicious. It is raspberry juice. It is what it is. But I love raspberries. Late season berries, deep red, cool, just a touch of bramble tart. Jammy and delicious.

Moderate body I suppose, with a dry finish in contrast to the jammy berry carrying tool, and spicy/sharp/compressed carbonation.

I'll be honest. I love raspberry. And that strongly colours my review here. But that's an important component of it. New Glarus is really good at what they do. This beer is yet another NG brew that is blatantly competently composed, and in this case (as opposed to some of the other NG brews I've been fortunate enough to try), that happens to also align with a fruit expression that is right up my alley. This is easily my favourite of the New Glarus fruit beers I've tried, and now I'm sad I only have the one bottle.

Thanks Frank for sending it my direction! Cheers!

Bottle poured into a new glarus stemmed glass

Fizzy off white foam two finger cap over a reddish brown cola liquid , settles to a thin layer

Aroma is tart raspberry jam

Taste is full flavored raspberries, sweet tart,

Medium sudsing , raspberry taste lingers, sweet tart

Good beer

 

Pours beautiful red color with quickly dissipating pinkish head. The smell is sweet and fruity that I hesitate to identify as a raspberry. The taste is a perfect combination of fruity sweetness and tartness. Again, I hesitate to unequivocally define it as a raspberry. The body is medium-light, but never feels thin. Overall - great from the first to the last sip.

 

 

 

 

 

Poured very dark red color, smallish off-red head, dissipates quickly. Huge raspberry aroma and flavor, sweetish finish.