Lime Raspberry Tart Ale
Tröegs Brewing Company
- From:
- Tröegs Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #694 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,538 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 4.62%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 08, 2025
- Added:
- May 21, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Sweet and juicy red raspberries are the star of this refreshing tart ale. The small and aromatic Key lime adds a bright pop of citrus, and fermentation with Hornindal Kveik yeast releases subtle notes of ripe pineapple. Raspberry Lime Tart & Fruit is brewed with 25 pounds per barrel of real fruit, and it shows!
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York
3.89/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy reddish pink with a 1/2" pink head, which dissipates. Light lacing.
Aroma of tart raspberry, citrus.
Taste is raspberry, lime.
Thin body, moderate carbonation. Tart finish.
A nice colored tart gose.
Jun 17, 2022Aroma of tart raspberry, citrus.
Taste is raspberry, lime.
Thin body, moderate carbonation. Tart finish.
A nice colored tart gose.
Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
3.97/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hazy, reddish-amber appearance with a small off white head and light lacing. Pungent aroma that smelled (surprise!) of raspberries as the lime lingered more in the background. Refreshingly tangy taste, amped up by all that tart fruit. Dry, lingering finish. Well carbonated, light-to-medium bodied mouthfeel. Getting close to its best by date of 09/24/21.
Sep 06, 2021
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
4.06/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
(12 oz can, freshest by 08/11/2021; purchased cold as part of 15-can mix pack... poured into a fat tulip)
L: cloudy, pinkish-red liquid; tall burst of foam pink foam, fireworks collapse... no collar, no lace by the end
S: redolent raspberry expression, my word!, bit of a lambic-like lacto, citrus pith overtone... fruit character lovely, though it fades sharply depth, giving way to the grains
T: raspberry essence with floral (hibiscus?) highlights, gives way to a lime (rind and flesh) rush following it, the tartness of which seems to linger loudest in the aftertaste... bit of a wheaty, nutty note swells up after the finish by the second or third sip, edging more toward a dominant wheat note halfway through the glass... bitterness mild, accented perhaps by the fruits, lending a fresh herb (parsley, cilantro) 'green-ness'
F: light-bodied, effervescent attack, but with a slick, almost oily coating... decidedly ideal dryness, arguably on the thin side, ultimately moreish effect
O: never got around to trying their original raspberry version, so I can't compare, but the flavors here are popping fresh out of the gate and hold a bold enough intensity throughout... maybe able to have another, but not an all-nighter (1783)
Jul 18, 2021L: cloudy, pinkish-red liquid; tall burst of foam pink foam, fireworks collapse... no collar, no lace by the end
S: redolent raspberry expression, my word!, bit of a lambic-like lacto, citrus pith overtone... fruit character lovely, though it fades sharply depth, giving way to the grains
T: raspberry essence with floral (hibiscus?) highlights, gives way to a lime (rind and flesh) rush following it, the tartness of which seems to linger loudest in the aftertaste... bit of a wheaty, nutty note swells up after the finish by the second or third sip, edging more toward a dominant wheat note halfway through the glass... bitterness mild, accented perhaps by the fruits, lending a fresh herb (parsley, cilantro) 'green-ness'
F: light-bodied, effervescent attack, but with a slick, almost oily coating... decidedly ideal dryness, arguably on the thin side, ultimately moreish effect
O: never got around to trying their original raspberry version, so I can't compare, but the flavors here are popping fresh out of the gate and hold a bold enough intensity throughout... maybe able to have another, but not an all-nighter (1783)
Reviewed by Steve_Studnuts from Pennsylvania
3.28/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Freshest by 8/11/2021
Doesn't look like a beer... or anything else I've ever seen, really. It's somewhere between pink and whatever color raspberries are. Creamy strawberry mousse head with impressive staying power. Smells a lil funky and it's hard for me to decide whether its a good funk or a bad funk. Did they juice my sweaty armpit while I was sleeping? Some citrus on the nose, too, and that definitely helps matters. Tastes... fine. I wanna say alcoholic Kool-Aid but that's not really what we're dealing with here. This is more complex than that, but I'm having trouble putting it into words. Raspberries and funk up front with a refreshing blast of tart citrus on the back end. Very dry finish. Carbonation is on-point. OK, I'm done keyboard rambling. If you like your sours on the lighter end of the spectrum this will probably tickle your bottom like a feather duster. As for me, I'm good with just the one.
Jul 15, 2021Doesn't look like a beer... or anything else I've ever seen, really. It's somewhere between pink and whatever color raspberries are. Creamy strawberry mousse head with impressive staying power. Smells a lil funky and it's hard for me to decide whether its a good funk or a bad funk. Did they juice my sweaty armpit while I was sleeping? Some citrus on the nose, too, and that definitely helps matters. Tastes... fine. I wanna say alcoholic Kool-Aid but that's not really what we're dealing with here. This is more complex than that, but I'm having trouble putting it into words. Raspberries and funk up front with a refreshing blast of tart citrus on the back end. Very dry finish. Carbonation is on-point. OK, I'm done keyboard rambling. If you like your sours on the lighter end of the spectrum this will probably tickle your bottom like a feather duster. As for me, I'm good with just the one.
Reviewed by MrOH from Virginia
3.99/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Hazy pinkish purple, nice pink head, good retention, slippery lace
Smells like raspberries
Tastes like raspberries, lime on the finish, tart, combination of lactic and citric
Medium bodied, lower carbonation than I'd like
Pretty decent if you're into that stuff
Jul 05, 2021Smells like raspberries
Tastes like raspberries, lime on the finish, tart, combination of lactic and citric
Medium bodied, lower carbonation than I'd like
Pretty decent if you're into that stuff
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.8/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can, been in my fridge for about a year
Pours dark pink in color, foamy head. Nice raspberry and citrus aroma. Similar taste, moderately tart. Thin to medium bodied.
Jun 16, 2021Pours dark pink in color, foamy head. Nice raspberry and citrus aroma. Similar taste, moderately tart. Thin to medium bodied.
Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured cilled from the can in a tumbler
bright reddish orange color with fluffy pink head fine bead and good retention
The smell is fruity raspberry smell with yeast and mild malt in aroma faintly bready aroma
the feel is tart as the name implies and very lactic acidity with some berry and citrus essence moderately high carbonation with a dry light finish with lingering sour on the palate
Taste has big fruitiness of berry in the front with lime tang but flavors of yeast and acidic elements in middle with astringent puckering quality as it fades with drying after first sips it is very tart yet not overwhelmingly for 4.5% it is a quenching sour
Overall a pretty one dimensional small tart beer with lots of fruit yet very dry and bubbly almost spritzer -like beer adjacent raspberry tang with high carbonation level it is good but not one I would drink back to back
May 22, 2021bright reddish orange color with fluffy pink head fine bead and good retention
The smell is fruity raspberry smell with yeast and mild malt in aroma faintly bready aroma
the feel is tart as the name implies and very lactic acidity with some berry and citrus essence moderately high carbonation with a dry light finish with lingering sour on the palate
Taste has big fruitiness of berry in the front with lime tang but flavors of yeast and acidic elements in middle with astringent puckering quality as it fades with drying after first sips it is very tart yet not overwhelmingly for 4.5% it is a quenching sour
Overall a pretty one dimensional small tart beer with lots of fruit yet very dry and bubbly almost spritzer -like beer adjacent raspberry tang with high carbonation level it is good but not one I would drink back to back
Reviewed by rudiecantfail from Pennsylvania
3.99/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce can poured into a Duvel tulip glass. Freshest by 8/25/2021.
L---Pours a bright pinkish red color. Opaque. Fluffy, pinkish head with ok retention and ok lacing.
S---Sweet raspberries. Lime. Just as advertised.
T---Follows the nose. Raspberries & lime. Tart as advertised.
F---Light & airy. Well carbonated.
O---A nice, tart beer. Wifey has gotten into sour beers this year and she really liked this one.
May 21, 2021L---Pours a bright pinkish red color. Opaque. Fluffy, pinkish head with ok retention and ok lacing.
S---Sweet raspberries. Lime. Just as advertised.
T---Follows the nose. Raspberries & lime. Tart as advertised.
F---Light & airy. Well carbonated.
O---A nice, tart beer. Wifey has gotten into sour beers this year and she really liked this one.
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