Good Cherry Beers?

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  1. Tripel_Threat

    Tripel_Threat Grand Pooh-Bah (4,302) Jun 29, 2014 Michigan
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    Cherry wheats came up a bit in the Worst Beer You've Had thread. I've had a couple myself, along with cherry stout and cherry porter (I like cherry, what can I say?).

    I wouldn't call any of them the worst thing I've has, but almost all of them have one thing in common: the cherry flavor is too artificial, almost syrupy.

    Has anyone has a cherry variety that was decent and not cloying?
     
    #1 Tripel_Threat, Jan 25, 2015
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  2. darkandhoppy

    darkandhoppy Savant (1,099) Dec 26, 2008 Connecticut

    boon kriek. It's good, not great, but very cherry
     
    #2 darkandhoppy, Jan 25, 2015
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  3. gonzo000

    gonzo000 Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    Sam Smith's Organic Cherry is good. Has a 86 overall rating and it is easy to find in MA.
     
    #3 gonzo000, Jan 25, 2015
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  4. Dan_Inreallife

    Dan_Inreallife Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 Colorado

    Cherry Adam from the Wood, New Glarus Belgian Red, and Central Waters BA Cherry Stout are all awesome, lots of real cherry flavor (not artificial) but not cloying.
     
    #4 Dan_Inreallife, Jan 25, 2015
  5. ChrisMyhre

    ChrisMyhre Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    Drie Fonteinen Intense Red is the most strongly cherry flavored beer I have enjoyed.
     
    #5 ChrisMyhre, Jan 25, 2015
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  6. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Delirium Red is very cherry, not good, but very cherry
     
    #6 TonyLema1, Jan 25, 2015
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  7. Tripel_Threat

    Tripel_Threat Grand Pooh-Bah (4,302) Jun 29, 2014 Michigan
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    Thanks, guys! You've given me some "wants" for the list
     
    #7 Tripel_Threat, Jan 25, 2015
  8. Bruinsfan87

    Bruinsfan87 Initiate (0) Aug 25, 2014 New Hampshire

    sam adams cherry wheat wasnt to bad
     
    #8 Bruinsfan87, Jan 25, 2015
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  9. Brian1980

    Brian1980 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2014 Indiana
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    18th street cherry hunter double milk stout. Fantastic along with the coffee, vanilla, coconut, and orange hunters
     
    #9 Brian1980, Jan 25, 2015
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  10. neckbeered

    neckbeered Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2013 Montana

    petrus aged red.
     
    #10 neckbeered, Jan 25, 2015
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  11. Monkeyknife

    Monkeyknife Grand Pooh-Bah (5,873) Jan 8, 2007 Missouri
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    I have a soft spot for Founders Cerise. Worth a try.
     
    #11 Monkeyknife, Jan 25, 2015
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  12. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek
    Jester King Detritivore
    Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Natale
     
    #12 GreesyFizeek, Jan 25, 2015
  13. stephenjmoore

    stephenjmoore Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2011 Maryland

    Allagash Nancy & Russian River Supplication are two great sours with cherries added.
     
    #13 stephenjmoore, Jan 25, 2015
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  14. ChicagoGuy

    ChicagoGuy Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2014 Illinois

    If you can get your hands on a bottle of New Glarus Wisconsin Red...<insert Homer Simpson lustful drooling sound here>.
     
    #14 ChicagoGuy, Jan 25, 2015
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  15. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Bourbon County Cherry Rye, great stuff.
     
    #15 nc41, Jan 25, 2015
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  16. markgugs

    markgugs Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New Jersey

    Crooked Stave's Mama Bear's Sour Cherry Pie was very good. I think cherry lends itself to wilds/sours a lot better than it does to stouts.
     
    #16 markgugs, Jan 25, 2015
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  17. RobinLee

    RobinLee Maven (1,423) Feb 15, 2012 Wisconsin

    Aside from sours, it's hard to find a decent cherry beer. Cerise and Belgian Red immediately come to mind, but the former is out of season and the latter is only available in Wisconsin.

    I did not think CW BA Cherry Stout was that good fresh- the cherry was too tart, did not suit the stout well- but hopefully it's mellowed out with a year on it. Of course, your mileage may vary: maybe you very much enjoy that slight tart aspect. Bell's Cherry Stout was another similar beer.
     
    #17 RobinLee, Jan 25, 2015
  18. PsilohsaiBiN

    PsilohsaiBiN Maven (1,473) Aug 10, 2010 New York

    Cherry Rye 4EVA.
     
    #18 PsilohsaiBiN, Jan 25, 2015
  19. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    New Glarus Belgian Red, Petrus Aged Red and GI Cherry Rye are all very good.
     
    #19 Treyliff, Jan 25, 2015
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  20. KeithE

    KeithE Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2013 Illinois

    Hinterland Cherry Wheat. The brewery is close to Door County Wisconsin so you are getting real cherry flavor.
     
    #20 KeithE, Jan 25, 2015
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