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January 20th, 2007, 09:12 PM
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Fruit Beers...
I grabbed a rack of Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale (Atlantic Brewing Company). It's not as good as I would have liked.  I just finished the first one - straight from the bottle. I think I'm going to put the next one in a glass with a few blueberrys.
I like many of the 'fruity beers' I've tried. I wouldn't want a steady diet of them, but I don't mind them once in a while.
The best is Watermelon Ale - Boston Beer Works has it, if anyone has been up that way.
Anyone like fruit beers? Although I'm thinking the answer will be "no" based on some of the other threads I've read in here.
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January 20th, 2007, 09:23 PM
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I've had Unibroue Éphémère Cranberry and wasn't too impressed. It was overly carbonated, and was nothing like cranberry, more like a blueberry or blackberry. Of course that was faint because it was so "sparkling" or fizzy.
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January 20th, 2007, 09:34 PM
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I plan to try some, but haven't yet. I did try Pumpkin Ale back in October, but didn't like it.
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January 21st, 2007, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Booger
I've had Unibroue Éphémère Cranberry and wasn't too impressed. It was overly carbonated, and was nothing like cranberry, more like a blueberry or blackberry. Of course that was faint because it was so "sparkling" or fizzy.
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Their Apple Ephemere is better than the cranberry, IMO.
I tried, "Weach" which is a peach-flavored wheat beer... and it was pretty good. Most other fruit beers I didn't care for.
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January 21st, 2007, 07:14 PM
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Anyone like fruit beers? Although I'm thinking the answer will be "no" based on some of the other threads I've read in here.
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Some of them I hate, some of them I love. Sam Adams Cherry Lambic is the only beer I've ever took one sip of and poured down the sink. On the same token, Lindeman's Framboise is probably the best tasting "beer" I've ever had. I can only drink like one though. The store I go to was out of Lindeman's when I went, so I got some other brand of Framboise to try. I also got me a 750 of LFDM because I know it's the s***.
As far as a lighter fruit flavor, Purple Haze is also a personal. I guess it's just something about raspberry+beer=good to me.
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January 21st, 2007, 07:22 PM
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Dogfish Head Fort, is raspberry flavored, and it is my second favorite beer of all time.
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January 21st, 2007, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyZeppelin
Dogfish Head Fort, is raspberry flavored, and it is my second favorite beer of all time.
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 Fort isn't for beginners though  It might blow the eyes out of some beer drinkers on here  I like.....
Dogfish Head Fort
Dogfish Head Punkin Ale
Pyramid Apricot Ale and Hefeweizen
Sam Adam's Cherry Wheat
Unibroue Ephimere (Raspberry)
Pete's Strawberry Blonde
Lindeman's Framboise(Lambic, all flavors)
I know I'm forgetting a couple 
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January 22nd, 2007, 10:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteLightning
I grabbed a rack of Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale (Atlantic Brewing Company). It's not as good as I would have liked.  I just finished the first one - straight from the bottle. I think I'm going to put the next one in a glass with a few blueberrys.
I like many of the 'fruity beers' I've tried. I wouldn't want a steady diet of them, but I don't mind them once in a while.
The best is Watermelon Ale - Boston Beer Works has it, if anyone has been up that way.
Anyone like fruit beers? Although I'm thinking the answer will be "no" based on some of the other threads I've read in here.
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I would recommend the Sweetwater Blue if you want to try a good blueberry beer.
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January 22nd, 2007, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Perfectibilist
Some of them I hate, some of them I love. Sam Adams Cherry Lambic is the only beer I've ever took one sip of and poured down the sink.
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What do you think of SA Cherry Wheat?
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January 22nd, 2007, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Mad Martigan
What do you think of SA Cherry Wheat?
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It's weaksauce. It smells amazing, but the first time I tried it I felt as if something were missing from the brew. It sounds crazy, but it was a 'hollow' beer, it wasn't as rich as some of the other fruit beers I've tried.
To date my favorite is Lindemans Cassis (Black Currant)
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January 22nd, 2007, 05:37 PM
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What do you think of SA Cherry Wheat?
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I hated it FWIW 
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January 22nd, 2007, 07:30 PM
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Lindeman's Framboise is very tasty.
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January 22nd, 2007, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by michelob
I hated it FWIW  and I'm gay
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I see what you mean
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January 23rd, 2007, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 426HEMI
Lindeman's Framboise is very tasty.
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aren't there a couple flavors of that?
and aren't they like 2.5% or so?
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January 24th, 2007, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Booger
aren't there a couple flavors of that?
and aren't they like 2.5% or so?
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Yes. I personally have had the Kriek (Cherry) , and the Framboise (Raspberry). They also have Pomme (Apple), Cassis (Black currants), Pêche (Peach), and Gueuze Cuvée René, which I have never even seen and don't know much about. It is described as;
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Possibly the oldest beer, Gueuze (Geuzza) is unseasoned, wild-fermented wheat beer. It is highly coveted by gourmands in Belgium who lay it in their cellars like wine.
Golden color, cidery, winey palate; reminiscent, perhaps, of bubbly dry vermouth with a more complex and natural flavor. Style—Gueuze Lambic
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They are around 2.5% IIRC, not stong at all, but damn tasty.
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January 25th, 2007, 01:33 PM
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What do you think of SA Cherry Wheat?
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I can't remember if I've ever had it. I'm not a huge fan of cherries in general though. For fruit I prefer berries over anything else.
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January 25th, 2007, 02:31 PM
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Yes. I personally have had the Kriek (Cherry) , and the Framboise (Raspberry). They also have Pomme (Apple), Cassis (Black currants), Pêche (Peach), and Gueuze Cuvée René, which I have never even seen and don't know much about.
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I thought I sent a bottle of Cassis to you. If not whoops, that stuff is damn good.
The Green Apple is way to sweet for me. It tastes exactly like an apple jolly rancher.
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January 25th, 2007, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Booger
aren't there a couple flavors of that?
and aren't they like 2.5% or so?
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BJ's on 35 and 121 usually has one flavor of Lindeman's Framboise on tap  It's spensive though 
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January 26th, 2007, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Snuffalofogus
I thought I sent a bottle of Cassis to you. If not whoops, that stuff is damn good.
The Green Apple is way to sweet for me. It tastes exactly like an apple jolly rancher.
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IIRC, you sent me the Framboise. 
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February 23rd, 2007, 09:09 PM
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Pyramid Apricot Ale
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Got to try this for the first time tonight - very good! (I bought a 'variety pack' so I only had one Apricot Ale, and my wife ended up taking it...I'll get more of this the next time I'm at the store.)
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February 25th, 2007, 08:01 PM
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I really like the Lindemans stuff too.
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February 25th, 2007, 10:19 PM
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I almost forgot, I went down to the Dogfish Head brewpub the other day and had a sample of one of their new offerings called Festina Peche. It had a peach flavoring to it. I didn't really have enough to get a good sense of it, but the little I had was great. It wasn't supposed to be released until June, but they hurried it up in order to unveil it at some beer convention(I can't remember what the name of it was)
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March 3rd, 2007, 09:31 PM
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Apricot Ale,
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I'm back on the Apricot Ale; I really like this stuff.  :beergood:
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March 5th, 2007, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyZeppelin
I almost forgot, I went down to the Dogfish Head brewpub the other day and had a sample of one of their new offerings called Festina Peche. It had a peach flavoring to it. I didn't really have enough to get a good sense of it, but the little I had was great. It wasn't supposed to be released until June, but they hurried it up in order to unveil it at some beer convention(I can't remember what the name of it was)
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Lucky bastard! I need to mke a trip up there 
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March 5th, 2007, 04:25 PM
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I'm back on the Apricot Ale; I really like this stuff.  :beergood:
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I'm glad you liked it! It's one of my favorite fruit beers for sure 
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March 5th, 2007, 05:53 PM
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Lucky bastard! I need to mke a trip up there 
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The pub manager said they plan on bottling it, so you probably have a good chance of laying your hands on some when they finally put it into full production.
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March 6th, 2007, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyZeppelin
The pub manager said they plan on bottling it, so you probably have a good chance of laying your hands on some when they finally put it into full production.
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I'd love to have it on tap though 
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March 21st, 2008, 08:40 PM
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 Fort isn't for beginners though  It might blow the eyes out of some beer drinkers on here  I like.....
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Yeah, holy thread resurrection, Batman....it is Easter weekend, afterall.
I'm not much of a drinker (and not much of a dogfish head fan), but Fort's the s***. I don't see it blwing the eyes out of anyone though.
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March 21st, 2008, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by KrisS
and not much of a dogfish head fan
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Death to you!!

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March 22nd, 2008, 04:05 PM
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Death to you!!

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 You'd really wish death on me if you knew I'd tried the pumpkin that everyone raved about...and dumped it down the drain. s*** was nasty.
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March 23rd, 2008, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by KrisS
(and not much of a dogfish head fan)
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:ban:
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