Raspberry Ale - Thirsty Dog Brewing Company

kirok1999

Ohio

3.53/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I used to go to the brewery and when they brewed this stuff it permeated the whole place. Threw off the taste of everything and I'm trying not to remember that right now.
Pours clear amber with a nice white head. Some sticky lacing on the glass. Smell is all about raspberries, as is the taste. There's a hint of grassy hops in the nose. There is a lingering dark fruit taste in the back of the throat. It's pretty well carbonated and a bit fizzy.
If you're going to fruit a beer then I guess you should go for it. Thirsty Dog did. Easy to sip if you're in the mood for a fruity drink on a hot summer night.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2011 02:10:12 | More by kirok1999

hoffa0922

West Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-13-2013 01:50:05 | More by hoffa0922

ally24al

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -3.8%

04-27-2013 12:10:40 | More by ally24al

Stoutlad

Indiana

4/5  rDev +18.3%

04-15-2013 21:28:44 | More by Stoutlad

Skott1123

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -3.8%

04-14-2013 04:45:27 | More by Skott1123

Whatalesthetiger

New York

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

03-01-2013 23:48:25 | More by Whatalesthetiger

thegodfather1076

Ohio

3.79/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Presentation: Very cool label in the traditional TD fashion with a K-9 inspired theme. Gives a short description of the beer, as well as web info, ABV info, and a small bit of brewery info.

Appearance: Poured from a 12oz bottle into a 13oz tulip glass. This poured out a slightly hazy golden honey color with a 1½ finger white foam head of an airy light density. Head retention was OK sticking around for 1min 37sec before fading to a nice foam coating and ring. Lacing is good.

Smell/Aroma: Smell is heavy on raspberry with a slight corn malt scent.

Flavor/Taste: Taste is very raspberry dominated on the front end before the same corn malt that hits the nose come through in the flavor as well. Not much else going on.

MouthFeel/Drinkability: On the heavier side of light bodied with a crisp and smooth feel. The perfect amount of carbonation. Very drinkable.

Overall/Comments: This was a very good offering. While not complex at all, it claims to be a raspberry ale and that is exactly what it is. Easy drinking, flavorful, and refreshing. Perfect for a hot summer day. Classified as a Fruit Beer at 3.9% ABV. Consumed 2-14-13.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 10:24:58 | More by thegodfather1076

Kalev13

Delaware

4/5  rDev +18.3%

02-14-2013 15:17:25 | More by Kalev13

JobyBroBeerski

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +18.3%

01-31-2013 01:23:15 | More by JobyBroBeerski

TaylorK

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +18.3%

01-01-2013 01:46:02 | More by TaylorK

tmt71883

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

12-27-2012 14:04:05 | More by tmt71883

OB1

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +25.7%

12-19-2012 17:33:57 | More by OB1

cliff1066

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -3.8%

12-17-2012 05:16:41 | More by cliff1066

Lanstrum

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +25.7%

12-01-2012 14:41:56 | More by Lanstrum

CraftBeerGuild

Pennsylvania

1/5  rDev -70.4%

11-14-2012 18:31:23 | More by CraftBeerGuild

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -3.8%

11-13-2012 00:36:58 | More by IPAchris

SCZ

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +10.9%

11-07-2012 04:17:29 | More by SCZ

kaelingirl

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -18.6%

10-16-2012 22:32:03 | More by kaelingirl

bzach

Indiana

3/5  rDev -11.2%

10-16-2012 09:44:59 | More by bzach

cjoc83

Pennsylvania

2.65/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pours into the glass a hazy straw color, definitely unfiltered, can see some sediment floating around. Massive head of small bubbles fades quickly to a ring and leaves no lacing. Lots (I mean LOTS) of carbonation is visible. Not a very remarkable looking beer.

Smells pretty damn good though. A nice, tart raspberry smell is the dominant note, with some grain mixed in.

If only the taste followed the nose. Starts off pleasantly enough, with a raspberry taste that is both sweet and tart, but after that it's all downhill. The raspberry segues into a grainy taste that reminds me of Miller lite. It's very off-putting, and doesn't get any better as you go along. This beer leaves quite an unpleasant aftertaste.

Mouthfeel is thin, watery, and entirely too carbonated. At times I felt like I was drinking straight foam.

This beer, which is my first from Thirsty Dog Brewery, really did not cut it for me. The initial raspberry flavor is nice, but the grainy, skunky aftertaste killed the whole experience. I'm not going to write off an entire brewery just because of one beer, though; I'll definitely seek out something else by these guys at some point. But the raspberry ale? Never again.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2012 22:33:24 | More by cjoc83

nurseindisguise

Ohio

3/5  rDev -11.2%

09-07-2012 01:00:18 | More by nurseindisguise

gpawned

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

08-31-2012 03:52:57 | More by gpawned

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.88/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Pours a golden color beer, was a little disappointed there wasn't any raspberry noticeable in the appearance, flimsy 1/3" white head disappears rather quickly. I liked the raspberry aroma, was very nice.

Flavor tastewise, was very thin body, overly sweet, didn't get the raspberry flavor, more like a candied confection they sell out of an ice cream or candy truck. The beer was all over the place, if I could only smell it, it would be cool. But the overall lack of any 'beer' qualities and the crushing sweetness without any malt depth or quality left me wanting to share it more than drink it.

Drank while camping in Truckee, the night before the Solar Eclipse party.

Serving type: bottle

08-15-2012 17:56:50 | More by Beerandraiderfan

chasmandocharles

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -11.2%

08-08-2012 22:03:03 | More by chasmandocharles

swinyeju

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +18.3%

08-04-2012 00:39:24 | More by swinyeju