Wild Raspberry Ale - Great Divide Brewing Company

kojevergas

California

2.08/5  rDev -41.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Poured from a bottle into an English pub (real) pint glass on 08/19/2010.

Appearance: Dark red colour, relatively low carbonation. Three finger head dies down to nothing within four minutes.

Smell: A sort of rank scent - an off-smell, not inviting. It's fruity, but artificial.

Taste: Like raspberry soda with an overly sweet finish. No bold flavors. The beer is one note of raspberry throughout, unbalanced. This beer doesn't succeed as a fruit beer, much less a beer in general - it's more of a candied soda.

Mouthfeel: A light, thin mouthfeel that slowly fades. It's almost fizzy. Not pleasant, but not revolting.

Drinkability: Easily consumed, but leaves one wanting for a real beer. I'd pass this one over in the future - there are far better fruit beers out there.

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2010 06:31:14 | More by kojevergas

MinorThreat

Colorado

3/5  rDev -15%

05-16-2013 02:29:15 | More by MinorThreat

leftoverburrito

Oregon

1.5/5  rDev -57.5%

05-08-2013 03:40:21 | More by leftoverburrito

Janeinma

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +13.3%

05-05-2013 15:44:15 | More by Janeinma

schaffer9252

New York

2.5/5  rDev -29.2%

05-04-2013 14:03:26 | More by schaffer9252

ajtorres311

Florida

2.25/5  rDev -36.3%

05-01-2013 15:30:27 | More by ajtorres311

ericdupont

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-21-2013 04:37:09 | More by ericdupont

civicm87

New York

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

04-08-2013 01:14:40 | More by civicm87

bulldogg915

Wyoming

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-02-2013 21:36:26 | More by bulldogg915

inbierveritas

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

03-25-2013 02:26:27 | More by inbierveritas

psmith161

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

03-21-2013 02:37:00 | More by psmith161

HalfFull

California

3.58/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 oz. brown capped bottle poured into a pint glass. This raspberry ale pours a bit on the brown side of red, has a bit of haze, and shows only a light cap of foam. Retention is light.

Aroma is unexpected and lacks fruit notes when cold, expanding some with warming. Bit malty and muddled for the style. Checking the date I see this was bottled on, well I can't really make it out. May be as old as July/2012 or as not so old as Dec/2012 given cryptic nature of a size .2 font. Still not as fresh as it could be. Continued warming does show more fruit and a light supporting hop note.

Flavor is more fruit forward but surely not in a roll up fruit sense. Offers decent depth of fruit and background malt character. Nothing to overwhelm, pleasant on the palate and more coarse than sweet yet with a firm berry character throughout. Nice full/coarse feel. In the end a solid offering from my perspective. Just the right amount of fruit and enough going on around it to pull it off.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2013 02:31:47 | More by HalfFull

alelover

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

03-05-2013 21:13:00 | More by alelover

cindyjeffsmith

Georgia

3.34/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: no head to speak of. The color is unique. A clear and dark handsome raspberry red.
Smell: pleasant enough and smelling of raspberries but tool subdued for my taste. It would be unfair to compare to Blushing Monk but I would hope for a nose comparable to say Sam Smith organic raspberry and just doesn't hold up.
Taste: much like the nose but I have to say very refreshing and quite good.
Overall: good but not as rich as I would like.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 00:40:00 | More by cindyjeffsmith

vcoggins

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

03-01-2013 02:49:18 | More by vcoggins

sixerofelixir

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

02-28-2013 01:33:27 | More by sixerofelixir

chalkda01

New York

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

02-24-2013 03:59:29 | More by chalkda01

RudnicsMEB

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

02-21-2013 02:38:24 | More by RudnicsMEB

Thedrizzle

Florida

3/5  rDev -15%

02-12-2013 22:54:04 | More by Thedrizzle

Murrhey

Montana

2.49/5  rDev -29.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Reviewed live.

A- Two-finger light pink tinted head. Middling retention. Deep ruby color with nice clarity.

S- Light malts and juicy raspberries. Quite subtle scent however.

T- Light ale kind of character. Berries are light in flavor.

M- Medium bodied and carbonated with a thick, chewy finish.

O- Not a fan of this one. I was hoping for more with the berries.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 22:53:21 | More by Murrhey

elchingen

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

02-08-2013 16:44:48 | More by elchingen

Michaeldmanley

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +20.4%

02-06-2013 22:37:17 | More by Michaeldmanley

DmanGTR

New York

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

01-29-2013 04:16:53 | More by DmanGTR

FalconA

Washington

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

01-25-2013 20:17:16 | More by FalconA

stoney1031

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

01-19-2013 21:34:36 | More by stoney1031