Acai Berry Wheat
Eel River Brewing Co.

Acai Berry WheatAcai Berry Wheat
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From:
Eel River Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #394
ABV:
4%
Score:
72
Ranked #27,793
Avg:
3.1 | pDev: 18.06%
Reviews:
91
Ratings:
168
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 18, 2022
Added:
Apr 04, 2009
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  8
A delicate cystal wheat beer with a light, thirst-quenching body, balanced by the equally tempting aroma of organic acai, pomegranate and other mixed berries.
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Ratings by nickd717:
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Reviewed by nickd717 from California

2.35/5  rDev -24.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 4
Re-posting earlier review that was deleted...

Bottle shared by largadeer on BA in a quest for the worst beer ever tasting. Wow, Eel River, WTF? Is this really a beer? This is basically the acai berry version of what I'd expect Bud Select 55 to taste like. Pours a clear, watery golden-yellow with a small white head. Aroma is very light with butter and light fruit juice. Flavor is mild acai berry, seltzer water, just a touch of wheat, and butter. Palate is almost exactly like Fruit2O or some other carbonated fruit water. Hey, at least it's drinkable. Good way to hydrate.
Oct 06, 2009
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.88/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Oct. 2015: 355 ml bottle, from the Danish importer. ABV is 4.0%. Certified organic. Pale yellow colour, small white head. Strong aroma of over-ripe mixed berries. Light bodied. Dry flavour, with discrete notes of mixed berries, hardly any bitterness nor any other sign of hops. Not a winner by me.
Oct 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.32 by Wontonst from California

Mar 06, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.88/5  rDev +25.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy pale golden/straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of vanilla, cocoa, herbal floral, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of acai berries, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lightly tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of vanilla, cocoa, herbal floral, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, white bread, light cocoa/vanilla, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Very nice balance and robustness of acai berries, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness, tart/tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is a delicious fruited American pale wheat ale. All around nice balance and robustness of acai berries, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very well balanced between authentic berries, and pale/wheat malts; with restrained fruity yeast and balancing earthy hops. No residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Dec 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 30, 2017
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Rated by DoctorRobert1969 from California

3.5/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pretty dang tasty and drinkable. Not overwhelming. Just enuff berry taste to give u the flavor.
Nov 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by gefinley from California

Jun 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.37 by Lilmikey1989 from Nevada

Jun 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by dsshuck from Delaware

Feb 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.62 by OregonGrown7 from Oregon

Jan 05, 2016
 
Rated: 2.58 by bennynewz from Indiana

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Furlinator from California

Aug 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by tjcamm from Oregon

Aug 20, 2015
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Reviewed by Tone from Missouri

3.28/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours a clear, straw color. 1/4 inch head of a white color. Slight retention and poor lacing. Smells of pale malt, slight sweet malt, citrus, hint of hop, and some sort of berries. Fits the style of a Fruit / Vegetable Beer. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. There is also a slight dryness. Tastes of pale malt, hint of hop, berries, hint of sweet malt, and a hint of wheat. Overall, weak appearance, mostly berry aroma, unusually dry feel, weak body, and berry dominated blend.
Jun 19, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by nathanmiller from New York

May 26, 2015
 
Rated: 2.9 by Eastside151 from Ohio

May 22, 2015
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Rated by berkeleymaw from California

4.4/5  rDev +41.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
If you're going to a wheat drink beer that tastes like fruit punch, may as well go with the best tasting fruit punch.
May 08, 2015
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Rated by Liana from California

4/5  rDev +29%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice summer beer. Fruity and crisp.
Apr 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.33 by Duff_Man from California

Mar 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.12 by IRONRakkasan from California

Jan 19, 2015
Acai Berry Wheat from Eel River Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 168 ratings