Eric's Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company

Eric's AleEric's Ale
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From:
New Belgium Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 9.56%
Reviews:
273
Ratings:
703
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 22, 2022
Added:
May 04, 2008
Wants:
  212
Gots:
  110
50/50 blend of fresh strong golden lager and three year wild beer. Peaches added then re-pitched with lager yeast using the fructose for the final fermentation.

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Rated: 3.89 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by jwat from Pennsylvania

Mar 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Mar 07, 2018
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.37/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Slightly foggy yet bubbly light amber with a large off-white foam settling to a thin film and fuzzy blanket leaving camo lace all over.

Smell is toast and a little metallic of cherry and peach.

Taste isn't much different, starting a little bready, then going into that metalic cherry-peach, with an almost wine oak swallow but not quite. There's only a slight amount of wood, which does help dry out the finish. The body is otherwise crisp and medium-thin. Again it's more like fresh cherry than peach, with a slightly tart sourness.
Jan 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.35 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Aug 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

May 25, 2017
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Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California

4.16/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2015 Bottle

A: Moderately light peach aroma, light funk, with moderately light tartness and wood.

A: Light orange color, hazy, with a thinnish white head that has decent retention.

T: Moderately light peach flavor, light funk with a moderately light tartness on the finish.

M: Medium bodied with moderately light carbonation, with a soft mouthfeel.

O: Tasty; luckily this bottle was stored at a pretty cold continuous temperature, so the fruit aroma and flavor was still prominent. Always have loved Eric’s Ale on draft and it was good to see the beer back in bottles. The beer has a great balance between fruit, funk and light sourness.
Apr 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by GoBeerGo from New Hampshire

Feb 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Iamjeff6 from Virginia

Feb 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by KindaFondaGoozah from Wisconsin

Oct 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.55 by jscheuf from Illinois

Oct 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by rodmanfor3 from Vermont

Sep 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.7 by Svyturys30 from Illinois

Aug 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by kraticus41 from Minnesota

Jul 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.78 by dag1991 from Ohio

Jul 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by LanceH from Canada (ON)

Jul 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by BeerOps from Illinois

Jul 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

Jun 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by Wayne17 from Texas

Jun 22, 2016
Eric's Ale from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 703 ratings