Old Cherry
New Belgium Brewing Company

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From:
New Belgium Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 14%
Reviews:
69
Ratings:
76
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 23, 2021
Added:
May 18, 2008
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 3.58 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.74 by smi69 from New York

May 25, 2020
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Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I really wish they'd dust this one off and make it again! Lots of people try cherry beers but this one was excellent. One for the archives unless we can gather en masse and convince them to get brewing!
Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by hiphopj5 from Colorado

Jun 19, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by bthomas from Washington

Mar 01, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by schnay90 from Missouri

Jan 18, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Stoffel from Texas

Jan 06, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by kkrez from Colorado

Nov 15, 2011
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Reviewed by kylehay2004 from Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
I know this beer is listed as retired. I asked the name and confirmed it while at the brewery last week.

A: single finger head with no lace, reddish amber with gold hues.

S: sour cherry and bread notes. Not too much here.

T: wheat and bread up front with a semisweet cherry finish. Very drinkable and refreshing.

M: moderate carbonation and light to medium body.

Overall: excellent cherry flavored wheatlike beer as oppose to what I think of as a fruit beer.
Sep 29, 2011
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Reviewed by emmasdad from Colorado

3.03/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This review is taken from some old notes. Seeing this one on the shelf, I was pretty excited to try it (especially after hearing so much about this brewery over the years). After purchasing and tasting the bottle, I was not quite disappointed, but a little bit let down. Somewhat tart, decent cherry, a little brown sugar and a light vanilla flavor. Again, decent, but not much more.
Sep 09, 2010
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Reviewed by beerad666 from Illinois

3.93/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into an American Pint glass. It pours out a dark amber color with a small thin white head that quickly resides. The aroma is sweet, tart and malty. From the smell I almost feel like I might be about to drink a Jolly Rancher. I was happy to find out that the sweetness isn't over kill in the taste but it is incredibly sticky. The cherry tartness is very light and makes this very easy to drink. This is a beer that grows on you with each sip, worth picking up if you see it.
Nov 13, 2009
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Reviewed by Eldalonde from Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a nice reddish color with a thin white head. Smells lightly of fruits which include cherries and notes of other berries. Taste is tart like a cherry beer should taste, however the cherry taste is rather minimal, if at all. Overall, a pretty good beer, just could use a stronger cherry flavor.
Jul 13, 2009
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Reviewed by qchic from Maryland

3.2/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Looks rosy and clear in the glass with a nice looking head, at least right after pouring. I smell dried cherry because I am expecting it and searching for it, while malt seems more apparent. The cherry flavor is even more subdued in this medium bodied beer than is was in the aroma finishing with some lingering bitterness. Dry all the way.

I was really looking forward to trying this beer, but it turns out that 2 in the folly pack are enough. It's not often that I feel the fruit was underdone.
May 30, 2009
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Reviewed by Beejay from Virginia

3.15/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Very nice a warm strawberry amber.. Nice white head, but dissipates quickly..

S: Bitter, some cherry in there, slightly medicinal. Slight scent of fresh cherry cider.

T: I was expecting a little more. Malty, with a fruit back, slightly tart. Very light, kind of water.. Not bad, but not great either.

M: Fairly carbonated, the tartness adds a little bit of pucker.

D: I could see how this might appeal to some of the masses... but it is just not doing it for me... Sorry, as much as I love this brewer, I don't think I will be purchasing this one again....
May 04, 2009
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Reviewed by jujubeast6000 from Texas

2.7/5  rDev -22.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Reviewed 9/29/2008 (bottle):

Pours a light reddish amber colored body, with a small head, off-white in color and diminishing. Very sickly, syrupy, soda-like aroma. Some maltiness. Some tart cherry taste, flattish. Some fruity afl aftertaste. Some alcohol. Bitter, sour.
Mar 25, 2009
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Reviewed by BeanBone from Texas

3.32/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance: A hazy orange-red body with a finger and a half of off-white head. Chunky lacing.

Aroma: Nicely malty with tart berry and other fruit notes. No distinct cherry to speak of.

Taste: Tart and slightly sour with subtle cherry notes in the aftertaste. You really have to look for the cherry flavor here. A lot maltier than I was expecting, but more dry than sweet. Overall, much like a lighter version of their Frambozen.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and somewhat chewy at times. Low carbonation and a dry finish.

Drinkability: Just about average; you can put down a few easily, but probably won't be chugging it all night.

Verdict: A nice enough malt-forward fruit beer. Certainly a much better attempt at a cherry themed beer than Sam Adam's Cherry Wheat, but nothing earth-shaking. If you like New Belgium's Frambozen, you should enjoy this as well.
Mar 10, 2009
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Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a gazed orange hurd brown with a thin creme head. Nose is like a smoked cherry juice. Flavor is interesting in an odd way. Tastes like a standard cherry flavor on a bunch of wet wood and leaves. Seems almost soggy. Unusual earth tones. Feel is standard on liquid and carbonation. This is easy to drink but a pretty "okay" fruit beer. Been a while since I've tried something from New Belgium, so it's good to have the chance.
Mar 10, 2009
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.46/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a hazy amber color with a rusty aspect; the frothy head delivers a nice pattern of lace

Smell: There is a fruity character to the aroma, but it is faint and undistinct

Taste: Opens with a bready malt flavor that adds a fruit and powdered chocolate element by mid-palate; the cherry flavor is indistinct, as there is some melon and lychee in there, too; just a hint of tartness, as well; after the swallow, the flavors break down somewhat and lack definition

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation

Drinkability: Pleasant to drink but undistinctive; I was expecting more, when I read the label
Feb 21, 2009
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Reviewed by bort11 from Missouri

3.52/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle poured into a shaker pint glass. Not much in the way of a head, though there is some spots of lace. Color is a hazy amber with a reddish tint.

Smell is a tart cherry with a dry yeast twang. Taste is pretty tart, and I like it that it's not overly sweet and syrupy. Added tartness from New Belgium's house yeast.

Mild medium body with a crisp and dry after-taste. I guess this is NB's take on the Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. And to be honest, it's much better.
Blipped Cherry Bomb by L7
Feb 16, 2009
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Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado

3.53/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thanks goes out to pokesbeerdude for this one.

Pours a nice clean/clear golden orange/amber color, nice carbonation, nice one-finger creamy white head, which leaves some nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, slightly soury, caramel. The taste is slightly sweet, malty, slight sourness, with some caramel. Medium body. Drinkable, not a bad brew, tasty.
Jan 27, 2009
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