Stupid Sexy Flanders With Raspberry - American Brewing Company

flagmantho

Washington

4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

I had this beer on-tap at WABL Belgianfest 2013 in a snifter taster glass.

Appearance: extremely dark for the style, dark brown with a little bit of dark tan foam. Looks rich.

Smell: rich caramel aroma with quite a bit of tartness. Not especially fruity or raspberry-like, but the tartness could possibly be partly attributable to the fruit. I quite like it.

Taste: flavor is less sweet than the aroma, and quite a bit more tart. Caramel sweetness along with a very traditional Flanders red ale character. Acidic and bitey, although again raspberry character is kind of indistinguishable.

Mouthfeel: light body with a relatively light carbonation. There's a little bit of a refreshing effervescence here, but it's not creamy at all. It's a bit too astringent for creaminess.

Overall: tart and refreshing, this beer just rubs me the right way; I'm rating it high on the old drinkability scale. Definitely worth a try if you come across it.

Serving type: on-tap

02-03-2013 20:06:35 | More by flagmantho

dirtylou

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

05-20-2013 00:42:22 | More by dirtylou

kscaldef

Oregon

4/5  rDev -2.9%

05-17-2013 23:33:54 | More by kscaldef

mdaschaf

Washington

4.23/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Review from notes. Had on tap at Brouwers during Big Wood. Review from notes.

A: Pours a dark brown, small off white head with nice head retention, reducing to a thin cap on top. Very nice lacing down the sides.

S: Tons of fresh raspberries and strawberries. Slightly tart. The raspberry addition dominates the aroma.

T: Again, a significant amount of raspberry, slightly tannic, less of a typical flanders, probably from the raspberry addition.

M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation, very smooth.

O: Pretty tasty, liked this beer quite a bit. Would be interested to try the regular Stupid Sexy Flanders.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2013 01:04:21 | More by mdaschaf