Celis Raspberry - Michigan Brewing Company

vitesse

Georgia

4.35/5  rDev +49.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

served from brown 12 oz. bottle.

pours a bright bright red color. not just reddish, but really red! pinkish creamy head. very high clarity. appears to be pasteurized, but maybe just filtered.
smells de-frickin-licious. bouquet of fresh, ripe raspberries hits you. no cheapo artificial syrups here.
the raspberry flavor is what you first taste. but this is nothing like lindeman's framboise. it's not at all a sweet, syrupy beer. it's actually very dry and it tastes like celis may have used aged hops. the dryness really makes this one drinkable. there's nothing artificial about the taste, so don't expect a desert!
mouthfeel is a bit watery, but nice fine carbonation helps this. i can't help but wonder if it would be even better if it were bottle-conditioned.
overall, this is an insanely drinkable fruit beer. i absolutely love the all-natural raspberry flavor in this one. supremely drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2004 17:15:38 | More by vitesse

cliff1066

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -5.5%

12-17-2012 02:25:16 | More by cliff1066

RBorsato

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -14.1%

11-06-2012 20:39:36 | More by RBorsato

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev +28.9%

10-28-2012 17:07:48 | More by t0rin0

jaidenjb

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -14.1%

10-13-2012 16:50:20 | More by jaidenjb

CelticAleMan

California

2.75/5  rDev -5.5%

09-04-2012 06:42:27 | More by CelticAleMan

GRG1313

California

2.5/5  rDev -14.1%

09-03-2012 07:31:44 | More by GRG1313

MButkus

1/5  rDev -65.6%

09-02-2012 20:48:36 | More by MButkus

WynnO

Florida

4/5  rDev +37.5%

08-26-2012 03:57:57 | More by WynnO

2beerdogs

California

3/5  rDev +3.1%

08-02-2012 02:35:43 | More by 2beerdogs

Rando23

California

1/5  rDev -65.6%

07-22-2012 19:25:19 | More by Rando23

DMarlinJ

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev -22.7%

06-21-2012 22:45:00 | More by DMarlinJ

2neardead

California

2.25/5  rDev -22.7%

05-30-2012 03:23:12 | More by 2neardead

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev +25.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear orange goldish color with a fizzy white head. Smell is raspberries, coriander and cloves. Taste is spiced heavily with cloves and subtle raspberries. There is a good balance between the raspberries and the strong clove character. Mouthfeel is lighter in body....good carbonation. Great for the summertime. Drinkable for the most part.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2012 00:49:34 | More by WoodBrew

TGZ32

Michigan

4/5  rDev +37.5%

05-20-2012 21:47:47 | More by TGZ32

szmnnl99

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev +11.7%

03-24-2012 01:07:20 | More by szmnnl99

Pencible

Virginia

2.7/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

A: This poured a hazy pinkish gold with moderate white head.
S: It smelled like creamy yeast and sugary artificial raspberry, with some copper and cotton candy/bubble gum.
T: It tasted like artificial strawberry and raspberry and bubble gum, with some creamy yeast and cheap white wine. It had a sweet and gross aftertaste.
M: It was oily with moderate carbonation. Nice and slick body.
D: This beer didn't seem natural at all. More like a cotton candy wit beer than anything else. The scent and taste weren't very good at all. At least the body was nice, but it was still tough to finish the glass. Not recommended.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2012 20:04:11 | More by Pencible

rterry13

Pennsylvania

1.33/5  rDev -54.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

Possibly the worst beer I have ever tasted. Bought as part of a Celis Variety case, and unfortunately there were 6 of these in the box. To be fair, the other 3 varieties weren't bad, but this stuff was just wrong. Poured a decent light purply color with a little too much carbonation and minimal head. Smelled like the worst cough medicine you ever had, and tasted about the same. One of the few beers I ever poured down the drain after a few mouth fulls. Tried 2 more bottles just in case I had a bad one, but those were just as bad. THe fruit taste was so strong and overwhelming it only resembled beer by the fact it had bubbles and alcohol in it.

Serving type: bottle

02-29-2012 23:51:51 | More by rterry13

friedpotatoes

California

2.5/5  rDev -14.1%

02-26-2012 20:57:29 | More by friedpotatoes

williahd

Virginia

4/5  rDev +37.5%

02-18-2012 22:46:57 | More by williahd

Tyrawlings

Ohio

3/5  rDev +3.1%

02-12-2012 16:18:15 | More by Tyrawlings

ItsBeer4Me

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -14.1%

02-11-2012 00:26:53 | More by ItsBeer4Me

dmorgan310

Michigan

2/5  rDev -31.3%

02-03-2012 09:41:24 | More by dmorgan310

Jamesthebrit

Michigan

1.5/5  rDev -48.5%

01-28-2012 17:24:38 | More by Jamesthebrit

TCgoalie

Michigan

3/5  rDev +3.1%

12-29-2011 21:30:23 | More by TCgoalie