Wisconsin Belgian Red - New Glarus Brewing Company

Jason

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -2.7%

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BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine May 2007.

The evolution of beer took a huge step forward over ten years ago with this brew. It's unlike any other Fruit Beer to the extent that it deserves more than the Fruit Beer label. There are well over a pound of cherries in every bottle and it's lagered in oak tanks for a year. Not many American breweries are doing that now--let alone ten years ago.

Pours with a light, spritzy carbonation, and its murky burgundy color shows no light at all. Just a thin ring of lace from the fizz of the head. The aroma is heavenly: a nose full of cherries in cherry juice. Sweet-tart cherry bouquet. Underlying crispness in the slick, medium body. Big bang of cherry sweetness to start. A balanced tartness sets in with mild oak, earth and a pinch of maltiness. Layers of cherry unravel slowly to finally reach a faint biscuit finish.

One of the most complex beers in the US to date, yet still very approachable and drinkable. Excellent balance of sweetness to tartness. It's a beer worth driving to Wisconsin for, or at least finding a friend to ship you some. A mild yogurt cheddar cheese with tart apples sounds like a great pairing.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2010 18:32:55 | More by BeerAdvocate

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Illinois

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Pennsylvania

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4.5/5  rDev +3%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev -8.5%

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4.25/5  rDev -2.7%

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Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +3%

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Kansas

4.5/5  rDev +3%

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5/5  rDev +14.4%

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Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +8.7%

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5/5  rDev +14.4%

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Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +8.7%

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5/5  rDev +14.4%

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Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +3%

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Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -2.7%

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District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +3%

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Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +14.4%

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Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +3%

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4.75/5  rDev +8.7%

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5/5  rDev +14.4%

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4.25/5  rDev -2.7%

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