Raspberry Wheat - Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

tobelerone

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

On tap at Iron Hill Media.

A slightly hazy, gold-bodied beer with a very small head that settles quickly and leaves slippery lacing. Nose is a mix of fresh raspberry, tart and sweet, with a grainy wheat note and a touch of toasty malt.

The flavor is a little off-putting; the raspberry ends up coming off oddly perfumy, lacking a fresh tart aspect or even ample sweetness; the wheat has an almost dirty taste to boot. Dry finish with a lingering perfume note I didn't relish. I almost wish this beer was a bit sweeter and more soda-like because I found the flavor it did have to be thin and a little unpleasant.

Light bodied; quite watery, with lowish carbonation. Rather than being smooth it feels rather flat and undercarbonated. Lacks crispness and the quenching feel that might help this out a good deal. None too agreeable, I'm afraid. I don't want to say this beer was terrible, but it wasn't a sweet fruit beer, or a dry beer with authentic raspberry flavor, or even a sour raspberry framboise-style brew either. I don't know what exactly it was but I do know it wasn't my cup of tea.

Serving type: on-tap

11-01-2012 03:51:07 | More by tobelerone

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev 0%

05-20-2013 12:40:47 | More by InspectorBob

mikeg67

New Jersey

2.95/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

On tap at Iron Hill in Phoenixville, PA. Pours deep golden with short-lived white head and some lacing. Aroma is fruity and malty. Body is medium and smooth. Taste is of raspberries, some herbal hops and what malt. Finish is short and light. Refreshing brew.

Serving type: on-tap

05-15-2013 21:30:39 | More by mikeg67

GeoffreyM

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -14.3%

04-12-2013 15:51:41 | More by GeoffreyM

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

03-06-2013 18:45:38 | More by orangesol

djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev 0%

02-24-2013 15:56:19 | More by djrn2

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

02-18-2013 14:40:01 | More by IPAchris

jbaker67

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev 0%

02-16-2013 20:41:04 | More by jbaker67

IdrinkGas

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

01-21-2013 17:06:02 | More by IdrinkGas

salthemonster

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +14.3%

01-12-2013 19:48:55 | More by salthemonster

Chaaze

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +35.7%

12-31-2012 21:09:11 | More by Chaaze

EFR94

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev 0%

10-17-2012 01:14:43 | More by EFR94

Honeycutt

4.5/5  rDev +28.6%

10-14-2012 00:00:27 | More by Honeycutt

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

10-03-2012 20:40:46 | More by rolltide8425

wattoclone

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -42.9%

09-12-2012 14:16:53 | More by wattoclone

Jiggins

3.5/5  rDev 0%

08-20-2012 23:55:53 | More by Jiggins

Woodysbeard

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +14.3%

08-15-2012 14:18:15 | More by Woodysbeard

salinasa

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

08-07-2012 02:05:03 | More by salinasa

Maseitz

Delaware

3.5/5  rDev 0%

07-31-2012 00:08:54 | More by Maseitz

kylehay2004

Florida

3.03/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Enjoyed at the Wilimington, DE location brewpub.

A: thin to no head on a clear golden with slight crimson hue body.

S: wheat, pale malts and raspberry however not a very sweet aroma, more musty.

T: this one starts with sweet raspberry and strawberry flacvors up front but moves to a bitter finish which lingers for quite a while. Pale malt mustiness throughout.

M: light body and high carbonation

Overall: this one doesnt so much taste good but I appreciate it as a fruit beer that isnt just a tastless base beer with overly sweet fruit added to it.

Serving type: on-tap

07-29-2012 14:13:52 | More by kylehay2004

abcramer

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

06-13-2012 04:01:27 | More by abcramer

staticmaneuver

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +14.3%

05-24-2012 03:30:43 | More by staticmaneuver

ncworster

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

04-19-2012 21:17:03 | More by ncworster

Rhettroactive

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

04-14-2012 18:23:00 | More by Rhettroactive

Akuja

4.18/5  rDev +19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Golden colored, Light, and carbonated-looking. The head is very thin and light.

S - Sweet, you can smell the raspberries and it tickles the nose due to the bubbles.

T - Light taste, soft on the raspberry flavor so it is very refreshing, not overpowering at all. Not much body to the beer so for stout or heavy lager drinkers I can see how this beer may let you down. But if you enjoy Blue Moon, you'll most likely love this Raspberry Wheat.

M - Very drinkable, it is easy to chug this beer if you so chose, though I suggest just enjoying the flavor. It has the feel of a soda-water which again is refreshing.

O - I regularly order this beer when I dine at Iron Hill in Lancaster, PA. It is always on tap and it has become one of my favorite beers so I'm upset Iron Hill doesn't bottle and sell their beers outside of the restaurants so I could enjoy a case at home.

Serving type: on-tap

03-17-2012 22:00:01 | More by Akuja