Granville Island Brewing False Creek Raspberry Ale Fruit / Vegetable Beer at 3.5% ABV (C$2.04 at NLC Stavanger, 355 ml, bottle date 22-Feb-2016, acquired 11-Jun-2016, reviewed 12-Jun-2016)
Appearance: hazy red-tinged deep gold with a short-lived white head, patchy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: raspberry, grassy, pale crackery malt. (5/10) Taste: moderate sweet, mild bitter, mild tart. (4/10) Light body, moderate carbonation, dry slightly astringent finish. (3/5)
This is one of those very rare beers that I think could actually stand to be a bit sweeter. There’s some (somewhat fake-smelling) raspberry there, but it’s so very dry and astringent that it’s tasting more like berry seeds than flesh, or maybe watermelon peel. I’m not sure more sweetness would have made it taste any less artificial, but it might be a little more palatable. (10/20)
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