As John Cleese would say, "And now for something completely different."
I must admit that I am an out of the closet fruit beer fan. The second beer that I ever brewed was a peach cream ale. It turned out all right, but probably could have used different hops.
A white ale is a pretty good canvas for a fruit beer. White ales are typically subtile in flavor, so when you fruit them, the fruit flavor and color dominate.
I didn't know what to expect from this beer and I'm not sure what I think about it. The color is a pinkish red. The color does not extend to the white head.
This beer is fruity and sweet, almost like Kool-Aid except for a little acid bite on the finish.
Another way I might describe this beer is a fruit pLambic without the sour or the funk. There is almost no hop flavor or aroma to speak of.
I suppose the final way I can describe this beer is wine cooler like - a fruited malt beverage.
As fruit beers go, this is not top of my list. It's unique and refreshing. But it could benefit from an additional flavor to complement the fruit flavor: sour, funk, spice, dryness, etc.
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