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Pours into my 25cl tulip glass with a pale pink colored head. The beer is dark cherry color that shows an almost clear, bright red color when held up to the light. This is clearly a cherry beer as the aroma of candied cherries jumps out of my glass without me even trying to smell the beer. A deeper inspection of the aroma yield nothing else but cherry, though perhaps there is a touch of something like play-doh.

The taste is not quite as sweet as the aroma would suggest, but it is definitely sweet. Cherry flavors are clearly the most prominent note here and that very faint play-doh note continues to be just noticeable in the flavor too. I am really having a hard time tasting anything but cherry flavors, this is very one dimensional. Because it is sweet, it definitely has a fuller body to it and there is a tannic character to it (sort of like cherry skins) that seems to boost the mouthfeel as well.

More like a cherry soda than anything, you would never be able to guess that there is a spontaneously fermented beer under here, and that is quite a shame. Not bad, just not really beer.

Purchased: Papago Brewing Co. Scottsdale AZ

Served In: Tulip

A - Pours a translucent red colored body. Head is fluffy and bright pink, no kidding. Looks like cherry soda.

S - All cherry here. Really difficult to pick up anything else. The cherries seem sort of artificial. Touch of soda water?

T - Taste is a bit better than expected. Big cherry juice flavor right up front. This last through the rest of the experience in varying degrees. Very light tartness comes in towards the middle. Light soda crackers?

M - Medium bodied. Very fizzy.

Overall - Not really bad, but tastes more like soda. 3.4%?, doesn't even taste like there is a touch of alcohol in this.

Served In: Other