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4 By 4 Brewing Company

4 By 4 Brewing Company
Strawberry Blonde Ale Fruit Beer

Category: Fruit Beer

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 5%
Bronze Medal
Recommended

4 By 4 Brewing Company
Strawberry Blonde Ale Fruit Beer

Category: Fruit Beer

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 5%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of rich strawberry puree, banana smoothie, peach vinaigrette, and buttered popcorn with a supple, crisp, spritzy, dryish light body and a graceful, refreshing, medium-length finish that shows elements of multigrain toast, mixed fruit preserves, and hints of herb butter. A tropical vacation in an easy drinking package.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Crisp & Light
Aroma Aroma: rich strawberry puree, banana smoothie, peach vinaigrette, and buttered popcorn
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with elements of multigrain toast, mixed fruit preserves, and hints of herb butter
Bitterness Bitterness: None
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Chevre, Goat Cheese, Mascarpone
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A tropical vacation in an easy drinking package.

The Producer

4 By 4 Brewing Company

The Producer

Fruit Beer

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Serve in a Shaker Pint Glass
Fruit beers are ales or lagers to which fruit has been added in order to impart flavor or color. The degree of overall flavor and aroma will vary in these beers in relation to not only the fruit utilized, but also to when and where fruit was added during the brewing process. These beers are highly individualistic, and allow brewers great creativity in their formulations. While the more common fruits used by brewers include cherries, strawberries and blueberries, many examples of fruit beer are readily available including coconut and kiwi to name a couple. Given the variation possible in this category, there are no established standards for appearance, aroma or flavor. Instead, beers in this category are defined by pleasing combination of the beer’s elements, overall drinkability and balance of fruit and base beer flavors and aromas. Noteworthy examples of this style include: New Glarus Belgian Red Wisconsin Cherry Beer, Samuel Smiths Organic Apricot Ale, Unibroue Quelque Chose and Stevens Point Whole Hog Raspberry Saison.