Upon pouring it, I can smell the cherries and it was actually quite over-the-top on the cherry aromas. There is almost no head, and the beer pours a deep, clean red. The red didn't come out in the photo because of the background novels, but believe me, this is a deep read. As I stated before, strong cherry aromas with some sweet maltiness to it. It almost reminds me of the smell of dark cherry soda. I cannot stand artificial cherry flavors because I feel they make everything taste like medicine. Either way, there isn't anything too special in terms of appearance or aromas, so let's get to tasting.
Tastes just as it smells. Carbonated cherry juice. The aftertaste is slightly bitter, but I cannot taste alcohol in this beer at all. I am also getting a slight sour aftertaste as well. But there is something pretty exciting about this fruit beer. Are you ready for the big surprise? This thing is 8% ABV. 8%! It is quite surprising to me considering there is no alcohol flavor present in this at all. For this being a fruit beer and scaling in at 8%, it's a very well-made fruit beer. Belgium, you have done it again. Yet another satisfying beer, regardless of whether it is a fruit beer or not. Ladies, I suggest you try this one. You'll love it. Fellas, I suggest you try this one too. Sometimes, it's nice to change things up a bit, even for the die-hard hophead.
