When I spotted the cool 473mL cans of Death & Taxes Raspberry Radler on the shelf at my local store, I immediately bought two--one for myself, because I love raspberries, and one for the Bitter Wife, because she's the Radler Queen.
Brewed in Gravenhurst, Ontario, by
Sawdust City Brewing Co., this 4.3% alcohol brew is made raspberry purée
and a very light ale. The beer has a hazy pinkish gold hue and pours
with a fluffy off-white head.
Bitter Wife:
Smells like beer--not as juicy as expected, and with only a faint
raspberry note. The flavour tastes as though there are real berries in
it--like raspberry juice. Like they've taken a lager and poured
raspberry juice into it--but the tastes don't blend very well. It tastes
as though there are two separate components. Drinkable, but it could
use some additional boldness, crispness, and tartness. They're not
really taking full advantage of raspberry. It's not a radler for people
who like radlers craft beer. It's not flavour-focused. If you think of
it as a beer, there is an appealing fruity edge, like a bear wearing a
funny hat, but pointless as a radler.
Rating: 6.0 out of 10.
Stout
Man: Unlike the missus, I found Death & Taxes to have a fairly
assertive, sweet raspberry jam nose. There is a very thin mouthfeel that
is not nearly as crisp and fizzy as I wanted and expected. The taste is
mild, but has a nice, slight tinge of berry sweetness. Bitterness is
nearly non-existent in this one, and there isn't abundant tartness
either.
For me, D&T was a bit of a flop. It
had some nice elements, including a refreshing quality, great strength
for a radler, and a very pleasant scent, but overall it was too thin to
hold my interest. It has a vitamin water quality that underwhelmed. I
might have felt differently if it were 30 degrees out and I was sitting
on a patio, but in my living room in early September, it didn't make a
lot of waves.
Rating: 6.0 out of 10.
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