Why bother eating your daily dose of fruits, when you can drink them with your already delicious beer? True, there is no nutritional value to a fruit ale, but I am allowed to dream. For those people that want to enjoy something a little more refreshing for the summer, I always recommend a good fruit beer. Here are a few I always turn to in a pinch:
Harpoon – Raspberry UFO- There are several flavors of the UFO but I find this one to be the most refreshing. You don’t even need to add an orange slice for this unfiltered wheat.
Boston Beer Co., – Bunker Hill Blueberry – This ranks as one of my favorite beers because of the blueberry flavor. I swear you can taste the stems of the berries.
Abita – Purple Haze – This is a crisp, clean raspberry ale that uses pureed raspberries as a base. I was surprised when I picked this up and so far I have it every summer.
Woodstock Inn Brewing – Weasel Wheat Raspberry Ale – Another clean raspberry ale from those folks in northern New Hampshire. Always support your local brewers.
Spanish Peaks – Honey Raspberry Ale – This is a twist on an old favorite, and the honey flavor does very well with the raspberries. This was another surprise from a few summers back.
Kona Brewing – Wailua Wheat – Passion fruit are a plenty in this distinct wheat ale. You’ll soon be playing a ukulele and doing a hula dance if you have more than four.
Those are some of my favorite fruit ales; what are yours? I try to taste as many new ones as I can get my hands on but it is good to have some familiar standbys. If you know a few I should check out, let me know.
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