Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat

Pros: Tasty cherry flavor, very refreshing.
Cons: None come to mind.

When it was first introduced, I have to admit I had mixed feelings about Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat. Don't get me wrong, I love the beer. I fondly recall sipping my first pint sitting in Brian Boru, an Irish bar in Portland Maine, back in the ...

Pros: Tart, dry.
Cons: Overpowering medicinal cherry flavor, similar to cough syrup.

Cherry cough syrup is something I always thought of like "blue raspberry" snow-cones, in that both loosely taste like their namesake fruits; perhaps the "cherry" in cherry cough syrup was a fanciful name for an artificial flavoring. Samuel Adams ...

Pros: unique fruity taste
Cons: may be too strong on the cherries for most beer purists

After my previous horrible experience with Samuel Adams fruit-flavored beers I was reticent to try the Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat when I saw it in my local supermarket. I had given the C ranberry Lambic I ...

Pros: Refreshing
Cons: It Would be Better Without the Fruit

When summertime rolls around, most microbreweries begin to brew a seasonal beer to coincide with the change from cool to warm weather. This offering from Boston Beer Company keeps that tradition rolling along. Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat was first offered ...

Pros: Soft, sweet, fruity
Cons: Nightmares of "Malt Duck"

I don't think any beer connoisseur wants to be known as a fan of fruit flavored beers, but there's always a time and place for just about any kind of beer in the world. And at this time of year, those hot, humid sweltering summer evenings really do pass ...

Pros: can be a refreshing summer brew or dessert beer
Cons: inconsistent, sometimes too sweet

This is my contribution to Aliventiasylum's write-off on guilty pleasures.

This is a beer that I probably should hate. It's a beer that I wouldn't be caught dead drinking in certain social circles. After all, Sam Adams...

Pros: Should be available at major stores, not too pricey, $6.50 6-pack
Cons: Taste for yourself, you have to be a die-hard beer fan to enjoy this. 

I've tried cherry beers before and there's nothing special about Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat that would make me purchase this again. From the first taste impression all I could think of was "Dr. Pepper". Was this cherry or prune juice beer? I was ...

Pros: Good flavor, great nose.
Cons: I could only do one or two of these at a time.

In my recent expedition to get some beer for our monthly poker game, I came across a selection of Samuel Adams brews called their "Brewmaster's Selections". These beers seemed to offer something a bit above their average, and intrigued me to try them. ...

Pros: It was in the grocery store
Cons: I drank quite a few, all in the name of "research"

My beer preferences run from fruit beers, to… well… right back to fruit beers. Not wanting to make another stop on errand day I took what the grocery store had, Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat. How Sweet it is Sam Adams Cherry Wheat ...

Pros: Located in most liquor stores or beer sections throughout the USA.
Cons: Not great with a meal, best for just relaxing after a hard day.

Recently a co-worker was promoted and as part of the celebration, he provided a variety of "adult beverages" well chilled on a hot day. I admit that during the 5 years that I lived in the UK, I became a bit of an adult beverage snob. Among the ...

Pros: Fantastic
Cons: None

Adventures in Flavored Beers

I'll admit it, I'm a guy and I'm also a lover of great fruit flavored beers and a hater of excessive sweetness. Often these two tastes are at odds with each other, but Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat combines all...

Pros: Great cherry flavor!
Cons: Too fizzy, light head, does not work well with many foods.

I remember when I was in Belgium, before I turned 21 my friend took me to a pub so I could legally have a beer. At the time, I did not like beer at all, so I was at a lost as to what to drink.

He suggested a flavored beer, saying that it...

Pros: It's ahhh... unique?
Cons: Overpowering cherry sweetness, not a good balance.

Ok, I admit that Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat sounds like an interesting beer. I love a good wheat beer and wheat beers in themselves already offer some fruity tastes, so why not give the Cherry Wheat a try?

I bought this beer expecting...

Pros: Interesting tastes; smooth; female-friendly.
Cons: Too much of a gimmick; strong sugary cherry aftertaste.

The Boston Beer Company, the brewer of the Samuel Adams line of beers, always brags about the variety of beers they produce. They seem intent on pleasing everyone, and that’s pretty obvious with their Cherry Wheat beer. The fact they ...

Pros: Good for cherry lovers
Cons: Not so good for beer lovers

After my last experience with a 'fruited' beer (see Pete's Strawberry Blonde) I felt bold, adventurous and more than willing to tickle my palette with other flavor combinations.

I perused the beer aisle of Harris Teeter. I'd never paid much...