To celebrate a Saturday, I thought I'd give you a double bill. Two very similar fruit beers which are sure to divide critics. Before I continue I should make it perfectly clear that sweet fruit beers are not my thing. That being said, a number of Belgian creations have delighted me in the past, so I'm certainly not averse to the genre as a whole. Both beers weigh in at 4.1% - which is slightly unfortunate, as with a drink that sweet, an extra kick of alcohol can often help it go down. They should both be served ice cold (to help with the sweetness), indeed, should I drink them again, I intend to either freeze my glass or serve these beers over ice. Both beers have a commendable level of malt, which is something of a blessing as it stops them from veering dangerously towards alco-pop territory. This accomplished more successfully in the raspberry variety which has a pleasantly bitter edge and a bit more balance. The strawberry, on the other hand, is a bit like a sickly sweet malt infused watered down children's cough medicine. Not exactly what I'm after when cracking open a beer at the end of a long hard day. It is also worth noting that these beers can often be found at bargain prices (I paid 79 pence per bottle) so being too harsh on them seems a little unfair. All in all the strawberry rates an underwhelming 3/10 with the raspberry scraping a 5/10.
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