Why the Hell would Sam Adams make a Dimatap flavored Beer

[EndersDame]

I enjoy seeking out new beers and new taste flavor combination. Sam Adams is one of my default beers. They are great with burgers and I enjoy their summer beer. I saw their Blackberry Witbier at the grocery store a decided to give it a whirl. Yuck! It tastes like Dimatap I swear to god. I didn't want to waste beer so I proceeded to get inebriated and still couldn't drink it and I poured it out. Ifeel as though I committed a sin.

[blue neen]

1. I know what you mean.

I tried some kind of cherry wheat ale they made last summer, and it tasted exactly like cough syrup.

Yuk.

[Wapsie B]

2. Fruit and beer................

:puke:

[EndersDame]

3. The only reason I tried it is because Sam is reliable

I have had hefe's with subtle citrus notes and a Winter ale with a hint of peach but this was way tooo much

[Bryan]

4. As it happens, that just makes me want to try it

My memory of Dimetapp is that it was delicious (in stark contrast to Robitussin. Drinking that shit was the doomsday scenario. As a kid, I always hoped to be sick enough for Dimetapp but not sick enough for Robitussin).

[KitchenWitch]

5. beer should taste like beer

I do not get this fruity beer thing.

[NJmaverick]

6. Wheat beers tend to be lacking in naturally strong flavors

so the tradition is to flavor it with some sort of fruit. They tend to be light and great for a hot summer day.

[TheMightyFavog]

7. Leinenkugel's over here in the Badger State has been doing this for years..

Dercent beer, refreshing on a hot day, but not as refreshing as a well made gin and tonic, IMHO.



New Glarus's Raspberry Tart is yummy, too. despite the fact it's expensive, and the wax on the bottle makes it tough to open.

[NJmaverick]

9. It's all a matter of knowing what to expect

in my opinion. If you don't like beer with a fruit flavor, it's best to stick with the ales or lagers.

[noamnety]

8. I'm torn.

On the one hand I hate hate hate sweet beers.

On the other hand, I am fighting a nasty cold, and the concept of beer-flavored Dimatap is somewhat intriguing.