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Major Tom's Pomegranate Wheat
Ft. Collins BreweryFt. Collins, CO
USA
http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com
Style: Fruit Beer
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Being a lover of fruit beers, I was excited to try this unique offering from Ft. Collins Brewery. Described as a wheat ale with pomegranate juice concentrate, the label on the bottle claims, This bottle contains the most unique beverage ever brewed. A nice, sweet-tart Wheat Ale brewed with pomegranates. Unlike anything else. Enjoy
and tell your friends.Friends, let me tell you, this beer sucks.
At first pour, I wasn't aware of its general suckitude because of the nice, huge head, fair amount of carbonation, and amber color. Then I took a swig, and I tasted neither wheat beer nor pomegranate; rather bitter. Pure sourness that couldnt really be attributed to one thing. I wondered if using juice concentrate instead of real fruit made a difference (which I think does play a partI believe that the better fruit beers are made with real fruit, not juice or juice concentrate). I also wondered if the fact that Ive never had pomegranate juice before was a factor, so I went out and bought some 100% pomegranate juice. Not the pomegranate/blueberry blend (which isnt bad), the real stuff. Whoa! This stuff is tart! And its not a pleasant tart, like a piece of sour candy. Its a tart that prevents you from drinking the entire 2-serving bottle in one sitting (took me 5 sittings to finish it)no wonder it made me pucker when I drank the beer!
Needless to say, if you see the Major Toms and think, Ooo! Pomegranate Wheat! That sounds funky! think again. Because it not only sounds funky, it also tastes funky.
Reviewed by Jill Jaracz on November 7, 2006.
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