I Might Need to Change My Happy Beer to This Wisconsin Belgian Red

New Glarus brewery, I love you. Pure and simple, you created one of the best beers I have ever had. Ever. You combine something I love — cherries (obvious sexual jokes aside, oh, how I love cherries!) — and combined them with another thing I love: beer. And you did it in a way that wasn’t overly sweet or heavy. Like a homemade cherry pie that’s both tart and rich, you found a way for me to drink dessert. And for that, I will always be indebted to you.

Just a sniff of this Wisconsin Belgian Red makes me happy. It smells like freshly simmering strawberries and cherries, sprinkled with cinnamon. Then, with a quite delightful lightness, it goes down easy, still tasting like cherries, but with a surprising grapefruit-like finish. It leaves you wanting more…and more…and more.

If I actually had the choice between eating cherry pie or drinking this beer, I’d pour a glass without a second thought. Happy beer? I may have found you.

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