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Number of Fruity Beers : 32
Number of times Fruity has been used positively : 31
Number of times Fruity has been used negatively : 0
Number of times Fruity was neutral : 1
Supernova by JW Lees positive
Rated on 2009-10-31 by BeerDorkNik at Richard John Blackler
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 61, Overall: 60.5
Dark ruby. Slight burnt treacle aroma. Fruity similar taste and after.
Budgie Smuggler by Bullhouse Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2023-05-09 by BeerDorkNik at Crafty Swine
Quality: 67, Enjoyability: 64.5, Overall: 65.75
Cloudy strawberry. Little head as poured, with OK surface retention and good lacing. Fruity, with a briney after
Yes! by Goodness Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2023-09-07 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, York
Quality: 63.5, Enjoyability: 65, Overall: 64.25
Hazy gold. Little head as poure,d with little to no retention or lacing. Faint sandalwood/aftershave aroma. Fruity.
#62 Table Beer by Handyman positive
Rated on 2023-10-26 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 63, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 61.75
Hazy gold, with little head as poured, dispersing. Copper, fruit, sweet aroma. Light, fruity, bit caramel.
Alpaca by Salt Beer Factory positive
Rated on 2023-10-26 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 57.5, Overall: 58.25
Cloudy yellow gold, active open. Large head as poured, with OK retention and solid lacing. Fruity, tropical hop aroma. Creamy, bit tropical, slightly bitter.
Rocking Rudolph by Hardy's & Hanson's positive
Rated on 2023-12-04 by BeerDorkNik at Town Crier, Chester
Quality: 55, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 53.5
Amber. Good creamy head as poured, with OK retention and good lacing. Malty, dried fruit aroma. Similar taste and after. Doom Bar-ish? (This was before I found out the style, which is the same as Doom bar, so that tracks.)
Escape from L.A. by Wilde Child positive
Rated on 2023-12-20 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 53, Enjoyability: 59, Overall: 56
Very hazy straw gold. Some head as poured, with little retention and little to no lacing. Lime Barlar Sugar fruity aroma. Wet, slightly fruity, taste, drier after.
Safety in Numbers [X Hopsteiner] by Full Circle Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2023-12-21 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 58.5, Overall: 60.25
Hazy yellow. Good head on pour, with good retention and OK lacing. Fruity aroma - citrus, melon, possibly nectarine, also resin. Similar taste and after.
Small Town by Mobberley Brewhouse positive
Rated on 2024-03-08 by BeerDorkNik at Three Piggies
Quality: 67, Enjoyability: 54.5, Overall: 60.75
Slightly hazy pale gold, clearing. Good creamy head as poured, with good retention and solid lacing. Spital, fruity hop aroma. Similar taste, creamy similar after.
Rolling Papers by Bullhouse Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2024-03-09 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 60.5
Cloudy bright yellow. Extremely large head on pour, halo retention with solid lacing and some layers. Soft, fruity, bit sawdust must, aroma. Soft, sweet fruity taste, tangy after.
Long Stretch (Mosiac) by Track Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2024-03-09 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 59.5, Overall: 58.25
Gold. Very large head on pour, with OK surface and halo retention and good lacing. Syrup fruit aroma. Similar taste, drier sherbet fruit after.
Pomegranate IPA by FourPure positive
Rated on 2024-04-04 by BeerDorkNik at Tesco
Quality: 55, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 57.5
Murky red, with a large head on pour. Dirty fruit aroma. Red fruit taste, I assume the pomegranite but I can't remember what that tastes like, similar dry after.
Vespertine by Brightside Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2024-06-16 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 63, Overall: 62.5
Deep ruby, with some off-white head on pour. Roast malt, some fruitcake, aroma. Fruity malt tate and after, some fruitcake spice.
Lunar Haze by Beavertown positive
Rated on 2024-07-08 by BeerDorkNik at Dovedale Towers
Quality: 64, Enjoyability: 63.5, Overall: 63.75
Hazy orange gold. Some head as poured, with OK retention and some lacing. Fruity, orange squash and Refreshers aroma. Similar taste, drier after.
Fruitage by Brouwerij Rodenbach positive
Rated on 2024-09-11 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, York
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 64, Overall: 60.5
Purple amber, with little head as poured, dispersing. Hedgerow Ribeanna aroma. Strawberry Ribeanna (that existed, right?) taste and after.
Hadouken (6.2%) by Tiny Rebel positive
Rated on 2024-10-26 by BeerDorkNik at Sainsbury's
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 67, Overall: 63.5
Opaque dirty lemon. Very large head on pour, with good retention and Ok lacing. Strong pulpy fruit aroma. Sawdust fruit taste and after. Not afctually thick but feels like it should be, even the head has flavour! Loses some points on quality, as 'Amplified IPA' sounds like marketing bollocks.
Fruit Sour Series No. 2 by Howling Hops positive
Rated on 2024-11-14 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 60, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 55.5
Cloudy dirty orange. Very little surface head as poured, with no retention or lacing. Jelly Baby mixed fruit aroma. Tangt, sweet, mixed fruit taste and after.
Kiwiana by Sambrooks positive
Rated on 2025-03-10 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 55, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 53.5
Gold. Good creamy head as poured, with good retention, some solid lacing and layers. Subtle fruit-floral aroma. Similar taste with a zestier after and lasting bubblegum. Flat.
Living Here [X Duncans Brewing Co.] by Track Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2025-03-29 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 59.5, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 59.75
Opaque orange, with an OK head on pour. Initial fruit sweetie (think Skittles) aroma, slightly stale and pithy in close. Sharp, tangy citrus taste and after, with a lasting yeasty note. Creamy, with some effervescence.
Broken Footbridge by Lune Brew neutral
Rated on 2025-04-17 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat Taproom
Quality: 53.5, Enjoyability: 52.5, Overall: 53
Cloudy orange. Good creamy head as poured, with very good retention, solid lacing and some layers. Fruit Sweetie aroma. Similar taste, coppery syrup similar after. Creamy, with sharp effervescence.
Chop & Change Eclipse by Vocation positive
Rated on 2025-04-24 by BeerDorkNik at Thomas Rigby's
Quality: 50, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 50.5
Pale gold. Some head as poured, with good retention and semi solid lacing. Syrup hop, bit lemon pith, aroma. Weak lemon drink taste and after. Thick water.
NanoDog West Coast IPA by BrewDog positive
Rated on 2025-04-29 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog
Quality: 56.5, Enjoyability: 58.5, Overall: 57.5
Bright gold. Some head on pour, half halo and a little surface retention, with very little lacing. Bright, fruity, bit Barley Sugar sweet, aroma. Tangy, pineapple, bit copper coin, hoppy taste and after. Bit thick, with some sharp effervescence.
Ratmospheric by Rat Brewery positive
Rated on 2025-05-07 by BeerDorkNik at Ship and Mitre, Liverpool
Quality: 53.5, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 52.75
Bright gold. Ok head as poured, with Ok retention and good lacing. Light, sweet, bit lime, citrus fruity aroma. Similar taste and after.
Helle Weisse by Schneider Weisse positive
Rated on 2025-08-05 by BeerDorkNik at The Dog & Collar, Liverpool
Quality: 59.5, Enjoyability: 54, Overall: 56.75
Opaque gold, with OK creamy head as poured. Fruit wheat aroma. Light, sweet, fruity taste with a drier after. Tiny sharp effervescence, bit thick.
Tropic like it's Hopped by Harrogate Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2025-09-01 by BeerDorkNik at Harrogate Brewing Co. Royal Parade, Harrogate
Quality: 56, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 58
Hazy, murky pale orange. OK head as poured, with good clumpy retention and OK lacing. Opal Fruit sweet aroma, maybe a hint of stronger pineapple? Similar taste and after. Syrup creamy body.
Baby Hazy by BrewDog positive
Rated on 2025-12-05 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog Advent Calendar 2025
Quality: 52, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 51.5
Very hazy yellow straw. OK foamy head on pour, dispersing, halo retention (also dispersing), and no lacing. Tangy, Tutti Frutti, aroma. Wet, fruity - again, more Tutti Frutti than Tropical – taste, and a similar after. Soft effervescence. Much better than anticipated. Still not GOOD, just better than expected.
We Need Jungle by Double-Barreled positive
Rated on 2025-12-13 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar 2025
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 59.75
Cloudy lemon curd. Very good head on pour, with OK surface retention and very good lacing. Sawdust resin citrus, bit ?BBQ? aroma. Soft, fruity, citrus taste, bit syrup/squash after. Silky with some effervescence.
Double Bangin' by Rye River Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2025-12-20 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar 2025
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 61, Overall: 59.5
Hazy dark gold, with a very large foam head on pour. Strong initial Tutti Frutti sweet aroma. Rye pepper, fruit, sweet taste and after, with lasting pepper.
Pattern Recognition by Siren Craft Brew positive
Rated on 2025-12-23 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar 2025
Quality: 54, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 53.5
Gold - looked slightly peach while pouring, but didn’t see that in the glass. Large foam head on pour, with good retention and lacing. Sweet, fruity hop aroma, drier under. Sweet fruit - mango, stonefruit, hint of ?passionfruit? - taste and after.
Belgica by Salcombe Brewery Co. positive
Rated on 2026-01-07 by BeerDorkNik at Richard John Blackler
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 55
Rich gold, with an OK creamy head as poured. Warm, slightly clove-spice, aroma. Similar, dried fruit, taste and after. Heft.
Cwrw Gorslas by Glamorgan Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2026-01-29 by BeerDorkNik at Home Bargains, Old Swan
Quality: 57.5, Enjoyability: 52, Overall: 54.75
Light amber. Very good off-off white head on pour, good halo and some surface retention with good (If clumpy) lacing. Malt, cocoa, hint of red fruit aroma. Red fruit, malt, wood taste, bitterer similar after. Bit syrup, lightly sparkling.
Onwards & Hopwards by Siren Craft Brew positive
Rated on 2026-02-13 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 57
Hazy pale gold, hint of lime green. Extra extremely large head on pour, thin halo with some surface retention and loose lacing. Lime pith, citrus tang aroma, floral / botanical. Pineapple, tart red fruit (cranberry?) taste, soft melon similar after. Bit thick.