Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier (16A) - EXTRACT

Have brewed this twice now. Excellent both times. Friends and neighbors raved about it. However, both times I had to add an extra ounce of blackberry flavoring, to get the blackberry to stand out a little better. I think it is an excellent kit.

Brewed Partial Mash with recommended dry yeast. 2 weeks primary, 2 weeks secondary, keg'd and aged for 6 weeks. This beer was a favorite of any beer drinking friend I had over while it was on tap. The flavors do take a couple more weeks to balance out but it was certainly drinkable at that 6th week. The more it aged the more pronounced the Blackberry became. I thought it had a terrific Wit base without the Blackberry. I wanted to back off the Blackberry a bit on the next batch but all my friends told me not too. This beer will be in my permanent rotation. Thanks AHS!

Brewed this a few times and friends just love it! Blackberry flavoring is a little more pronounced versus the commercial version but still blends well. From my experience the taste gets better if it sits a few weeks extra after bottling, although that is hard to do :)

As other reviews have stated, the blackberry flavor is lot more pronounced than the Sam Adams' version. If I decide to make this again, I'll only use half the bottle.

Excellent kit. The whole thing took about two months to brew, but very worth it. The blackberry flavor is pretty bold, but it goes nicely. I recommend it, and will be brewing again!